|
I had to change my order a bit since the 'Govt Model Navy's were supposed to be backordered for almost a month more, I opted for the Piettia .36 Police revolver. It cost about $25 ore but would arrive within a week (it came in even earlier!)
The revolver I got is a great shooter and a very intresting interpritation of the Police model. It is based on a full size Navy frame rather than a Pocket frame and is a 6 shot gun. It shoots nicely and is capable of full charge (22-25 gr) loads! So far I have stopped testing at 22 grains and it groups nicely.
I have only trsted it with Pyrodex and will move on to real Black Powder on my next outing. So far the Pyrodex did well with the new rifling and sharp riges etc. Once the barrel gets "seasoned"my groups should tighten up and velocities will improve too
As an experiment, I'm just going to shoot this one to wear it in. I did this with a brass .44 Piettia Navy and it shoots really tight groups.
ZVP
|