Cap N Ball revolver sound off!

I just added an original civil war vintage Bacon revolver to my collection. I will be shooting it as soon as I can access some .31 round balls. Any ideas on that? The chamber mouths measure about .311"-312".
Thanks,
Rob
 
Question for you guys shooting Navy Colts and Remingtons. (I have Uberti, not sure if that matters).

Had my first day shooting and the caps fall off with CCI #10, I'm still trying to find Remington #10 (anywhere around Ottawa to find these?). Also, when the hammer falls I get misfires every other shot.

What is the best combination of nipple and cap? Should I buy Treso nipples? and if so what's the best cap for them, #10 or 11? I've seen CCI #11 at LeBarons, but I heard they're not a great combination with Pyrodex. Anyways, I've read so many different things about this I'm very confused!
 
What's the actual bore diameter for cap & ball .32's anyhow? Seeing as how .36's and .44's are actually .38's and .45's respectively, I could see a .32 pistol needing a ball in the vicinity of .330.

Edit: I just checked the specs on modern repro .32 pistols, and they come in at Bore: .31 and Grove: .325

So .330 is definitely too big.
 
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1851 Navy said:
... So .330 is definitely too big.
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Not necessarily - To get a good fit in the chamber, any percussion revolver should be shot with ball measuring over bore diameter - it gets "swaged" to appropriate size when rammed into the chamber mouth, anyway. In fact, ideally a noticeable lead ring should get sheared off each ball as it is rammed into the chamber. Assuming that any buckshot used for projectiles in a .31 C&B will be pure lead (or close to pure) I think .330 would be a great starting diameter.

For that matter, it depends on what size buckshot you're talking about - "single ought" (0) shot is .32", "double ought" (00) is .33" and "triple ought" (000) is .36" .....
 
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Randy77, I find that with loose caps, that a slight squeeze to make them oval helps to keep them on. I also find, with some caps, that they fragment and drop in between the recoil shields, and bind the hammer. It's amazing how fast one develops a wrist flick after each shot to dislodge any debris. Someone will probably chime in on Treso nipples. KD
 
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Chiming in on Treso nipples.

Just got mine from ThunderRidge. Put them on my Uberti '58 Remmie. 25 rounds in a row through the gun first trip to the range, and no misfires using Remington #10 caps. Bought them from Gagnon Sports in Oshawa, before the fire. Don't know if they still carry them. I bought 600, so I'm good for a bit yet.
 
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