Blowing Smoke

[Guest Angel 24/7]

Allan will have a surprise when he gets home from work. His grip & ball mold came in today! I hope he likes?

[Mark@Sea]

Angel, I'm sure he will...

I just got home (11pm), just checking in before I call it a night.

[xd shooter]

Mark I did find one box or speer .454 today. also it seems like wine wants #10 caps, the #11 falls off.

Hope you had a good trip. I shall see you sunday morning right?

[Mike.357]

XD, you may need to learn to pinch the caps. Make them football shaped as you put them on. My '51 said it needs #10's but they are really hard to seat. #11's work pretty good on all my guns. Remingtons are easier to pinch than CCI. I pretty much only use the CCI when I am out of Remmy's

[xd shooter]

Thanks Mike but just in case I did get a tin of #10 today. I've been wondering about the balls also.Does .454 work well in all .44 cal, or does one try .451?

[TripleDigitRide]

What is the difference between a $180 BP revolvers and the $350+ BP revolvers?

[xd shooter]

$170

[xd shooter]

No just kiddin. I couldn't resist. I think they are better finishes & overall better quality. Right Mike?

[Mike.357]

some guns may work better with the .451, but I believe they all work just fine with .454. I have used .451 balls and they seem less accurate.

Both of my Pietta's and my Uberti work great with .454 balls.

[Mike.357]

between a $180 BP revolvers and the $350+ BP revolvers

I need more information to make a call on this statement.

There are many kind of revolvers. It depends. You cannot compare a Walker to a

.36 caliber Navy to a Pocket Police to a '51 Navy in .44.

A lot depends on the type of reproduction it is and the maker of that reproduction.

[xd shooter]

Good cause I never thought of it till after I bought a box & a mold in .454. O I didn't tell you I think I have Trippledigitride interested in BP!!!

[Mike.357]

I think I have Trippledigitride interested in BP!!!

BP is where its at. Nothing like reloading as you go. No need for fancy reloading gear, just balls, caps and powder. Shoot away.

[TripleDigitRide]

Good cause I never thought of it till after I bought a box & a mold in .454. O I didn't tell you I think I have Trippledigitride interested in BP!!!

Ya, It looks like I'm gonna get the same one you did. I hate to be a copy cat, but knowing nothing about BP, I figure it would be better to start with something on the cheap side.

[xd shooter]

That is what I thought ( gotta start somewhere). Hey Mike what thread was it you posted the pics of your pistols in? I think that will drive him over the edge, It did me anyway.

[TripleDigitRide]

Would I be better off buying the extras (balls. caps, mold, ect.) somewhere other than the site you gave me?

[Mike.357]

[Mike.357]

[xd shooter]

Check your local gun shops & compare prices is what I would do. You can look back on the other BP threads. There has been some pretty informative stuff going on in there.

[Mike.357]

[xd shooter]

The bottom right one without the loading lever was that the cattleman? I want one of the smaller ones now. I may not need to shoot Marks this weekend.

[TripleDigitRide]

Nice collection.

I really like the long barrels. I saw one with a 9" or 10" barrel on that site. I found myself going back to it, but I'm not sure I want to invest quite that much on my first.

[Mike.357]

Go back and review the threads here in the last month. you will find a lot of links and tons of good info for purchasing firearms and components.

[xd shooter]

I gave him links to Possible, Cabela"s, Dixie, & Buffalo bill's. Is there any others I missed?

[Mike.357]

the Uberti Cattleman is awesome. I load it with 30 grains of fff and a .454 ball. Dab a little Crisco over the ball and pound away..

I will testify that the cylinder loader that comes with that gun sucks. It is inferior compared to what I bought from Dixie. Will it work? Yes.

TDR, the Colts and Remington are either 7.5 or 8 inch barrels. My Remmy is a 5.5 inch barrel. I dunno about any 10 inch ones. Maybe ask the ladies, ohhhh LOL

your links look good for now XD

Here are a couple of good sites if for no other reason than the porn

http://www.emf-company.com/1858-remington-army-revolver.htm

http://www.taylorsfirearms.com/products/blackpowder.tpl

Edited May 24, 2008 by Mike.357

[xd shooter]

O that's a low blow!LOL:crazy: