I just took delivery of an 1851 Colt Navy( Pietta) from Cabela.
I'm inpatiently waiting for a bullet mould that was backordered from Cabelas. My question is do I need to patch my balls when I load this pistol? I have not seen or read anything relative to this topic anywhere. The manual says to use a patch(or "a dose of semolina")and then fill the chamber on top of the ball with Crisco ! Does that sound correct?
What is semolina? Spaghetti?
I need some advice from some of you more experienced revolver shooters on the best way to load this gun. I can't help but think that back in the day when they were loading these pistols they used grease(Crisco) in the manner prescribed in the manual.
Thanks for any pointers.
I'm inpatiently waiting for a bullet mould that was backordered from Cabelas. My question is do I need to patch my balls when I load this pistol? I have not seen or read anything relative to this topic anywhere. The manual says to use a patch(or "a dose of semolina")and then fill the chamber on top of the ball with Crisco ! Does that sound correct?
What is semolina? Spaghetti?
I need some advice from some of you more experienced revolver shooters on the best way to load this gun. I can't help but think that back in the day when they were loading these pistols they used grease(Crisco) in the manner prescribed in the manual.
Thanks for any pointers.