Ball and Caps?

[JayFramer]

Anyone shoot a ball and cap revolver?

This is my .44 caliber Remington and I enjoy taking it to the range.

-Jay

 

[29aholic]

I have several 2nd Gen Colt 1851 Navies. Dont shoot them often, but do shoot them. They are actually the last guns I shot.

 

[sodacan]

I have several 2nd Gen Colt 1851 Navies. Dont shoot them often, but do shoot them. They are actually the last guns I shot.

During the Civil War????? LOL

 

[Kurusu]

Nope. I shoot cap & ball revolvers.

In fact I not only shoot them, but also compete with them at 25 and 50 meter MLAIC.

No originals though.

I use a Pedersoli Remingnton replica.

Here shooting at the 50 meter range.

And here I am doing the spider man act again.

 

[29aholic]

I am not that old

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[joe44va]

Don't shoot it much. Pain to clean and clean you must.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I have a bunch! I stick with 44's and buy the same size balls for all of them .457! I prefer real black powder to substitutes. I NEVER want to get shot by one!

Ivan

 

[Andyd]

I shoot anything that goes "bang".



Even though this one is hanging over my fireplace, it uses caps and balls, too.

 

[S&W629]

Been sending round ball down range since 1974 with my first Ruger Old Army 7.5 SS(still have it)….have three other ROAs...each one different....

 

[Kurusu]

As promised

Demonstration video made for my shooting club.

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[D Brown]

Easy Black Powder Cleanup

Don't shoot it much. Pain to clean and clean you must.

If you're willing to change your cleaning methods, you may change your mind about the "Pain" involved in cleaning Black Powder firearms.

All you need is some Windex multi-surface cleaner with Vinegar. Note: With Vinegar, not ammonia! Mix the Windex in a 50/50 ratio with water and you have the perfect cleaning solution! No boiling water, no expensive wonder cleaners from the gun store! A suggestion: Place the mix in a spray bottle and go to town!

Here's a link with a little more discussion on this: Muzzle Loader Cleaning-Windex With Vinegar - HuntingNet.com Forums

While I've never personally used this method to clean a cap & ball revolver; I've used it successfully, many times to clean my Colt Single Action Army revolver in .45 Colt after shooting black powder. I just wish I still had my SAA's.

Here's what you need to look for if you're willing to try this.

Best of luck with your new cleaning routine!

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Hey Kurusu, nice shooting!

Ivan

 

[JayFramer]

If you're willing to change your cleaning methods, you may change your mind about the "Pain" involved in cleaning Black Powder firearms.

All you need is some Windex multi-surface cleaner with Vinegar. Note: With Vinegar, not ammonia! Mix the Windex in a 50/50 ratio with water and you have the perfect cleaning solution! No boiling water, no expensive wonder cleaners from the gun store! A suggestion: Place the mix in a spray bottle and go to town!

Here's a link with a little more discussion on this: Muzzle Loader Cleaning-Windex With Vinegar - HuntingNet.com Forums

While I've never personally used this method to clean a cap & ball revolver; I've used it successfully, many times to clean my Colt Single Action Army revolver in .45 Colt after shooting black powder. I just wish I still had my SAA's.

Here's what you need to look for if you're willing to try this.

Best of luck with your new cleaning routine!

Vinegar will remove bluing.

 

[Muley Gil]

Currently, I have a 1849 Colt .31, a Dixie Gun Works M60 .44, a Lyman made Remington 1863 .44, a 1860 Colt .44 and a Ruger Old Army .44. All of the revolvers are replicas.

I started shooting muzzle loaders in 1969. I have or have had .58 rifle muskets, .69 1842 Harpers Ferry muskets (original and replica), Enfields in .577, replica and original, 1863 Springfield 2 band (original), 1855 and 1861 Springfield rifle muskets (replicas), replica .50 Hawkens rifles (flint), a .50 DGW Tennessee mountain rifle (flint), a couple of percussion shotguns (original and replica) and probably a few others that I have forgotten. And I have only used the Holy Black, none of these replica powders.

 

[D Brown]

Vinegar will remove bluing.

The method I outlined has worked over and over for me and on blued guns with no adverse effects.

However, if you think my method is a bad idea, by all means DON'T TRY IT!

 

[Richard Simmons]

I do but not nearly as much as I'd like.

I've also got a Colt pattern model but can't find a photo of it at the moment.

 

[biku324]

The vinegar mix works great on my great grandpa's W. Richards (not Wesley) sxs 12 gauge with Damascus barrels. I use BP cartridges exclusively - Buffalo Arms has them in #7.5 shot dove power (3 dram) loads, and #6 high brass (3 1/4 dram) loads. They also have BP buckshot, but I can't imagine needing it.

 

[Muddyboot]

Been shooting them for years, I like them with short barrels...

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Been shooting them for years, I like them with short barrels...

I have a Colt pattern, brass frame 44 I don't shoot very often, I may make one of these "Death Angles" out of it. It would conceal a lot better than a Remington pattern!

Ivan

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Haven't fire my C&B revolvers in a while, I coated the chamber mouths with shortening, prevented chain fires, cleaning was just a matter of wiping it down.