lonewolf172
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Question. How long have you left your BP Revolver loaded?
Question. How long have you left your BP Revolver loaded?
First off I use Triple 7 which really shouldn't make any difference. With my Traditions 1858 I could load all six chambers since there is a place between chambers to lower the hammer.One time I left one loaded with tight caps and bore butter sealing the front of the cylinder for six months before I wanted to shoot it. Kind of was an experiment in seeing how well it all would hold up. All five fired just fine. I left one chamber unloaded. I can’t remember the revolver it was but there was no way to comfortably keep a hammer down in between nipples and I wasn’t going to cock a loaded revolver in my house and guide the hammer down to rest on a nipple.
Only other thing I remember was it also being a lesson in how dry bore butter gets and now I rarely use the stuff unless I need a patch lube, which is already rare as it is.
First off I use Triple 7 which really shouldn't make any difference. With my Traditions 1858 I could load all six chambers since there is a place between chambers to lower the hammer.
Well I plan on using 30gr T7 FFF, dry over powder wad and a .452 RB and then a little of my beeswax/olive oil mix over ballI think at the time I was using GOEX exclusively. I think I had an 1858 but it was some old Pietta or ASM if so. I just remember I couldn’t safely have all the chambers loaded on that gun so I left one unloaded for the test. Triple 7 shouldn’t become unstable or draw moisture if the caps are tight and at minimum you get a good lead ring when you load the chambers.
At the time I used bore butter to seal chambers to protect against chain firing so that’s how I set it up. Like I said, after about six months the bore butter got fairly hard and dried out being exposed to the open. Still fired, no chain fires, no rust in the chambers.
Well I plan on using 30gr T7 FFF, dry over powder wad and a .452 RB and then a little of my beeswax/olive oil mix over ball
Question. How long have you left your BP Revolver loaded?
Wasn't Robert E. Lee's 1851 Navy in it's holster and loaded for several years?
Question. How long have you left your BP Revolver loaded?
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