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Pietta 1851 Navy--Getting ready to shoot
Kettleman, I've been having a great time with it. I've been putting my powder charge in .38 spl. casings and then sealing those with a wonderwad. When I'm out shooting I just pop the wad out with my knife, pour in the powder and seat the wad and ball. Takes about a minute to load outside and... -
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1860 snubby at the range
I took mine out last weekend and put 4 cylinders of various loads through it. I was shooting Pyrodex P and regular round lead balls. The 15 grain load shot a group the size of a coffee can lid at 15 yards. All hits were left of POA. I went to 20 and 25 grain and found pretty much the same... -
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Pietta 1851 Navy--Getting ready to shoot
I shot 24 shots yesterday before the mosquitoes got to me again. The first couple were high and left from 25 paces and with 20gr. Pyrodex with a wad. I tried to adjust and found that holding about 2 inches lower put them on the plane with the black area but still to the left. Next, I dropped... -
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Pietta 1851 Navy--Getting ready to shoot
The mud finally dried up enough out back for me to make some noise. I took the 51 Navy and Ruger 22/45. I only got one cylinder out of the Navy. I was shooting at a .22 spinner target at 25 paces. I warmed up with the Ruger and was hitting almost every shot. I had loaded the BP before... -
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Pietta 1851 Navy--Getting ready to shoot
The cylinder rotates freely so I'm going to leave things alone until after I shoot. With enough repetition I'll get a feel for what is right when I put it back together. The pistol feels good and points naturally, I don't know where it will hit yet since I got the wrong balls last night. I'm... -
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Pietta 1851 Navy--Getting ready to shoot
I got it washed, dried, oiled and greased. I can't get the wedge back through quite as far as it was out of the box but can feel the end of the retainer clip (?) that rides on top of the wedge. Otherwise I think I did okay. Thanks for taking the time to educate me tonight. I'll let you all... -
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Pietta 1851 Navy--Getting ready to shoot
Graybeard, No dishwasher, we're still doing them by hand but the water gets plenty hot. Is there a difference between black powder solvent and the Breakfree or Gunscrubber? As long as I'm driving back down there I might as well try and get everything I'll need. DaveJ -
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Pietta 1851 Navy--Getting ready to shoot
Thank you all very much for saving me from a real mess. The manufacturer's manual says to use a wad, not a patch. That's what I get for being in a hurry. Now I'll have to find a .36 single to use up the balls and patches. Any suggestions? I'll get back there tomorrow morning and make sure I... -
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Pietta 1851 Navy--Getting ready to shoot
The gun got here from Cabella's today, shipped the 19th and delivered the 22nd, regular shipping. I just got the gun without the started kit so I went to the local Scheels sporting goods store to get the rest of the neccesaries. I was in a hurry so didn't check out the balls, just told the... -
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Cabela's 1851 navy
I'm glad to hear that, I just checked UPS tracking from Cabella's and I should have one of those pistols in my hands by this afternoon. I'm brand new to BP shooting and I have to admit that the main reason I bought that particular gun is because it was real affordable and the feedback I read...