So you want a cap and ball revolver? - Page 4

62coltnavy · February 22, 2011, 02:02 AM

I've been using a Kleen Bore silicon cloth on the exterior surfaces and Hoppe's gun oil in the chambers (applied lightly with a cue tip). I haven't had any rust issues

45long · July 24, 2011, 11:55 PM

A couple notes I didn't see mentioned yet . Maybe they were and I missed it .

1. When firing a C&B revolver hold the muzzle straight up when cocking for the next round. You will find that the spent caps are less likely to jam the gun. This was the method taught by the military in the mid 1800s and it works well.

2.When target practicing with a front stuffer , after a few rounds you will notice the fouling making it harder to seat the ball. Do what the old timers did, keep a patch in your mouth soaked with spit and and run it up and down the bore a few times with the cleaning jag. Nothing mentioned so far cuts blackpowder fouling in a pinch like saliva. And you always have it with you where ever you go.

Been hooked on Black Powder for 40 years.

I know this is an old thread but thought anyone needing info would appeciate this

mykeal · July 25, 2011, 07:55 AM

For the record, there are some on this forum who maintain that raising the muzzle beyond the bullet impact area is a safety violation. Some ranges do not allow that practice.

Hawg Haggen · July 25, 2011, 08:48 AM

It's not necessary to raise it straight up, a few inches is all it takes and a little tilt to the right helps too.

zullo74 · July 25, 2011, 09:10 AM

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2.When target practicing with a front stuffer , after a few rounds you will notice the fouling making it harder to seat the ball. Do what the old timers did, keep a patch in your mouth soaked with spit and and run it up and down the bore a few times with the cleaning jag. Nothing mentioned so far cuts blackpowder fouling in a pinch like saliva. And you always have it with you where ever you go.

I used to do it that way, but couldn't get used to the flavor BP fouling after returning the patch to my mouth!

Doc Hoy · July 25, 2011, 09:59 AM

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Some ranges do not allow that practice.

This is exactly why I like to shoot alone at a place of my own choosing.

Fingers McGee · July 25, 2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawg

It's not necessary to raise it straight up, a few inches is all it takes and a little tilt to the right helps too.

And if you're using the optimum cap/nipple combination and have filled the hammer slot, you don't need to tilt it up at all.

Hawg Haggen · July 25, 2011, 03:18 PM

I'm not filling in my hammer slot, I use it.

zullo74 · July 25, 2011, 03:44 PM

+1 on what Fingers said.

45long · July 26, 2011, 12:58 AM

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It's not necessary to raise it straight up, a few inches is all it takes and a little tilt to the right helps too.

This is true. Up and tilt to the right . Not exactly straight up . I forget sometimes that you have to be exact on these threads.

45long · July 26, 2011, 01:16 AM

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And if you're using the optimum cap/nipple combination and have filled the hammer slot, you don't need to tilt it up at all

Like I said, been shooting BP for 4 decades now , and one thing I can tell you
for sure, most of the time your stuck with the caps you can get ahold of.....

and all of the time ,it doesn't matter as long as your having fun.

lobatebaka · September 4, 2012, 06:14 PM

great piece of sharing your wisdom with a newbie like me, now if I could just find out more about the conversion cylinders for a 1858 Remy

g2gunny · September 17, 2012, 04:49 PM

Agreed this got way off topic!

July 24, 2011, 11:55 PM	#77
45long Member Join Date: June 20, 2011 Location: SW Missouri Posts: 35	A couple notes I didn't see mentioned yet . Maybe they were and I missed it . 1. When firing a C&B revolver hold the muzzle straight up when cocking for the next round. You will find that the spent caps are less likely to jam the gun. This was the method taught by the military in the mid 1800s and it works well. 2.When target practicing with a front stuffer , after a few rounds you will notice the fouling making it harder to seat the ball. Do what the old timers did, keep a patch in your mouth soaked with spit and and run it up and down the bore a few times with the cleaning jag. Nothing mentioned so far cuts blackpowder fouling in a pinch like saliva. And you always have it with you where ever you go. Been hooked on Black Powder for 40 years. I know this is an old thread but thought anyone needing info would appeciate this __________________ If your not the lead dog , then the senery never changes

July 25, 2011, 08:48 AM	#79
Hawg Haggen Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,240	It's not necessary to raise it straight up, a few inches is all it takes and a little tilt to the right helps too. __________________ http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php

July 25, 2011, 03:18 PM	#83
Hawg Haggen Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,240	I'm not filling in my hammer slot, I use it. __________________ http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php

September 4, 2012, 06:14 PM	#87
lobatebaka Junior Member Join Date: September 2, 2012 Posts: 6	blackpowder basics great piece of sharing your wisdom with a newbie like me, now if I could just find out more about the conversion cylinders for a 1858 Remy

February 22, 2011, 02:02 AM	#76
62coltnavy Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2011 Posts: 100	I've been using a Kleen Bore silicon cloth on the exterior surfaces and Hoppe's gun oil in the chambers (applied lightly with a cue tip). I haven't had any rust issues

July 25, 2011, 07:55 AM	#78
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,634	For the record, there are some on this forum who maintain that raising the muzzle beyond the bullet impact area is a safety violation. Some ranges do not allow that practice.

July 25, 2011, 03:44 PM	#84
zullo74 Junior member Join Date: August 8, 2009 Posts: 374	+1 on what Fingers said.

September 17, 2012, 04:49 PM	#88
g2gunny Junior Member Join Date: September 17, 2012 Posts: 12	Agreed this got way off topic!