Fitting To some Pietta Chambers

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Because I enjoy casting, tinkering and shooting in general I started developing long bullets for my 1861 in about '76. Now I develop loads and shoot all percussion revolvers with my cobbled up bullets if the revolver is suited to them. Lots of fun killing peach and tomato cans before they can run away.
 
10 years ago I was tested for type 2 diabetes. My daughter in law got so upset, because I practically lived on vanilla cokes, she bought me cases and cases of diet drinks. I can't stand them so I murder a dozen every once in a while. I drink only unsweetened tea and water now. I still get a thrill killing those sacarin ******* every now and then.
 
I tried shooting conicals in a 1860 Army once. All I gained was the need to make a new wedge. Its was extremely accurate with a RB and all the FFF that would fit with just some compression. Its not a pop gun loaded this way and I saw no need to use a heavier projectile. And remember back in the day the factory cartridges for these arms used a powder granulation called "revolver". Research will show that it was about like FFFF. This helped to make up for the reduced powder capacity inflicted by the pointed conical bullets and the cartridge. I think the 44 powder charge in the cartridges was about 20 grains and the 36 used 15 or 17.
 
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