Uriah, SASS # 53822
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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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Bama Kid,
I believe you have a compression die set up in the expander die. The 45 to denotes that.
Has pictured below I have a compression 45 die and an expand .459/.461 set up in another die.You have a a good set of dies!
Uriah
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Bama Kid,
The expansion die, what insert does it have? The inserts are marked on the top. I.e. .461- 463
Buffalo Arms supplies them in various sizes.
The RCBS insert for the expansion die doesn’t work for lead bullets.
I clued Mongo in on the die set.
Uriah
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Mongo,
Are they rifles or carbines?
Carbine 45-70, 55 gr black powder, 405-414gr bullet, card fillers.Rifles 45-70, 63 gr, 405-414 bullet, single card.
25:1, 30:1 if you’re going to cast bullets.
Emmett’s lube, pan lubed, cut from the lube with a oversize 4570 cartridge , drilled out on the end, Allen key inserted to expel the bullets.
The first firing is the tricky part, getting all the bullets in place. thereafter, don’t size them and the bullets will drop into place.
That should get you going.
Uriah
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Very similar to a savage 1899 tang sight.
Has a carbine butt plate.
I like it!
Uriah
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2 minutes ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said:
I used it in the shotgun, since that was so easy to clean.
Abilene,A cartridge shotgun?
About 40 years ago, I bought some Pyrodex for my muzzleloader. It was new to the marketplace. Within 10 shots I could detect a hangfire. The next shot, ANYONE could see, I had a hangfire. Even with a hot shot nipple.
I’m sure Pyrodex improved their products. But, that is the last time for me.
Uriah
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1 hour ago, Yul Lose said:
If people would stop posting their email addresses, phone numbers, personal names and addresses in their ads or answers to ads it would cut down on the scammers available victims. Almost weekly someone in the classifieds posts their email address or phone number. The moderators can’t possibly be expected to monitor these things 24/7 so help them out when we see someone post that stuff and report it and it will be deleted. We’re not in kindergarten anymore and these scammers know what they’re doing and helping them out with that personal information is foolish and just asking to be scammed.
Yul Lose,
I don’t post none of that. However, a scammer got my email account from somewhere. Emails are required for the account set up.
Back door to account set up?I posted my name and email to the search function, and got no hits. I even went to copilot with the same information, no hits on copilot.
Uriah
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Kid Death,
Sorry, I am being scammed. The message I receive by email. The Kid doesn’t know my email address. I removing my email from my account 6+ years ago.
That’s why I contract via message, and your messaging is full. I have to rely on the ad.
This is no way involves Kid Death, it’s a scammer.
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Tight Barrel Wedge
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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