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Have not shot my BP for a while so went out today with some Hornady 454 round balls that I have had for about 10 years. They were in a sealed box and looked ok but had the aged look where they looked a bit grey and white. They appeared to seat fine and shaved a nice lead ring. Unfortunately they...

I wanted to test the long term reliability of leaving a Black Powder revolver loaded under real world conditions. I have a “emergency supplies” box in my truck with some basic tools and emergency supplies. In this box I also keep a Black Powder revolver with a loaded cylinder, loaded with real...

For a long time I have had a Ruger 44 Magnum with an older Leupold handgun scope mounted for revolver hunting. I am considering replacing the scope with one of the more modern red dot sights or any sight that is more visible for that matter. The magnification is nice but the scope is just not...

Went to shoot my 1860 yesterday. Overall worked great and I used Swiss 3F power with round ball. Wanted to see how many shots I can get without cleaning. Got through 4 cylinder and the action was so gummed up that it would not even turn. Made me wonder how many rounds you guys get without...

Well, the title says it all. I am looking for recommendation for an officer size 1911. I have both a government and a commander size 1911 and would like to have an officer size as well. From what I read it is hit or miss as far as reliability is concerned and many will say that no short 1911...

Besides dry powder, nothing will provide more reliability than good, clean nipples. I am curious what everybody found to be the best way to clean, dry and which is the best brand. I have had good luck with my Ruger Old Army nipples but with my 1858 and my just purchased 1860 it is a hit or...

I have an older Sig 220 that I shot a few days ago. The gun has about 1500 rounds through it so I decided to change the recoil spring. I bought a WOLF Sig 220 Standard 20 lb spring and put it in. I noticed that it is quite a bit longer than my factory spring and it is VERY difficult to place it...

Ladies and Gentlemen: A few years ago we bought a Glock 19 for my wife. It does not have a rail and came at the time with one of those "law enforcement only" magazines. Although my wife shot well enough to get her CCW, she really is a bad shot and this prompted me to think about two mods that...

Went to the range yesterday to shoot my Ruger Old Army with Scope. The target was shot at about 30 yards with my conversion cylinder and my 200 gr SWC reloaded ammunition. I found the scope on ebay with the mount. The mount attaches to the rear sight and one hole has to be driller for the...

Ok, I should have know better, been there before, made the same mistatake again. Fact is conicals in my 58 Remington or my Old Army are just not that great! Here is why: 1. Harder to load. It is very difficult to load them with the built in ramrod. They are just too big and do not fit under the...

Hi everybody: Just came across a bottle of American Pioneer 777 FFFG powder. Planning on shooting it in my Ruger Old Army. Any feedback as to how well it works and what load is recommended. I usually shoot real BP or 30 grains of Pyrodex. How did 777 work for you guys? Does it really clean up...

Have done some varmint hunting in the South, wondering if any of you guys do any varmint hunting in New England over the summer months? I have been hunting Mass and Maine for deer and was wondering if any of you do any hunting at all during the other time of the year. Any recommendations for...

I have an antique 1891 argentinian mauser that was converted at some point to 308 caliber. The gun is in great shape and it looks like whoever did the conversion did a nice job. It shoots well with factory ammo and I have had no problem loading 3 different kinds of factory ammo so far. Given...

Question: Is it ok to touch a primer by hand? I have been loading my rifle ammo on a RCBS single stage press. I put a primer manually in the little spring loaded cup by hand. Then I just read a bunch of stuff that said you should NOT touch primers by hand but use a priming tool Did not give a...

Sometimes you get lucky: I bought a near mint Rogers and Spencer Black Powder revolver off a guy for $80. I have a Ruger (with conversion cylinder) that I love and used to have a 58 Remington that my brother in law now has. Don't know much about the Rogers and Spencer but it looks very similar...

Lately I have been obsessed with the question of how much the cartridge overall lenght will be an effect on a given load and accuracy. I don't have a chrono yet, so I am interested in learning if any of you have looked at this. For example, take my pet load for practice 45 acp, 5.2 gr win 231...

Maybe one of you 1911 gurus can shed some light on this: I have a Kimber Ultra Carry that functions flawless with my reloads. I usually shoot a light/medium load of 5.2 gr of Win 231 over either a 200 gr SWC or a 230 gr FMJ West coast bullet. So, no problem at all with this load. When shooting...

I have been thinking of putting a red dot sight on my 1911 Smith and Wesson. I found this link: http://www.docteropticsusa.com/doctersight.php Are these any good? Looks like they attach just to the existing sights and do not need a separate rail. So far I have not done a red dot sight on a...

A friends brand new Citori over under has what I think is an issue with the forearm. When you assembly the forarm wood it looks like a good fit but the lever will not snap into place. If you put just a little pressure on it, it will but by itself it will not. I have a cheap Mossberg over under...

Saw a 1873 colt design in black powder. The loading gate was to place the caps and it had an external loading tool. This was the first I have seen. I have my Ruger old Army which shoots great but is kind of ugly. This one looked pretty but how does it shoot? Anybody out there have a 1873 in...