I know a lot of people on here dont do mounted shooting but I have a horse that is stable enough to shoot off of and when I went to a practice with several people they all had holsters they wore around the abdomen and with my riding technique and and longer arms pulling from a holster that high is uncomfortable, but just bsing around I found it comfortable to have the hung off the horn of the saddle, is it legal to have holster slung off horn or are you only allowed to have them on yourself

Nice stuff, Tim. That basket weave goes good with the Ruger. Welcome to the forum.

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Rest your hammer between the nipples or down on an empty chamber.... Be carful when hikeing and us a retention sytem to prevent accidental cocking of the hammer from brush etc,

How do you keep if from going off in the cabinet/safe . Seriously?..Well don't touch it!! it's not like it is going to cock and fire it's self.... and as long as you have the hammer down on an empty chamber it won't matter if it falls or is dropped.

Don't kram crisco etc in the nipples...I leave mine capped with firmly seated caps so that there is a good moisture seal for my charges.

In times gone by they just loaded it with powder & ball then capped the nipples. No lube wads, no grease over the ball. Just a dry chamber, powder, ball & caps. Keep the hammer either on an empty chamber or firmly in the safety slot between chambers.

I've had Remingtons that would not stay firmly in the safety slots (i.e. I could rotate the cylinder and the hammer could fall onto a cap). Some hammer tips are too wide to go into the slot and some hammers rest on the raised area below & between the nipple cutouts thus preventing the hammer from fully dropping into the safety slot. A little narrowing of the hammer tip or  removal of metal where the hammer rest on the cylinder is in order if it won't seat into the safety slot.

Do not ever put anything into the nipple that could block the cap flame from getting to the powder. You need a nipple pick or small dental flossers to clean out the flash channels after cleaning. You want the nipple to be absolutely clear and dry of any oil, cleaning solution or fouling to insure ignition when you need it.

Load 5 chambers, cap the 5 loaded chambers. Keep the hammer down on the MT chamber. You can also use the safety notch between the chambers with six loaded and capped, however the best and safe way is as I described in the first & second sentence.

OK, sounds good to me.  Thanks for the sound information. Pun intended.

Hi y'all.  I have a Remington NMA and I'm wondering what a safe way to keep it loaded is.  I intend to carry it in a holster through the woods, and store it loaded.  How can I keep it from going off while in the cabinet?  I was thinking of stuffing a little Crisco down the nipple, but am worried that the caps may not be able to penetrate it.  How did they do it in times gone by?

--TK

Sick was a legend in short track racing, especially AS A, he raced against Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace.

I fixed another Cobb Salad for supper tonight. It was sure good. It has been too hot to cook anything.