cooking Turkey now then Yams
We eat at 1:00
Happy Thanksgiving!
Still looking, and seeing a few Piettas coming back in stock out in the world (including Gunbroker). Not that they last long, but there is a trickle of availability.
Standard barrel length or Sheriff model, which to concentrate on? Pros and cons, anyone?
Still not sure if I’d prefer 1858 or 1860, both seem good...
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This is the black powder rev i shot today. Its is a colt 1851 navy made in 1863. I had the supplies to shoot it for a while and eventually tried it. Its fun.
Someone hard chromed it along the way. But markings are clear and all numbers match. I load it down due to age. Mine and it’s.Looking pretty good for a 160 year old gun!
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PM Threeband right now and buy his Pietta Shooter's Model. That's a very good price.Like it says, I'm interested in getting started with black powder and would like to do it with a pistol - what's a good "starter" gun, where to get it, etc?
I just ordered a 45LC conversion cylinder from Taylors for my 1858 Pietta. $205 + shipping. Normal price is $240.
So can you just order the conversion cylinder and that’s it?
The conversion cylinder is just a gun part. Ships direct to your door.
You can put the cylinder into the revolver if you are legally permitted to build/possess a firearm.
I guess it could be thought of that way, but the Government does not consider it like that yet. It is not as easy as Clint easy shows it on the movies to roll cylinders in and out without a bit of practice. A slight pull on the hammer after dropping the loading bar with the barrel 45 degrees down and then pulling the cylinder pin while pushing it out to the right. If the gun is not pointed down right the loading ram locks the cylinder from side movement. That part is easier then sliding it back in as you miss the hole with the cylinder pin half the time and have to slide by feel. It is not really easy to hold the gun, cylinder, back of cylinder, dump all the shells and put new shells back in, back of the cylinder back on and then rotate cylinder back in the gun. Probably exactly why Clint had spare cylinders to switch out.
Making paper cartridges are helpful for speedy reloading and having a capper. Digging out of that 100 cap tin is a PITA in a hurry.
The real 80% type fix is the Kirst Konverter to make an 1858 to an 1873 in use. Only down side is you have to do your own machining for the shell eject slot on the frame, or pay someone to do it. With the Kirst being $434 to $45o, 1858 at $280 now and you can buy a 1873 on Gun Broker for under $500. This makes it a really cool alteration that is really expensive vs buying the solution to the conversion.