I have shot these guns competitively for many years, your method of "seating the caps" is a great way to end up missing a finger. Pushing on that fulminated mercury is like lighting the fuse to a stick of dynamite. Not the brightest crayon in the box. But your overall methods are good
could you believe that the Colt Manufacturing Company built 200,000 of these beautiful creations, and 127,000 of these went to just the Union Army during the Civil War!
@glynamus the belt and holster came from cabelas... yeah I cut a slit in the belt and fed the holster flap through it, creating a drop loop. the easiest, and cheapest way to get a good holster! thanks for watchin.
Hazard Powder was one of the best some say just as good or better than today's Swiss. It mostly came in Paper cartridges that were issued to Soldiers. I belong to a unique group that researches and discuss this, The Yahoo Percussion Revolver, you are welcome to join and participate in discussion and share your tests.It seems that many things associated with the original Percussion revolvers were better tan the Replica stuff we have today, the Original Revolvers were better than Replicas, etc.
Nice video, In Civil War Times Percussion revolvers were generaly loaded with a "Paper Cartridge" Loaded with a Conical Bullet, Not Ball. The South had a hodge podge of handguns, many British models, Colts, and later their own mainly 1851 Navy copy types with round barrels makes. Usually . The frame was made of brass due to shortage of steel. Many church bells were melted for this.
Original powders were better than many of today's powders, Hazard powder was one of the best.
I have shot these guns competitively for many years, your method of "seating the caps" is a great way to end up missing a finger. Pushing on that fulminated mercury is like lighting the fuse to a stick of dynamite. Not the brightest crayon in the box. But your overall methods are good
AxleGrease1997 2 weeks ago
could you believe that the Colt Manufacturing Company built 200,000 of these beautiful creations, and 127,000 of these went to just the Union Army during the Civil War!
oa457member 1 month ago
good video but the wind is really messing it up just a bit. i wish i could twill that gun as well as you can. just awesome.
glynamus 2 months ago
is that a civil war belt that you cut to fit a holster? who makes the holster? clever. thanks a bunch
glynamus 2 months ago
@glynamus the belt and holster came from cabelas... yeah I cut a slit in the belt and fed the holster flap through it, creating a drop loop. the easiest, and cheapest way to get a good holster! thanks for watchin.
-The Kidd
TheIndianaKidd 2 months ago
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usfasaa 5 months ago
window is noisy
benomsan 7 months ago
Buena explicacion de como se carga un colt de avancarga y buenos disparos.
melinda1971mari 9 months ago
Hazard Powder was one of the best some say just as good or better than today's Swiss. It mostly came in Paper cartridges that were issued to Soldiers. I belong to a unique group that researches and discuss this, The Yahoo Percussion Revolver, you are welcome to join and participate in discussion and share your tests.It seems that many things associated with the original Percussion revolvers were better tan the Replica stuff we have today, the Original Revolvers were better than Replicas, etc.
MrKaido93 9 months ago
@markrhodes05 u obviously know more than the shooter eh? ballcheese
Bettlebonnet 10 months ago
Nice video, In Civil War Times Percussion revolvers were generaly loaded with a "Paper Cartridge" Loaded with a Conical Bullet, Not Ball. The South had a hodge podge of handguns, many British models, Colts, and later their own mainly 1851 Navy copy types with round barrels makes. Usually . The frame was made of brass due to shortage of steel. Many church bells were melted for this.
Original powders were better than many of today's powders, Hazard powder was one of the best.
MrKaido93 1 year ago
@MrKaido93 Exactly correct! thats why some Confederate Handguns are simply called "Church Bell guns".
oa457member 1 month ago
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MrKaido93 1 year ago