04-01-2008, 08:20 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: central Texas
Posts: 195
| Anyone here doing cap and ball revolvers? If not, you are really missing out! You can perfect your shooting at targets without spending a lot (takes a long time to load and clean). They are great fun though and will go with my new CVA Wolf muzzle loader. Dave   |
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04-01-2008, 08:33 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: currently "Sunny West Africa"
Posts: 1,129
| Very popular in the UK as the only "handguns" we can own. Cleaning is no problem, grips off & place in dishwasher! |
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04-01-2008, 08:59 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Iowa
Posts: 360
| I don't have one yet but I have been wanting one. Other things take priority and I figure the cap and balls will be the last handguns to be banned so I don't need to get in a hurry.
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04-01-2008, 04:17 PM
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| Moderator   Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Posts: 9,844
| I have three - all brass-framed .44s. Two 1851 Navies and an 1860 Army. They are all Piettas from different time periods - thus parts don't interchange! Great fun to shoot - but I need to order more .44 lead balls! As to cleaning, use the new Hodgdon Triple Seven - it's very clean burning and non-corrosive! Yeah, I know - but I purposely left the oldest gun go SIX MONTHS without cleaning once after a range session - it cleaned up nicely with NO rust or pitting! I'm a believer.  It gives me far better accuracy and reliability than Pyrodex.
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04-01-2008, 07:05 PM
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| Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 7
| CAP&BALL revolvers Well I've come full circle.Started shooting Front loading rifles;and C&B revolvers back in the early 70's.Remington Rolling block rifles,military bolt guns 1911's;and double action revolvers got me to the middle of the 90's.Seem to remember work girls and cars slowed me down.Gun buddies all married off or became squaw men.sold off a ton to buy my first house.2nd Wife etc.etc.Retired now and living in the Free State of Florida.Makes me wonder how I lived in New York for all those years.My gun collection now consist of 1858 Remington style revolvers in .36 &.44.I had some luck with a excellent gentleman on the web;and should recieve a stainless steel RUGER OLD ARMY this week.Also found a great site called classicballistx.com they had a gloss stainless steel used cylinder at a great price.Better yet they make cylinders for ROA revolvers $149.95 Other stuff for sale on there site very fair price good shipping cost.SASS or CAS next for me.There is not much interest in C&B revolvers in the Daytona Beach area.This is Glock land;but will never be for me . |
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04-26-2008, 08:30 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Somewhere out there
Posts: 158
| rogers and spencer army model 44 cal. soon to get conversion cylinder for it. |
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04-26-2008, 08:35 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastman GA
Posts: 1,374
| I need a steel frame for my pietta "51 colt". It isn't loose it is still tight and accurate. At the time when I bought it 'twas all I could afford. I cant find the frames separately anywhere.
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04-26-2008, 09:16 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: living in Alabama now
Posts: 195
| I love the old C&B revolvers. 10 min. to reload, fire, wait 2 min for smoke to clear fire another round and when you are all done, complete tear down to clean and oil. Some times I wonder how we ever overcame the Indians. I enjoy shooting these more than the cartridge firearms. Great fun. If you havn't fired one, you are missing out on a wonderful experience. |
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04-26-2008, 03:01 PM
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| Senior Member   Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana
Posts: 202
| I have 5 revolvers rightnow, planning on getting an 1860 Colt Army fairly soon. They are fun too shot, I love the smoke that the BP guns put out. |
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04-26-2008, 10:26 PM
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| PUKHA DAWG  Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C.
Posts: 3,583
| I've been shooting a brass frame, 7 1/2 inch barrel model 1858 for some 10 ten years. They are more work (read take more time) than a modern revolver , but they are also a lot of fun.
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