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As I'm sure many of you are aware, certain elements burn a certain color. Copper, for instance, burns green. Do you guys reckon it would be possible to add trace amounts of copper to the black powder to make the muzzle flash a greenish color? Or better yet, maybe someone on here is brave/foolish...

Fellas, how feasible do you think it would be to fix a scope to a Colt 1851? Has anyone done it yet? I reckon you'd need some sort of hexagonal clamp, with the front of it having a small hole that fits right over the front sight to prevent movement forward and backward. You could probably make...

I'm sure we've had a million threads on this topic, so I figure one more won't break the camel's back. I recently got into BP shooting, and got myself a Colt 1851 Navy Reb Deluxe because it looked cool. I'm aware that the general opinion is that the brass frame is liable to shoot loose, as...

Hey guys, I'm pretty new to black powder shooting, and so I really don't know much about how to get the most out of my 1851. Should I stick to round balls? Will conical rounds not work well in a brass frame revolver? How many grains of FFFg should I use? One manual I got with the weapon said to...

Hi all, First time BP owner and shooter, just got my Pietta Colt 1851 Navy (brass frame, with factory engravings). I have a good amount of experience with modern firearms. I like the way BP firearms look, and I think their old timey nature, combined with the fact that every load is done by you...