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playtheblues · August 11, 2008, 01:21 PM

Had some very old Pyrodex I needed to get rid of. Shot it single shot as the balls I had were .440, and the caps I had were #11. I need to get some .454 balls and #10 caps! :-) The gun consistently shot 9 inches high at 35 feet. What can be done to bring the POA down? Also, I want to open it up and clean it beyond the "pulling the wedge pin out and cleaning the cylinder and barrel." Will anything fly out if I take it completely apart? Is it real complicated?
BB in SC

August 11, 2008, 01:21 PM	#1
playtheblues Member Join Date: June 2, 2008 Posts: 84	Finally shot my '51 Pietta Colt Had some very old Pyrodex I needed to get rid of. Shot it single shot as the balls I had were .440, and the caps I had were #11. I need to get some .454 balls and #10 caps! :-) The gun consistently shot 9 inches high at 35 feet. What can be done to bring the POA down? Also, I want to open it up and clean it beyond the "pulling the wedge pin out and cleaning the cylinder and barrel." Will anything fly out if I take it completely apart? Is it real complicated? BB in SC