German Jim

Warden, I have 2 of these that I bought in '06. They're both just like yours. Since then, I've bought 2 Colts. Now I have 4 pistols in 38WCF. I switch between the Colts and the Cimarron/Uberti pistols. I also have a Cimarron/Uberti '73 rifle in 38WCF. NONE of these have EVER had anything but Black Powder shot out of them.

Antietam is very interesting. I've been there a few times. Harpers Ferry is a neat town and Gettysburg is great to visit. If you can swing it and it's not TOO cold, allow yourself at least a couple of days at Antietam and Gettysburg. Antietam Battlefield is not just one little place. Its kind of spread out.

I just took the side plates off and with a screw driver, I slid the springs off the shelf that they sit on so that they stick out the side, and with no tension on them, the screws came out easy enough. I put a couple of layers of masking tape where the spring end would ride off the shelf to protect the finish. Maybe I was lucky, but it was easy for me.

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Midway charges shipping and tax. Just sayin'

Me too. I guess I'm gettin' old.

Here's where I get my 2F Diamond Back Black Powder. ADDICTEDTOBLACKPOWDER.COM With HazMat and shipping, it's still about $85 cheaper than the Goex with no HazMat for a case of #25. DiamondBack is not Goex but it still goes BOOM and Clang!

I didn't know that!

At the end of the match I put 'em in a bottle of water that has some blue dawn or Murphy's Oil Soap or most anything I can fine in the laundry room. I let them soak on the way home and rinse them off in the back yard. Unless its overcast or damp, I'll place a towel on an old cookie sheet and spread the brass out. Then I'll place an old microwave glass tray on top to act as a sort of magnifying glass to keep in the heat. The brass dries out pretty quickly. Then size and de-prime and then they go into the tumbler.

Great info! Thanks much.

Does that affect the accuracy any? How much BP (ffg) do you put in your cartridges? What bullet weight do you use?

For any one with an Uberti '73 long gun who uses REAL BLACK POWDER, I have a question. When using lubed lead bullets, do you have any issues with the rifle getting hard to operate WITHOUT doing a quick clean between stages or do you need to give it a quick shot of moose milk or murphy's mix every stage or so?

The only filler I use is Black Powder. I mentioned the corn silk "peanuts" because someone brought up using styrofoam for a filler and you two know a lot about loading Black Powder and what works and what doesn't and what should not be done. I get a lot of good info from you two. Thanks.

If you can find some of those packing "peanuts" made from corn silk, those may work without the threat of any static. Maybe Driftwood or OLG can chime in with their thoughts.

Driftwood, you said that the military reduced the load in the .45 to 30grains (as your photo shows). Do you know what they used as a filler? Did they just leave air space?