cap and ball
- Thread starter DLC
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- Sudbury, ON
Greetings,
No. They won't. 44 Mag is actually around .429 while 44 cap and ball are actually .45 calibers. You will need .451 round balls for those.
With Greatest Respect,
Matt
No. They won't. 44 Mag is actually around .429 while 44 cap and ball are actually .45 calibers. You will need .451 round balls for those.
With Greatest Respect,
Matt
got my first c&b revolver back in 74, and i've had maybe about a dozen balls through it- the rest were all cast bullets- there's a little brass mould 1 ball, 1 bullet that you can get that fits perfectly, also from italy- and with c&b you really need to make your own or buy soft lead balls - the average bullet is made from too hard a lead and won't grip the bullet hard enough to make it spin properly- finally make sure your SPRUE IS CENTERED ( that's the little stem left over from casting) in the chamber - or file it off- btw mine is a ruger old army and it takes a 457 diameter ball- it's a 451 bore, so i use 45 acp bullets in it( see how it matches the bore diameter) but that's just b/c i've got thousands of them for the 45 acp- so i get a little gas blow by, i don't care0 that's the fun of shooting b/p
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- Thunder Bay ON Canada
Holy crap!!!! An loaded pistol AND a pack of cigarettes. Both pointed at the camera. You're going straight to Hell.
If that pistol is loaded I think the OP forgot the grease. If so, it really IS loaded!
Nice hogleg!
You can give the brass a high polish with a felt bob, and the white polishing compound. I found it was easier to use the black 400 then the 600 grit black metal sandpaper wet, on my gun to get out the scratches first, then polish it.
Actually, truth be told, I'm not that smart, first I gave it a high polish with the compound, scratches still on there, then continued polishing pointlessly for an hour or so....then I got frustrated, and I went on caswell metal finishing forum, and was told to sand it with the paper first, then polish it.
I also figured out (was told) that you need to use a clear spray on laquer to keep it nice and shiny after you are done polishing, unless you like the smell of brasso.
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