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I've shot my Pietta 58 Remington to 200 yds. I was having an easier time getting close to and hitting my target, a helium cylinder. Guy with a modern semiauto fad thingies couldn't keep up, and I know he can shoot Handguns. Shot my last deer at 75-80 paces with my old army, one and done.

Bad Karma, I was looking at the accurate moulds, the 225L, 220S, and 245C. Can you please give your opinions of them for deer hunting? They'll be used mostly in my 60 army, Rogers and Spencer, and an Uberti Remington carbine. I could get 2 designs in one mould, even all 3, but don't want to...

I've been dip lubing my conicals and setting them on foil or wax paper to cool, it's actually way faster than making wads. That drawing of the conical with the huge grease groove should shoot clean all day. I've set my 1860 up with a .002 cylinder gap, it shoots clean with even less lube and is...

So very true. Enjoy your time with them, they turn into teenagers way too soon

I would love to have an Uberti like that baby dragoon in the catalog photo. Too bad they're only 4inch barrels

Thanks Ballshooter, those will work. Whitworth, they're something, aren't they? Navies were my favorite til I bought a 60 army. Now I love em both👍

Thanks. My London Navy never shot that well, it's got an overly large forcing cone. I'm going to line the barrel, I'm hoping for accuracy like yours. Say, when you have the barrel off, could you take a picture of the forcing cone and post it here? That would be a big help.

What brand Navy, btw?

Wow, that's great shooting! Could you please give us the particulars of the load?

Right, Taylor's are the old R&D I believe, they've always recommended black powder level loads(14000psi). I'm thinking we would need a Kirst cylinder to keep things on a level playing field. Probably in ACP flavor. I'm not looking to wreck my Remington, but I am curious. Besides, if it...

Mike and Mr De Land have been debating the open top/top strap dispute for a while. I'm curious, Mike has claimed the Colts are stronger than a Remington and Mr De Land has compared the open top to MODERN full frame revolvers. The debate is Colt v. Remington, not Colt v. Freedom Arms. Has anyone...

Yes, but that's not the actual purpose of the lube. It's to keep barrel fouling soft. If your bullets are swaging into the chambers and don't back out when fired, they are correct. As far as adding lead, you would have to lap out the mould. A sizer smallers bullets down, not up. No need to size...

Skeen, Beautiful deer, and nice shooting! It sure is a good feeling inviting a deer home for the winter, using a black powder revolver. I hunted all season with my Uberti 1860 Army loaded with conicals. I'm going to be hard pressed to hunt with my modern revolvers from now on.

My Lee mould is the modern one, not one of eras gone's. I've shot it in an Uberti 51 Navy loading from the flask. I don't know if there's room for paper around the base to make a cartridge, I haven't tried it, but I have made paper cartridges with balls and RAW cig papers like these, I can tell...

Trgt, I don't know about Eras Gone moulds, but Lee conicals fit great, and they shoot a bit better than balls in my cranky Uberti Navy

Very cool, and the 1860s are great, too.

I'll second slixshot nipples, Treso nipples too. #11s are way easier to find, get aftermarket nipples and you will be able to use either. I'll also second asking Pietta to make right on the grips. PM inbound

Nice loading stands. A couple guys I shoot with have made some real gems. As a woodworker by trade, I have to say, that's a primo range box, I've made toolboxes like that, his work is top shelf.

When I say handful, I've shot mine with 40 grs goex and a ball. They're a pussycat, my 60 army with conicals and a full load kicks harder. But dragoons are HEAVY! When you get to shoot it I think you'll like it.

Wiscoaster, I have a new-to-me dragoon too, they're quite a handful, aren't they?!