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 fooled around and bought a bp pistol. now what. im clueless
#4181201
04/11/13 01:45 AM
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mjpotts
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Been lookin at these for a long time and fooled around and bought one here on the thf. Its a pietta 1851 navy. need instructions. what i need and instuctions ect. cause there were no paper work with this one. any help would be appreciated.
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Re: fooled around and bought a bp pistol. now what. im clueless
[Re: mjpotts]
#4181979
04/11/13 02:20 PM
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GLC
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Re: fooled around and bought a bp pistol. now what. im clueless
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04/11/13 04:22 PM
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With the '51 I would recommend a loading stand. Makes things easier. I use wonder wads between the powder and ball. Ran with bore butter over the ball at first until the gun was broken in and fully covered with lube. Probably an unnecessary step but wanted the virgin barrel to be well coated to help with cleanup and corrosion resistance.
2nd tip is to keep Windex in your range bag. Spray it down every few cylinders to keep the corrosion at a minimum.
Mine shoots .454 balls.
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Re: fooled around and bought a bp pistol. now what. im clueless
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#4182422
04/11/13 04:37 PM
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at least you didnt catch anything...
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Re: fooled around and bought a bp pistol. now what. im clueless
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04/12/13 01:49 AM
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Re: fooled around and bought a bp pistol. now what. im clueless
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04/23/13 03:01 AM
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1860.colt
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whin seating the ball their should be a sliver of lead around the cylender ball should be just a hair bigger.. .454 or .451 round ball for the .44cal if loading all six use crisco oil over the seated balls.. would try find some one close bye any gun ranges close bye?
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Re: fooled around and bought a bp pistol. now what. im clueless
[Re: 1860.colt]
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04/25/13 04:38 PM
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My loading proces:
30 gr ffg in each cylender. Press ball tightly into each cylender. Top off each cylender with grease to prevent crossfires. place cap on each nipple. Fire.
I have never used a wad, and never have had a problem. Black powder is dirty. After about 3 cylenders you will need to clean before firing again, or the cylender will have issues rotating...at least that is my experience.
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Re: fooled around and bought a bp pistol. now what. im clueless
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04/27/13 01:32 PM
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Shot it yet MJ? Been waiting for a report.
If you can't laugh at yourself, give me a call. I'll gladly laugh at you.
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but I can't seem to get my head that far up my [censored]." Senator John Kennedy, Louisiana
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Re: fooled around and bought a bp pistol. now what. im clueless
[Re: unclebubba]
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05/01/13 02:38 PM
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1860.colt
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My loading proces:
30 gr ffg in each cylender. Press ball tightly into each cylender. Top off each cylender with grease to prevent crossfires. place cap on each nipple. Fire.
I have never used a wad, and never have had a problem. Black powder is dirty. After about 3 cylenders you will need to clean before firing again, or the cylender will have issues rotating...at least that is my experience.  also theirs two sizes of cap's #10 & #11 at moment can't recall witch ta use for pistal, do know it's the smaller cap.. any ways they fun ta shoot, maintanence i use hot soapy water, then whipe down with gun oil
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Re: fooled around and bought a bp pistol. now what. im clueless
[Re: 1860.colt]
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05/08/13 07:50 AM
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My loading proces:
30 gr ffg in each cylender. Press ball tightly into each cylender. Top off each cylender with grease to prevent crossfires. place cap on each nipple. Fire.
I have never used a wad, and never have had a problem. Black powder is dirty. After about 3 cylenders you will need to clean before firing again, or the cylender will have issues rotating...at least that is my experience. also theirs two sizes of cap's #10 & #11 at moment can't recall witch ta use for pistal, do know it's the smaller cap.. any ways they fun ta shoot, maintanence i use hot soapy water, then whipe down with gun oil #10 for revolvers
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: fooled around and bought a bp pistol. now what. im clueless
[Re: kmon11]
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05/10/13 12:32 AM
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norm762
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They are fun to load and shoot, but a nasty mess to clean. Had a Ruger Old Army in SS, loved it. Hated cleaning it.
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Re: fooled around and bought a bp pistol. now what. im clueless
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05/10/13 02:56 AM
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BayouGuy
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Take off the grips and put it in the dishwasher. Works fine.
If you can't laugh at yourself, give me a call. I'll gladly laugh at you.
"I keep trying to see Nancy Pelosi's and Chuck Schumer's point of view,
but I can't seem to get my head that far up my [censored]." Senator John Kennedy, Louisiana
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Re: fooled around and bought a bp pistol. now what. im clueless
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05/12/13 01:38 AM
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mjpotts
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Thanks for all the advice. put 30 shots through it. real fun. miss fired a few but with new caps they fired too. ended up breakin the wedge pin. but have a new one now. wish id bought this a long time ago. now even thinking about a bp rifle to play with. thanks again
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Re: fooled around and bought a bp pistol. now what. im clueless
[Re: mjpotts]
#4262046
05/17/13 03:57 PM
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1860.colt
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Thanks for all the advice. put 30 shots through it. real fun. miss fired a few but with new caps they fired too. ended up breakin the wedge pin. but have a new one now. wish id bought this a long time ago. now even thinking about a bp rifle to play with. thanks again they are fun ta shoot, got 2 pistals & 2 rifles, clean up tis the hard part.. the new in lines require less cleaning, & alot more accuret 
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