KIK and Swiss BP better for revolvers??

Skinny 1950

Skinny 1950

CGN Ultra frequent flyer
EE Expired
Rating - 100%
42   0   0
Location
Vancouver
I took my 1847 Walker repro to the range and after 5-6 shots the cylinder binds up to the point that it is nearly impossible to turn. Seems like fouling is being blasted into the cylinder pin and causing the cylinder to bind.
Has anyone tried KIK or Swiss powder in their revolvers and does it burn cleaner than Goex...I am thinking a cleaner powder might reduce the binding problem. It has been suggested that heavy grease on the pin might prevent fouling from getting into the works.
What is your experience with KIK and/or Swiss powders in revolvers???
 
I have no experience with them in a caplock but in my rifles and S/A revolvers, Swiss is much cleaner burning, also generates more vel. and recoil, KIK is very similar to Swiss, a step up from Go-ex. These 2 European powders are close to the excellent powders of yesterday.
 
Do you shoot round balls, or conical bullets? I only shoot cartridges, but the lube I use helps to keep the fouling in check. Lubing the base pin, or arbor in your case should help.
Big Lube Bullets sells a mould that makes a bullet with large lube groves that would work very well in a Cap and Ball revolver. Just go to www.biglube.com.

Olof
 
I am shooting round balls from a Lee mould .454 140 grn. but I do have another mould for my SAA .45Colt a Lee .452 200 grn. RNFP with two lube grooves and a stick of SPG Lube. I am going to see if this bullet will work...might be a tight fit under the loading ram. The round balls are accurate in this gun and so I will have to experiment with the bullets.
 
Skinny, all I have ever shot out of both of my Walkers is GOEX... I give the arbor pin a generous coating of Wonderlube, the same stuff I use to seal the front of the chambers and can get 4 to 6 cylinder loads out before they start to bind up...
 
Go to a sewing machine store, and buy an oiler with a long skinny tube. Get some Ballistol (oil), and fill the oiler. A couple of drops at the front of the cylinder where the arbor is between cylinder loads, and you are shooting all day.

My Uberti 1875 Remington suffers from binding after 1 or 2 cylinder loads. With the above method I am shooting all day. A good bullet lube helps to.
My lube recipe is simple... 50/50 mix of bee's wax, and crisco. The mix ratio will vary depending on outside temperatures.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom