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The thing that takes the frustration out of cap jams is an action shield and cap post. The Slix shot type nipples in my experience tend to split the cap leading to more fun digging cap fragments out of the innards.

T7 likes a small amount of compression. If you try to compress it hard the pressure get erratic. This from numerous members on another forum that have chronographs and the time to play with such things.

I shoot mine with 615 diameter balls. its been pretty accurate. If one uses a groove diameter ball accuracy goes away on account of the ball growing these neat little Sputnick satellite wings. I have thought about going to a .620 ball just to see how it would handle it.

I use the hi temp grease on account of the spring and summer temperature here. Anything less than the hi temp stuff gets runny and oozes out of the pistol and makes a mess.

Yes it can become a problem. Frame stretch and loosening of the arbor are both very possible. If the wedge starts getting loose its a sure sign things aren't right.

If it pulls caps off that fall into the innards it could stand a cap post and action shield.

Agreed that rifles have their place. My thoughts are use the pistol to it's full capability. Lots of folks have the opinion that a handgun is strictly a short range weapon. I like to show them the error of their ways.

On the other side of the coin some Pietta revolvers have an arbor that's a bit long. I would rather deal with one that is long rather then short.

Hi Temp bearing grease. Both on the arbor and in the frame.

Its 300 feet not a half mile. The handgun ain't the problem in most cases.

Never said I was. And opinions are many and cheap.

No to the brass frame, the cylinder acts like a slide hammer and beats the recoil shield, this eventually increases end shake to the point of the gun not firing. Go with the steel, if it's a Uberti fix the short arbor and tune it, it will last a lifetime.

Been my experience that the Colts are sighted in level sights for 100 yards. You can either go to a taller front sight or open up the notch in the hammer to get a better sight picture. These pistols are very accurate when set up properly and with the right bullet. Personally if a pistol isn't...

I shoot the Lee conical in my 1860 Navy Pietta. It shoots low and left with a round ball. The conical shoots to the sights. I also load it with 4f powder so it has good bite to go with the bark. The 1851 may not accept the conical due to that tiny loading port. Yours may need to opened up.

I shoot 200 gr .45 bullets in both a Walker and a Dragoon with good results. Both pistols have had an 11 degree forcing cone cut into them. I think it is an essential modification to shoot conicals in these big pistols. I also chamfer the chamber mouths just enough to prevent shaving lead off...

I can tell you from experience of working on these pistols that the arbor not being seated can turn a Walker or a Dragoon into a paperweight in short order. I have also corrected a few belt pistols as well that were shot with heavy loads and stretched the frame, it's a lot more common on the big...

Have you tried any of the custom builders? I know of several who would build you a rifle for a tad over a 1000.00.

I believe the custom or one of a kind piece will hold value far better than any production gun. I am a custom builder myself, I also keep an eye on Track of the Wolf's website to see what the current values look like. I see a lot of guns go by that are made by Gary White, Nathan Stephenson etc...