WOOHOO That was more fun than a barrel of monkeys

deerslayer303 · January 13, 2012, 04:13 PM

Yes Sir I'm hooked now. I took the Old Army out this morning. I shot 30 balls out of it with pyrodex pellets and Rem #11 caps. I had to stop because she was getting really dirty. But this thing is super accurate. I guess thats the good thing about buying a used gun someone else has already sighted it in

. But Yeah buddy I love it. I like all the character they have, the smoke, the BIG FIREBALL out the muzzle, the smut, all of it!!

Doc Hoy · January 13, 2012, 04:37 PM

Sure is fun, aint it?

dlbarr · January 13, 2012, 05:01 PM

That's EXACTLY what I thought following my first shoot session. Mine had(have) to be sighted in but hold good groups for sure.

The only negative is that I'm finding it difficult to get much interested in the rest of my amory anymore.

deerslayer303 · January 13, 2012, 05:03 PM

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The only negative is that I'm finding it difficult to get much interested in the rest of my amory anymore.

You know I'm thinking this is happening to me too! Boat loads of fun for sure!!

illus1on · January 13, 2012, 06:50 PM

Dejavu....

Ultravox · January 13, 2012, 10:46 PM

Oh heck yeah. Every time I get home from shooting my Remmy I start thinking about how soon I can go do it again!

Hellgate · January 14, 2012, 02:52 AM

Did you have any problem with ignition of the pellets? Did you crush them when seating the ball or just seat the balls on top of the Pyro pellet without cracking it?

deerslayer303 · January 14, 2012, 02:38 PM

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Did you have any problem with ignition of the pellets? Did you crush them when seating the ball or just seat the balls on top of the Pyro pellet without cracking it?

No they all lit right off no sweat, and yeah i crushed them, it was on accident for the first ball, but for the next 5 I figured what the heck. It was hard for me to feel when the ball just touched the pellet. But yeah the ball was well below the mouth of the cylinder. But they all went bang and into an 8" splatter target at 25 yards.

deerslayer303 · January 14, 2012, 02:47 PM

I don't really like them, but thats all I could get at the time. They are convienent but I'd rather have loose powder

g.willikers · January 14, 2012, 03:54 PM

And no one treats you like a potential criminal when buying them, either.

Gehrhard · January 14, 2012, 04:36 PM

Deer...
Was that your first time with blackpowder?

I also remember firing my stainless ROA for the first time. I'm gonna say it was at 15 yards and I got one hole. I just had this big stupid grin and thought: "no way -- I musta been off paper with some shots," then "that was a fluke -- I'll never be able to do THAT again" and finally "now I've worn it out or something and I'll be disappointed from now on."

LOL Uh-uh!

deerslayer303 · January 14, 2012, 04:48 PM

Yes Sir, That was the first time I pulled the trigger on a black powder anything. Its definately what I've been missing I love it! I can't wait till next week to actually spend some time playing with accuracy and shooting the '58 for the first time.

With the ROA and the Remington how much powder with a wad will get the ball just right in the cylinder without filler?

Hellgate · January 15, 2012, 01:44 AM

Deerslayer,
My Remingtons do just great with 30grs (vol) FFFg with a 1/8" lube wad and a thin bead of grease around the ball from an irrigation syringe.

Don't own nor likely ever will have a ROA but I can imagine they are fun too.

Lee McNelly · January 21, 2012, 01:18 PM

have u started casting or making caps yet

deerslayer303 · January 21, 2012, 10:20 PM

Not yet, I just got my .457 mold in, on my days off this week I will cast up some and see how they do.

Lee McNelly · January 22, 2012, 01:40 PM

likes these a lot also the 456 conical

Lee McNelly · January 22, 2012, 01:43 PM

getting or creating a raised front sight

Lee McNelly · January 22, 2012, 01:59 PM

http://www.sixgun-forums.com/sixguns...ruger-old-army

Lee McNelly · January 22, 2012, 02:35 PM

http://wn.com/percussion_cap

got ammo? · January 23, 2012, 11:54 PM

Glad to see I'm not the only one who was having way too much fun with a smokepole, I got bit by the bug with a CVA kentucky pistol, last fall.

sandman_nv · January 24, 2012, 12:25 AM

Cool video, Lee. Never thought about making my own caps. But seeing that guy wield that razor blade made me cringe, so for now I think I'll still be buying mine.

Hellgate · January 24, 2012, 12:32 AM

I couldn't see what he filled the cap cups with as a primer component.

Lee McNelly · January 24, 2012, 05:31 PM

bet it was crushed tips of strike anywhere matches

January 13, 2012, 04:37 PM	#2
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 3,347	Good on ya. Sure is fun, aint it? __________________ Doc My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson

January 13, 2012, 06:50 PM	#5
illus1on Member Join Date: December 26, 2011 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 37	Dejavu.... __________________ "God made man... But sam colt made em equal."

January 13, 2012, 10:46 PM	#6
Ultravox Member Join Date: January 11, 2011 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 74	Oh heck yeah. Every time I get home from shooting my Remmy I start thinking about how soon I can go do it again! __________________ Come check out my custom 1911 grips and other wooden items at my Etsy store.

