Uriah, SASS # 53822
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9 hours ago, Boonie Young said:
do you know if it is a factory carbine or has it be cut down?
boonie
Fixed with a 1903 Springfield front .sight.
The rear barrel sight is a rifle sight not a carbine.
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Is that the rim diameter or the hull diameter?
If it’s the hull diameter, you have a 10 gauge.
Uriah
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2 hours ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:
Go ceramic 😉
I used the car wax soap and lemon shine and no ceramic or pins. BP loads. The outside of the cases looks fine, but, the inside just begs for a case separation. Had to do it again with ceramic.
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$30 and shipping.
The sky screens are a pain to assemble and rather fragile.
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This will work for black powder, just don’t fill it up all the way. You could even get a Brass hopper if you feel like it.
The only caution I would present is don’t leave the measure full of black powder even over night. You should strip the measure and dust off the rotor and casting body. It takes one screw and you don’t even mess up your settings..
Uriah
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I have the same problem with my 1860 Pieta, all the time!
I usually take half of clothes pin and angle it to catch the take down catch and drive it out. Usually it works, to the detriment of the clothes pin. They are cheap.
Uriah
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All brass cartridges?
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2 hours ago, Nimble Fingers SASS# 25439 said:
Are you sure it was made by Colt? Assembled by Colt?
https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/shooting-the-colts-signature-series-1860-army/99535
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I got the same thing on another purchase. Text.
I like to PM the seller and not give a clue in the original sellers post.Sellers: make sure your mailbox is not full!
Uriah
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I will take it.
You can’t receive messages.
Uriah
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Kid Rich,
Chalk it up to my inexperience with Olde Eynsford. That is why I thought you had the typo. A carbine load, that I thought you were shy of 10.gr powder. I’m sorry.
Uriah
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3 hours ago, Kid Rich said:
What would make you suspect a typo?
kR
Wow, 47 gr OE, 405 gr bullets. 1160fps you’re getting?
You must be feeling the void with something. I have a little experience with OE, but what I have it’s a very dense powder.
Uriah
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The 80 grains loading were in a 2.4” case, 500 gr bullet.
Uriah
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1 hour ago, Kid Rich said:
405 gov't was 47gs of OE2 with a velocity averaging a little under 1160fps.
kR
Kid Rich,
47 gr? I suspect a typo?
Sailor Jim,
I recall a fine grade of black powder, and nobody could tell the readers a lot about it, type or granulation.
Old OE (Goex manufacture) is dense and velocities exceed Swiss. I don’t know if the Goex OE of recent manufacture is the same.
Kind of like your original question, they change the process over the years and who knows what you wind up with.
Uriah
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The powder or the polymer coat or both?
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On 3/31/2025 at 11:43 AM, JackSlade said:
If you're loading BP for BPCR (38-55 or 45-70 for example) and you're dropping enough powder so that you get the proper distance of compression to right under the base of the bullet when seated, do you even need to bother with a drop tube? If the purpose of a drop tube is to ensure all the powder settles properly, what's the point of one of you're compressing the powder with a die?
Jackslade,
You’re going to need a compression die to get any kind of consistency in seating the wad. 1/8” , .125” you can get by without a drop tube.
I do both no matter what the compression. After I weigh the charges, it takes little time to place it in a drop tube. Mine is a homemade affair.
Uriah
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Colorado Coffinmaker,
I recall 30 years ago, that that Ruger 45 revolvers, had a tight spot from the frame. I confirmed that on the Ruger 45 Blackhawk that I owned. Shoving a lapping slug at the muzzle and it was tight as it entered the frame. I fired lap the barrel, I don’t know the count of it, 30-60 times.
You ever done that?
Uriah
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Let me get this straight. The movie, “Winchester 73” was an actual 1/1000 gun? Add not some prop gun?
Uriah
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I’d be interested in 100-200, shipping.
I prefer Rem ( all the cases now are Remington). But, I can make it work.
Uriah
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HK Uriah,
To me, how straight the bullet is seated, within the case.
1. You can’t measure it on a loose fitting case. Fire form brass that’s been unsized.
2. Measurement off because of unevenly in the neck. When I turn brass, often one side get straightened by more than the other side. .001”
Uriah
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1 hour ago, Rebel Bill said:
I ocasionally have bullet runout on 45-70. doesn't seem to matter what bullet i'm loading. 405, 340, Bullets sized 458. Starline cases length checked, cleaned. Some anealed Thought it might be my Lee dies, changed to RCBS same problem. Any advice appreciated. Thanks Rebel Bill
How much?
I haven’t paid much attention to it because I don’t resize my bass. When I did, neck size only, I would get, .002-.003
That’s the best I can do.
If you’re resizing the bass, go and seat a bullet with the last driving band out. Then measure it, the first driving band and the nose of the bullet. To me, that would indicate whether your molds at fault or the dies.
Here’s a case for a co-axial press?
Uriah
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They’re going after random parts!
The main objective is to shut this site down?
Uriah
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4 hours ago, Spiritmaker said:
I have an older 1866 Uberti with a lever safety. I guess that's what ya call it. I would like to smooth the cycling up a bit. I have to think about squeezing the lever now. What are my options on spring kits?
Spiritmaker,
I had one just like you, Uberti, Navy Arms, 16” trapper.
I shaved the spring down and it promptly broke. I used it as is with the broken spring. The safety hangs down. and works as it should in the firing position. I couldn’t believe how smooth the trigger was with no spring.
Uriah
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