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Post by lar4570 on Jun 15, 2021 18:39:35 GMT -5
I picked up a Taylors 1858 a few weeks back, then got thinking about all the work it would need, so I bought a Ruger Old Army. I finally got some conicals cast up, Lee 456-220 1R, and everything together to shoot it yesterday. It shot a nice tight group, but was about 8" high at 15yds with the rear sight all the way down. So I put one of Fermin's front sight blades in it. I polished it on a granite block, then flame blued it. I'm waiting on the orange paint to dry to see if it'll be high enough.
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Post by taffin on Jun 15, 2021 19:12:57 GMT -5
I GOT TWO TAYLOR'S/UBERTI 1858s THIS PAST WEEK IN .36 AND .44. I DON'T SEE OR FEEL ANY "NEEDED" WORK. MY OAs ALL SHOOT TO POINT OF AIM WITH RBs AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE NIPPLES ON MY FIRST OA FROM WAY BACK WHEN IT WAS THE FIRST INTO IDAHO. I USED IT TO SHOOT IN THE IDAHO STATE AND TERRITORIAL MATCHES A FEW YEARS BACK. TOOK 2ND THE 1ST YEAR AND FIRST THE NEXT YEAR. GREAT SIXGUNS.
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Post by taffin on Jun 15, 2021 19:21:45 GMT -5
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Post by oddshooter on Jun 15, 2021 20:06:10 GMT -5
I can smell Magic Black in the morning mist from here.
Thank you.
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Post by taffin on Jun 16, 2021 9:38:01 GMT -5
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Post by taffin on Jun 16, 2021 9:42:22 GMT -5
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Post by magnumwheelman on Jun 16, 2021 9:57:38 GMT -5
been wanting a Ruger Old Army for several years... might have to move it up the list a few notches... last year I got a Traditions Single Shot Trapper pistol... really like that... thinking a Ruger would fit into my black powder stuff nicely
( will admit, several years ago, when I put the Ruger on my "to buy list" it was to convert it to a cartridge gun... now that my tastes have matured a bit, I think I'd just wring it out as is, for black powder... not sure if I'd shoot round balls, or conicals???
BTW... curious if the other single action Ruger grip frames fit on the old army... & thus one of Ronnie's grip frames???
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Post by 45dragoon on Jun 16, 2021 10:02:39 GMT -5
Taffin, you need to add a Whitneyville Dragoon !!!! Magnum wheelman, almost finished with a gated conversion for the ROA.
Mike
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Post by leadhound on Jun 16, 2021 10:12:52 GMT -5
been wanting a Ruger Old Army for several years... might have to move it up the list a few notches... last year I got a Traditions Single Shot Trapper pistol... really like that... thinking a Ruger would fit into my black powder stuff nicely ( will admit, several years ago, when I put the Ruger on my "to buy list" it was to convert it to a cartridge gun... now that my tastes have matured a bit, I think I'd just wring it out as is, for black powder... not sure if I'd shoot round balls, or conicals??? BTW... curious if the other single action Ruger grip frames fit on the old army... & thus one of Ronnie's grip frames??? Yes the OM grip frames fit, I have a factory SBH on mine, was going to get a SBH spur welded on. Now with Ronnie making the triggers and hammers, I believe you can use either the New Model or the Old Model frames! It's love/hate relationship with Ronnie! I love what he's doin, but hate that I can't afford 2 of everything he has! LOL! By the way the ROA use the wider trigger slot, I swapped all my OM SBH triggers with the smooth ROA ones.
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Post by lar4570 on Jun 16, 2021 11:24:44 GMT -5
Mr. Taffin, the pictures you post are always great. Can I ask at what distance your targets are shot? Have you hunted with your C&B revolvers with rb, or conicals? A friend invited me to Minnesota for a C&B revolver deer hunt. My ROA seems to shoot the Lee 456-220-1R pretty good with 30gn of Swiss FFFg, (930 fps), but I'm thinking about getting a flat nose bullet mold from Accurate to hunt with instead.
The chambers on the 1858 were very small at like .449" with the barrel slugging at .454". So I was thinking about getting the cylinder reamed larger. I was also tossing around the idea of putting a S&W rear sight on it...
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Post by magnumwheelman on Jun 16, 2021 12:36:05 GMT -5
I live in MN and muzzle loaders must be rifles (at least for regular season ) I can’t even use my 60 cal trapper for black powder season hunting… I’d be curious of the conditions/ special seasons that black powder handguns could be used???
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Post by magnumwheelman on Jun 16, 2021 12:36:34 GMT -5
I live in MN and muzzle loaders must be rifles (at least for regular season ) I can’t even use my 50 cal trapper for black powder season hunting… I’d be curious of the conditions/ special seasons that black powder handguns could be used???
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Post by oddshooter on Jun 16, 2021 13:36:01 GMT -5
That ROA is one sweet BP shooter. I also have the cartridge cylinder for it, but absolutely love the idea of a loading gate instead of a cylinder replacement or reload.
I will be watching for a report on that gated version from magnum wheelman.
Prescut
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Post by magnumwheelman on Jun 16, 2021 14:07:51 GMT -5
Gated version would be from 45 Dragoon... I'd still be shoppin
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Post by taffin on Jun 16, 2021 14:20:06 GMT -5
Taffin, you need to add a Whitneyville Dragoon !!!! Magnum wheelman, almost finished with a gated conversion for the ROA. Mike I HAVE ONE--JUST COULD NOT FIND THE PICTURE!
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