January 14, 2012, 02:52 AM	#7
Hellgate Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2010 Location: Orygun Posts: 413	Did you have any problem with ignition of the pellets? Did you crush them when seating the ball or just seat the balls on top of the Pyro pellet without cracking it? __________________ With over 15 perCUSSIN' revolvers, I've been called the Imelda Marcos of cap & ball. SASS#3302 (Life), SASS Regulator, NRA (Life), DGB#129 Wolverton Mtn. Peacekeepers (WA), former Orygun Cowboy (Ranger, Posse from Hell)

January 14, 2012, 03:54 PM	#10
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 2,531	And no one treats you like a potential criminal when buying them, either. __________________ Lock the doors, they're coming in the windows.

January 13, 2012, 04:13 PM	#1
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: McMinnville TN Posts: 1,116	WOOHOO That was more fun than a barrel of monkeys Yes Sir I'm hooked now. I took the Old Army out this morning. I shot 30 balls out of it with pyrodex pellets and Rem #11 caps. I had to stop because she was getting really dirty. But this thing is super accurate. I guess thats the good thing about buying a used gun someone else has already sighted it in . But Yeah buddy I love it. I like all the character they have, the smoke, the BIG FIREBALL out the muzzle, the smut, all of it!!

January 13, 2012, 05:01 PM	#3
dlbarr Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2011 Posts: 128	That's EXACTLY what I thought following my first shoot session. Mine had(have) to be sighted in but hold good groups for sure. The only negative is that I'm finding it difficult to get much interested in the rest of my amory anymore.

January 14, 2012, 02:47 PM	#9
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: McMinnville TN Posts: 1,116	I don't really like them, but thats all I could get at the time. They are convienent but I'd rather have loose powder

January 14, 2012, 04:36 PM	#11
Gehrhard Junior member Join Date: July 15, 2009 Location: East of the Missississippippi Posts: 675	Deer... Was that your first time with blackpowder? I also remember firing my stainless ROA for the first time. I'm gonna say it was at 15 yards and I got one hole. I just had this big stupid grin and thought: "no way -- I musta been off paper with some shots," then "that was a fluke -- I'll never be able to do THAT again" and finally "now I've worn it out or something and I'll be disappointed from now on." LOL Uh-uh!

January 14, 2012, 04:48 PM	#12
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: McMinnville TN Posts: 1,116	Yes Sir, That was the first time I pulled the trigger on a black powder anything. Its definately what I've been missing I love it! I can't wait till next week to actually spend some time playing with accuracy and shooting the '58 for the first time. With the ROA and the Remington how much powder with a wad will get the ball just right in the cylinder without filler?

January 15, 2012, 01:44 AM	#13
Hellgate Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2010 Location: Orygun Posts: 413	Deerslayer, My Remingtons do just great with 30grs (vol) FFFg with a 1/8" lube wad and a thin bead of grease around the ball from an irrigation syringe. Don't own nor likely ever will have a ROA but I can imagine they are fun too. __________________ With over 15 perCUSSIN' revolvers, I've been called the Imelda Marcos of cap & ball. SASS#3302 (Life), SASS Regulator, NRA (Life), DGB#129 Wolverton Mtn. Peacekeepers (WA), former Orygun Cowboy (Ranger, Posse from Hell)

January 21, 2012, 01:18 PM	#14
Lee McNelly Junior member Join Date: June 9, 2011 Posts: 325	deer have u started casting or making caps yet

January 21, 2012, 10:20 PM	#15
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: McMinnville TN Posts: 1,116	Not yet, I just got my .457 mold in, on my days off this week I will cast up some and see how they do.

January 22, 2012, 01:40 PM	#16
Lee McNelly Junior member Join Date: June 9, 2011 Posts: 325	mine likes these a lot also the 456 conical

January 22, 2012, 01:43 PM	#17
Lee McNelly Junior member Join Date: June 9, 2011 Posts: 325	to think about getting or creating a raised front sight

January 22, 2012, 01:59 PM	#18
Lee McNelly Junior member Join Date: June 9, 2011 Posts: 325	infor http://www.sixgun-forums.com/sixguns...ruger-old-army

January 22, 2012, 02:35 PM	#19
Lee McNelly Junior member Join Date: June 9, 2011 Posts: 325	plastic caps http://wn.com/percussion_cap

January 23, 2012, 11:54 PM	#20
got ammo? Member Join Date: June 2, 2009 Location: gun hating Massachusetts Posts: 56	Glad to see I'm not the only one who was having way too much fun with a smokepole, I got bit by the bug with a CVA kentucky pistol, last fall.

January 24, 2012, 12:25 AM	#21
sandman_nv Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2012 Posts: 106	DIY Cool video, Lee. Never thought about making my own caps. But seeing that guy wield that razor blade made me cringe, so for now I think I'll still be buying mine.

January 24, 2012, 12:32 AM	#22
Hellgate Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2010 Location: Orygun Posts: 413	I couldn't see what he filled the cap cups with as a primer component. __________________ With over 15 perCUSSIN' revolvers, I've been called the Imelda Marcos of cap & ball. SASS#3302 (Life), SASS Regulator, NRA (Life), DGB#129 Wolverton Mtn. Peacekeepers (WA), former Orygun Cowboy (Ranger, Posse from Hell)

January 24, 2012, 05:31 PM	#23
Lee McNelly Junior member Join Date: June 9, 2011 Posts: 325	primer bet it was crushed tips of strike anywhere matches