Do we still need both large and small primers? | The High Road
Nov 10, 2019 · I know that many of the cartriges we load today were designed nearly 100 years ago, and times and technologies have changed since then. We are seeing 45 acp and even 45-70 loaded with small primers now. Is there any reason, other than tradition, that we still have large primers? it seems like a...
What should i buy for a first black powder rifle? | The High Road
Jun 13, 2007 · I have never bought a black powder rifle and i was wondering if any one had some advice. I dont have to much money to spend so the Traditions kentucky flint looked afordable (i found one for 245 on arms2armor.com). I saw a thread where somebody said it misfired alot. i was wondering if anyone...
Cap fragments | The High Road
May 25, 2004 · does anybody have minor alterations to percussion revolvers to minimize cap fragment hang-ups?
Toy/training mortars? | The High Road
Jan 1, 2005 · Greetings. I saw an article in Small Arms Review a few years back, in which the reviewer played with a military-surplus mortar trainer he had purchased. If memory serves, shells were propelled from a two-foot-long tube with black powder, and the mini-mortar shells had a percussion cap and a...
Conversion cylinders: Which one? | The High Road
Jan 7, 2011 · Hey all, I shoot a couple of Walkers and would like a little input. Shooting at our local meets can get interesting at times. With the loading of powder (even using paper cartridges), the putting on of the caps, the using of the lever, etc., etc., I have been thinking of using a …
Shooting 22 shorts out of LR cylinder | The High Road
Oct 31, 2017 · Most of us old farts shot a lot of .22 short in various .22LR guns. As has been noted, shorts, being shorter, leave a ring of bullet lube and "carbon" about where the mouth of the case would be and so can impede the .22Long and Long Rifle cartridges from fully seating.
New Cap n' Balls? | The High Road
Aug 24, 2016 · Do you think any of the big makers like Uberti, Pietta etc. will ever bring out any new models? I'm not just talking about a new barrel length for one of...
Legal question about BP firearms. | The High Road
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Cylinder configurations | The High Road
Oct 21, 2010 · Is there any particular reason why almost all (maybe all) double action revolvers have cylinders that swing out to the side for loading and single action revolvers have a fixed cylinder and a loading gate? Why is it never the other way around (SA with a swing out cylinder)?
conversion cylinder, need help finding one | The High Road
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