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    Results of Gun Care Product Evaluation

    in SASS Wire F.A.Q.

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    11 hours ago, John Henry Quick said:

    Looks like an excellent study!  I think I am sold on One Shot for all non-BP uses. 

     

    I would caution people about Frog Lube:  While it seems to have all of the properties one would want and it's even BP compatible, I found out the hard way that it will harden into a wax-like substance that ruined my day.  I have been using Ballistol on flintlocks for at least 20 years and when I started shooting C&B a couple of years ago, I would snap caps before loading my gear for a match and never had a problem with ignition. 

     

    I tried Frog Lube on an evil black rifle and it seemed to work great.  I figured I'd try it with my Navy's, so I cleaned up after a match, lubed them with Frog Lube, put them away in the safe and then the evening before the next match, I snapped caps like normal to be sure they were clear and packed up for the match.  When my turn came at stage one, I had 3 misfires with one gun and four with the other.  It was embarrassing as all get out and I learned a valuable lesson about physically clearing the vents and not simply trusting snapping caps to do the job.  However, what's relevant here is that when I pushed the Frog Lube out of the vents, it had formed a hard wax that a Remington #10 couldn't push out. 

     

    I'm not saying that it shouldn't be used; simply be aware of what it can do if it collects and hardens.

     

     

    This is pretty much why I tend to leave my chambers dry, though I used to swab them down with Eezox after the season ends, but now that Eezox has been knock off the pedestal, I might be switching to something else.

    Results of Gun Care Product Evaluation

    in SASS Wire F.A.Q.

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    3 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:

     

    Looks like I will be checking out Hornady One Shot. I have never tried this one.

     

    Same here, but more so because they refuse to do busy with NYS Government agencies due to Gov Cuomo's remarks about banks in NYS to stop working with the firearms industry, but that's a subject for another thread.

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    Caliber / Power Categories?

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    So, Just wondering.

     

    Why, with all of the costume categories (some that require a specific firearm), are there no Major / Minor caliber categories.

     

    Surely I am not the only one who has ever broached this subject?

     

    I mean the .45 Colt and 44/40 were the most popular / produced calibers.

     

    Why??

     

    cause .38spl trumps both of those in current popularity.

    Cap n Ball ?

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    There was a biggun!

     

    Not sure how since I look at them to see if there were defects like a large sprue ring when the mould is not closed right.

     

    I took out the cylinder from the 1860 Army and pounded the ball in with a plastic punch so the cylinder would rotate. Took off the nipple and filled in the powder gap.

     

    Went bang and really could not tell the difference.

     

     

    Another day in capgun paradise! :ph34r: Not a Ninja but a sooty cowboy

     

    I've had the opposite happen with undersized balls.......ended up recycling that batch of round balls.

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