Colorado Coffinmaker

May not have ben "direct fire." May well have bounced offin a rock or target frame. PLUS ONE for Marshal Mo. After all, as speculators, "we" have absolutely no facts nor circumstances.

Yepper. Slow and tedious it is when casting with a single cavity. Long time ago, I use to cast my own. Up until Pro Cast I was shooting 148Gr Hollow Base Wadcutters from Speer (?). Now I'm loading a batch of Pro Cast 92Gr Hollow Cavity for my conversions. Gonna see how they do. Of course, at Seven to Ten Yards, minute of Pie Plate is quite adequate.

Basically, 35Gr APP is good for a "light" load in 12Ga. But, the crux of your problem is that fiber wad with no shot cup. Dump the fiber wad, and look for a nice plastic wad that is also for 7/8 to one ounce payload. Good source for good plastic wads is Ballistic Products, my "Go-To" folks.

Sharps40 > Thanks for the information. The latest iteration of the Hand and Spring from Pietta, has a newly (last 6 - 8 years) designed spring that is quite robust and bullet proof. The hand you're showing is NOT the new one. The new(er) hand sports a spring with a really distinct "hump" at the top of the spring. However, even with the new spring, the OEM hand does NOT rotate the cylinder fully into battery when slow cocking.

Hey Dawg - I can't really wear boots. Were I to try boots again, I'd be looking hard at those Twisted X. Or perhaps just change your alias to: Prairie DUCK?? I didn't really say that did I?? Nah, not ME.🤪 🤠 😎

After you get the new "Toy" set up and running, be sure to price your left hand appropriately for disposal 🤪

Sharps40, I routinely convert ALL my Pietta Cap Guns to Coil spring and plunger for the hand. I didn't like the wire spring on the two-step hand for beans. I found the OEM Pietta hand did not lift the cylinder into battery when slow cocking. The change to Coil/Plunger with the two-step resolved that issue and has been 100% reliable. Where did you source your Black Oxide 8-32 gun Screws?? Thanks!!

Dantankerous I could certainly be coerced. However, for me, as a carry gun, It would have to be equipped with the Hogue Monogrip, but preferably the Hogue Mono Walnut. If, however, there were two presented on the counter, one in 10mm and one in 357, I'd personally opt for the 357. Just my weak minded opine.

OK!!! OH YUM YUM!!!

My order from Brownells arrived today. I'll be loading a batch this week to shoot in two weeks. Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!! AGAIN: Thanks for ALL the replies!!

WAY COOL!! Outstanding in fact. Splendifferous!! It did not appear you had any "timing" issues. Now that you shooting Suppositories, you have much more latitude to play with the Main Springs. Since there are no cylinder approaches with the Pietta's, I'd suggest leaving the Bolt Spring ALONE. Most happy to see you running 'em, especially running 'em CLEAN!! You probably already have, but Pietta Cap Guns have a penchant for the Bolt being oversized to the cylinder notches, an item I'd suggest checking.

Ah well now. Howz about some Tin Types of that '37 Dodge you are using to carry that nifty little pistol!!

NO!! Whom ever wrote the novel was . . . . . .

SHOES!! Very little mention of SHOES!! Shoes are quite acceptable/legal so long as they aren not "sneakers/running/Basketball" shoes. As long as you're not trying to play in "B" Western or Classique Cowboy/Cowgirl, you're more than welcome to wear Shoes. I dress as a "Townie". Shoes are quite appropriate.

Ekiton, With your barrel lined to .358, you can easily shoot any and all commercial bullets intended for .38/357. Smokeless still requires lube for "naked" bullets and Black Powder requires lube regardless. As mentioned above, APP requires NO lube of any sort but can be used with any other lubed bullet. Some makers of "coated" bullets claim no lube required. I don't personally shoot 'em so I can't pretend to be the authority. GO HAVE FUN

Oh good grief. Quit with the fancy electric gadgets. Go back to the roots. Breakfree and a stiff Toothbrush, add elbows grease. If necessary, a Brass Wire Brush, available in the welding or plumbing sections of the local hardware store. Will still require some Elbow Grease. Then, in the future, don't let it get that fouled.

Well, for most "runout" problems I have found a nice sturdy gate in the fence works quite well 🤩

JUST GIVE IT A REST

PLUS ONE for Creeker

PLUS ONE for Eyesa Horg.

A BIG PLUS ONE for Larsen E. Pettifogger Also, the Hi Tek coated bullets do not necessarily play well with Black Powder. Black Powder compatible lube would still be a requirement for shooting with BP. I also have several compadres whom have tried running Heal Base 375 bullets to mime yesteryear, with VERY mixed results. My own experience with my Kirst converted guns has been very good with soft hollow base wad cutters. Best of Luck and have fun with your conversions.

Del, "EASY" is not in the lexicon of words used to describe working on guns. 🤪

The Tesla Pick-Up is not only ugly, it SUCKS!! It is now banned throughout Europe.

ROLAND, The cylinders for Uberti Open Tops simply do not have enough metal for sleeving. Re-chambering a 44 Special cylinder is the only practical way to create a 44-40 Open Top. As mentioned by Springfield Slim, there isn't going to be a lot of metal left in the outer chamber walls.

First, if you have a "Choke Wrench," throw it away. A choke wrench will well over torque the chokes. The perfect choke wrench is a Quarter. Tiny dab of Anti-Sieze. Since I clean my Shotguns with PAM, after the general cleaning I'd just take 'em out and use PAM on a rag to clean the threads and re-install. Nothing special.