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Stan, good tests. Do you see any evidence of peening / coining yet on the recoil shield?

Nothing better for shooting from horseback than an 1860. It’s been said that the elongated grip was made with that in mind. Shoots darn well just standing on the ground, too. (But, hell fire, I love them all.)

You’re gonna love it. Congrats.

The finish looks great. Why would you cold blue it?

Buddy K is a joke.

Were you there, Johnny? Sounds like you know all about that.

Put some regular petro gun oil on the arbor and see how long you can shoot. It won’t be for long.

I have found that the best surface upon which to place the gun when removing the wedge is my lap. Use a small resin mallet with a shaped piece of wood and Bob’s yer uncle.

Clean the threads and use a little anti-seize on the cones and save a wrench. Be nice to the bore and use a wooden dowel to clear squibs.

See Gatofeo’s No. 1 lube.

Duro-Felt products. Little Rock. 3/8 and 7/16 punches and you’ll be swimmin in .36 and .44 wads.

A knee-cap is a terrible thing to waste.

White lithium grease. Not petro based.

Leech & Rigdons. Looking REAL nice.

What Bighorse said. And ... Don't seat caps with the hammer, that's spergy.

I don't get it, dude. That's unintelligible. Are you OK? What does that even mean?

Call Midway and talk things over. Advertising is, more often than not, quite misleading. Ad copy editors usually don't know nothin bout guns. Call them.

I prefer my cap & ballers to be in percussion, the way Sam Colt and the Lord intended.

The backstrap in the first pic appears to be in the white or silver plate or something. Not blue, anyway.

A heap of fun is right. Lookin good.