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More expensive than adding a cap rake is to do a "Manhattan Conversion". My hammers also have the hammer slots filled. The "Cap Rake" is simply a hole drilled in the top of the recoil shield with a bit of drill stock inserted (soldered or epoxied), and a slot in the hammer face to keep...

The guy that did mine is retired. I'm still interviewing 'smiths to do my next pair. A couple want to do things that I don't want. I'm leaning toward a local guy, and while he's not worked on cap guns before... isn't necessarily a detraction.

In mid-1986 I bought an EMF imported ASM 1851 built from left-over Uberti parts for the Colt 2nd Series. 10 days before the 1987 EOT it broke the handspring. Went to a gunsmith who got it back to me the day before the start of the match. Ruger hand spring & plunger with a "Manhattan...

Thank you Alex, but I don't know what size the Piettas take.

I asked on their site, but they haven't deigned to reply... Who's No. 10 cap does their kit match up with? CCI #10s are vastly different than Remington #10s.

I buy those self-same wads and have for more than 10 years. NEVER had a problem with them fouling out my pre-loaded cylinders. And trust me, the sun shines on Texas just fine!

You might want to read the section for yourself... Section 12101 is specifically for Explosives, does not mention either black powder or smokeless, nor any quantities, Section 12100 does however (see below quote). Links provided so you can find them easily. It appears to pertain to those...

The boat in the foreground was my GGrandfather's, built in 1860's, now on display at New Zealand's Canterbury Museum in Christchurch. I don't know it's exact length, but it seems in memory to be in excess of 30'.

Oh, contraire my friend. Maybe your city fire department has some more restrictive rules... but according to my search, state law continues to read: §5373. Black Powder Propellants. (a) All black powder propellants shall be stored in shipping containers approved by the U.S. Department of...

My maternal grandmother's family were involved in whaling until shortly before WWII... still using rowed boats. I'm not sure that I desire to return to my roots quite so thoroughly!

Water out of the hot water tap at the kitchen sink... 2-3 patches on a jag in the cylinder and around the nipple recesses... dry... and oily patch and put the assembled piece in the safe till the next outing. Nipples (SlikShot) go in the sonic cleaner, wrapped in a paper towel and back in the...

Are you asking about the Colt 2nd Series of percussion revolvers? If so, it will be listed on Colt's website. (At least all four of mine were). And, FWIW, Ubertis are just that, Ubertis... and although they may mimic a Colt, they are not Colt's... It would be a Uberti... (model name)... i.e...

Look everywhere. I've found them under loading lever, either side, on the bottom of the frame, on the barrel... but it will be in a box. (Or at least every one I've seen.

I've been shooting muzzleloaders since around 1979 when I built a Thompson Center 54 caliber Hawken kit. I used both BP (Goex) and Pyrodex. I much preferred the Goex. Fouling was softer and cleanup was easier. Pyrodex also fouled the bore faster with accuracy degrading very quickly in any...

Italian date codes: (they're located at various places on various guns... Look for the code in a box. Even the same manufacturer will place on different areas on the same models. Year Mark Year Mark Year Mark Year Mark Year Mark Year Mark Year Mark 1940 1953 IX 1966...

This might be accurate... time will tell: Year Mark Year Mark Year Mark Year Mark Year Mark Year Mark Year Mark 1940 1953 IX 1966 XXII 1979 AE 1992 BB 2005 BZ 2018 CT 1941 1954 X 1967 XXIII 1980 AF 1993 BC 2006 CA 2019 CU 1942 1955 XI...

One of today's stages...

(not pictures of mine, as I have the face of the hammer filled and hardened).

What I've observed is that with the vented SlixShot nipples the caps usually blow out at the sides, staying on the nipple until rotated by the recess in the recoil shield. They're too wide to fit thru the narrowed hammer slot. Yes, the hammer nose is narrowed to fit thru the slot...

Welcome from another newbie!