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02-22-2020, 09:44 PM
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Remington 1858 Deluxe
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I bought this pistol in the year of 2000. Never really shot the pistol much so I sold it to a good friend who wanted to try a black powder. Long story short, I ended up with the pistol again and thought I’d see how it shot.
The cylinder throats measures .456 and the gain twist barrel measures .455. I used a Hornady .457 round ball with 24 grains of 3f Goex with a lubed wonder wad. No filler, so the ball made quite a jump into the rifling.
Target shot at 25 yards off a rest. Not a bad six shot group, now to get it zeroed in.
Ken
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02-22-2020, 09:56 PM
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I had a CVA one years ago was as accurate as any modern gun maybe more so...Nice shooting !
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02-22-2020, 11:17 PM
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I have 2. A brass framed so-so copy with fixed sights and a nice Pieta steel frame adjustable "Target Model."
I have 8 or 9 44 C&B revolvers that have several sized bores. I only buy Hornady .457 for all of the them.
What is your load and brand of powder?
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02-22-2020, 11:58 PM
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Looking at that shot group, that thing has a 24 yard long barrel, right? 
Do a happy dance - that group is amazing to me for a round ball gun!
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02-23-2020, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Ivan the Butcher
What is your load and brand of powder?
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I loaded it with 24 grains fffg Goex behind a lubed wonder wad and a .457 round ball. It’s not a load I worked up, this is the first group I fired with it.
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I loaded it with 24 grains fffg Goex behind a lubed wonder wad and a .457 round ball. It’s not a load I worked up, this is the first group I fired with it.
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It's going to be tough to improve on that.
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