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    was P O Ackley ahead of his time ?

    HI was looking at some of my older "stashed" as in "don't ever use" loading books and came across these two Ackley books from 1959 and some of the suggested data for some of the cartridges , many I have never heard of BTW look pretty stout. My question I guess is did or indeed does anyone use...
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    which importer ?

    Hi folks , soon ( I hope ) I will be able to get a new revolver and I'm looking at a 2nd mod dragoon , or 1st , or 3rd heck I haven't made my mind up yet but anyway I looked at Taylors offerings and I also have been looking at some Cimmeron Uberti's that Buffalo arms has. My big concern is the...
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    Engineer carbine ?

    Good morning folks, My good lady has decided it would be better for me ,, ( she really means safer for me ,lol ) to sell one of my long rifles rather than to dip into the piggy bank . So I am thinking of selling a nice Arg engineers carbine to fund my itch for a repro colt dragoon , I have...
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    Pietta front sight height ?

    Hi all, I have a 1858 NMA and have just now got round to shooting it ( made in 2012) . My question is ,, Do Pietta put an unusually tall front sight on these Rem 58's ?. mine shoots way too low, windage is good . My load was 28gns Pyrodex- P , wonder wad and a 454 ball. Shot at 20 yds they were...
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    1851 parts compatability ?

    Evening all ,I have a short question on the colt 1851 reproduction guns, Are the internal parts , I.E bolt/cylinder stop, trigger/ bolt spring ect, ect about the same for all makers ?. I have a 45 year old Euroarms Brescia ( ASP ? ) and was wondering if could fit any other makers part in it...
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    a sight screw question.

    Morning, I have a 2A1 Enfeild with a Rawson sight fixed on it but the screw which holds the upright arm to the side plate is of the Allen head variety and looks terrible , it just isn't right. Now do any of you good folks out there know what size the threads are on the plate ?. I think the...
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    queations about a mold i have.

    Hello folks as the title says I have a mold which I'm curious to know how old you might think it is ,and what cartridge was it intended for ?. The mold has no vent lines and is a single cavity , it casts a whopping 82gn bullet ( out of my alloy anyway ) and is marked 32362 . It's marked Ideal...
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    flask spring size

    Hello everyone , I have a Lyman bp flask but the spring has broken in half ( or close enough ) anyway TOTW has two sizes and I'm not too sure which one fits this flask, Pretty sure it's the bigger one but I want to check with others afore I buy (a big $3.99 ). I measured it (spring ) and it's...
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