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The Darksider's Den / Re: Which rifle for BP?
« Last post by Coffinmaker on Today at 09:59:21 AM »

 :) HoKay Deacon  ;)

Based on some of yer own comments, electing 45 Colt would be a mistake.  The larger straight walled pistol cartridges WILL NOT obturate (expand) to seal the chamber under normal circumstances.  You WILL get Blow-By and it can get nasty.  With 45 Colt, especially Uberti with their "generous" chambers, you only have two choices for true happiness.  First up, Anneal your cases.  You said you don't want or intend to do that so go ahead and shoot yerself inna foot.  Next up is to fire form 44-40 cases to 45 Colt.  The thinner case mouth of the 44-40 case will seal the chamber nicely.  The cases will look some wonky at first firing but don't worry about that.  You do have to run a 45 expander die CAREFULLY thru the 44-40 case.

As an aside:  there are those who recommend a real BIG bullet and a real HEAVY load to fix the Blow-By of the 45 Colt.  Hog Wash.  That practice may mitigate it a bit but won't do anything but waste lead and powder and still leave ya with Blow-By.  Annealing and 44-40 cases are the only two effective solutions.

Next up is .38.  I'm not gonna say anything.  Just scroll back up and re-read MAKO's stuff.  Says it all and more eloquently than I.  Just pay attention to cartridge OAL in ANY '92.  And . . Get Steve Young's DVD and spring kit for the '92.
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The Powder Room - CAS reloading / Re: Closest Substitute for Unique
« Last post by Coffinmaker on Today at 09:34:33 AM »

 :) Doc  ;)

Sure  8)  Give up that Heathen, Fad, Smokeless stuff and embrace the power of The Dark Side.  Specifically, Give APP a hard look.  No shortages at all!!  ;D
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The Powder Room - CAS reloading / Closest Substitute for Unique
« Last post by Doc Holloman on Today at 09:27:29 AM »
It appears that even the scalpers supply of Unique is drying up, and apparently, from what I have read, Alliant has suspended the production of all commercial powders due to a  shortage of guncotton (nitrocellulose).  I use Unique for a lot of things, but what I really need a very close substitute for it is for my .45-70 Cody Dixon loads.  In my Trapdoor carbines, with a 300 grain bullet, any load over 10-11gr of Unique shoots over the 50 yard target at the lowest sight settings.   I have read that Universal and/or Universal Clays might be close to Unique in terms of speed/pressure.  Any thoughts?
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Gunsmithing / Re: Rossi 92 parts- will older interarms era parts fit newer guns?
« Last post by Ironbadger on Today at 08:45:14 AM »
Okay.
Must be onmy end then.
hanks for checking for me.

I saw the message about delays, I was just trying to check the details.
I haven't picked up a Rossi 92 yet, so theres no rush for the parts to fix the wonky safety.

Can't buy them locally because I have yet to find a gun shop in Orange county California that stocks anything Rossi.
(Oh how I miss B&B gun sales in Westminster...)

Badger




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Gunsmithing / Re: Rossi 92 parts- will older interarms era parts fit newer guns?
« Last post by Abilene on Today at 08:25:27 AM »
Howdy Ironbadger,
I just checked https://stevesgunz.com and everything is fine on this end. This is on a Windows 11 laptop with McAfee security. Note that on the "Store" tab, the following message appears:

"Steve is currently experiencing some health issues.
He will be back in touch with his customers as soon as possible.
Also, shipping has slowed down during this time.

Thank you for your understanding.

Sari Young, Steve's wife"

I wish him well.
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Tall Tales / Re: May we move on, for coffee and chat ?
« Last post by Silver Creek Slim on Today at 07:34:25 AM »
Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.

I'm praying for a quick healing, Major.

'Tis 52 and sunny. High of 72.

Slim
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CAS City Classifieds / FS Winchester Miroku 73 Short Rifle 45 Colt $1319
« Last post by John Barleycorn on Today at 07:16:10 AM »
an excellent Winchester 1873 Short Rifle chambered in 45 Colt, sometimes referred to as 45 Long Colt or 45LC. Polished blue with a 20" barrel, bore is bright and rifling is crisp. Beautiful walnut furniture. The previous owner bought it to shoot Wild Bunch matches but since 38 caliber is legal now he no longer needed a 45 Colt rifle. He stated he used it for 4-5 matches and round count is about 250. Action is smooth as silk and the factory links are about the same as a 3rd generation short stroke kit that some shooters have installed in the Uberti 73's.There is a scratch on the left side plate, it's not deep but I mention it because nobody like surprises. Other than that it's like new. Ships in original factory box with manual.
Email me at barleycornoutfitters@gmail.com for pictures. I don’t get notifications here.
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1860 Henry / Re: 1860 Henry Shooter Roll Call (JOIN HERE)
« Last post by Cap'n Redneck on Today at 06:54:10 AM »
The "Holy Trinity" came together last week with the addition of a Uberti Henry Carbine in .45 Colt.
It will be fed .45 Schofield smokeless rounds as my main Wild Bunch rifle. 
In a pinch it will also double as a main-match rifle for CAS, as it will hold ten .45 Schofield BP cartridges, albeit with no room for a "gamer stick" then.

My first was a HEGE Uberti Iron Frame Henry Rifle in .44-40 back in 1994. 
It was intended for the 110 yard prone precision discipline in MLAIC.
So it was decked out with a tunnel front sight, a tang sight, military style sling swivels & sling,
and a patch-box in the stock to hold the tunnel sight inserts.
It served me well with open sights for CAS main-match from 1997.
Nowadays it's mostly used for the Lever-action Pistol-caliber Long range sidematch.

The second one was a Uberti Henry Military Rifle in .45 Colt back in 2010ish.
It was immediately put in service as a mainmatch rifle being fed .45 Schofield BP rounds.
I have never felt the need to upgrade to the "Improved" Henry or the later "Gun that won the West".
A humble HEGE Armi Sport / Chiappa Spencer Carbine in .45 Schofield has served as my back-up gun until the Henry Carbine now graces my gun cabinet.

Now, if only HRA or Uberti would get around to making a replica of the Volcanic Navy size pistol in .44 Russian with a factory-installed short-stroke kit so it could be fired Duelist style...? 

The "cool-factor" of a brace of Volcanics, a Henry & an 1887 Winchester would just be off the charts...!  8)
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Gunsmithing / Re: Rossi 92 parts- will older interarms era parts fit newer guns?
« Last post by Ironbadger on Today at 05:09:38 AM »
Hm, clicking on stuff on stevesgunz causes my antivirus alert to pop up.


He may have gotten hacked and not be aware of it.

Since you know him, you may want to let him know.

In case it just my anti virus being overachieving, I'd like to ask if someone here would like to look up the site to confirm or deny similar results.

Thanks.

Badger
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The Darksider's Den / Re: Which rifle for BP?
« Last post by Mako on Yesterday at 08:36:38 PM »
Quote from: Griff on May 11, 2024, 04:05:37 PM
All these newbies and new fangled ideas...
Who are the newbies and what are the new ideas?

~Mako
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