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Post by Plainsman on Feb 8, 2022 8:53:22 GMT -5
I rarely sell a gun. But a friend need a anti-bear gat for archery elk hunting and I sold him a NIB Ruger Redhawk 45 Colt/45 Auto for $750. I know I know, but he’s a friend. My favorite anti-bruin defense weapon was a Colt Heritage Walker. I figured it worked something like this. Load about 55 grains of fffg behind a hard lead ball in each chamber of the cylinder. As the bear gets close, open fire. If the ball does not modify his trajectory, perhaps the flaming muzzle blast will ignite the old boar's greasy fur. A hot bear is a distracted bear. I could slip away. Anyway, that was the theory. Never practiced. Your plan may well have worked. Hard cast balls do not seal the chambers as well as pure lead, so the chance of a multi-chamber detonation was pretty good. 330gr of 3F would have definitely gotten the bear’s attention. Not to mention 6 balls going… somewhere.  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 9, 2022 23:12:44 GMT -5
My favorite anti-bruin defense weapon was a Colt Heritage Walker. I figured it worked something like this. Load about 55 grains of fffg behind a hard lead ball in each chamber of the cylinder. As the bear gets close, open fire. If the ball does not modify his trajectory, perhaps the flaming muzzle blast will ignite the old boar's greasy fur. A hot bear is a distracted bear. I could slip away. Anyway, that was the theory. Never practiced. Your plan may well have worked. Hard cast balls do not seal the chambers as well as pure lead, so the chance of a multi-chamber detonation was pretty good. 330gr of 3F would have definitely gotten the bear’s attention. Not to mention 6 balls going… somewhere. The bear fat mixed with parifin seals them pretty well from flash over. Even if 98% of it get blown out there's still enough to seal the chambers. Of course, you need a bear for that. 😜 I used Union Pacific wheel bearing grease. |
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Post by don on Feb 9, 2022 23:38:10 GMT -5
I used to grease the chambers mouths on my 1860 Army. Then I discovered greased felt over powder wads and never looked back. Less mess and it seals the powder column under the ball.
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Post by Plainsman on Feb 10, 2022 8:09:01 GMT -5
I used graphite grease. Messy but effective. The Ol’ Timers seldom messed with such stuff b/c they used pure lead and lots of lever pressure.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 10, 2022 22:10:54 GMT -5
I used to grease the chambers mouths on my 1860 Army. Then I discovered greased felt over powder wads and never looked back. Less mess and it seals the powder column under the ball. I discovered that after I gave my 1858 to my sorry BIL. |
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Post by toshtego on Feb 11, 2022 11:14:58 GMT -5
I used graphite grease. Messy but effective. The Ol’ Timers seldom messed with such stuff b/c they used pure lead and lots of lever pressure. And they did have the occasional chain fire. I used Crisco and then Bore Butter. |
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Post by Plainsman on Feb 11, 2022 18:49:16 GMT -5
If you shoot a C&B revolver long enough you WILL eventually have a leaker. Somewhere I still have the ball I pried out of my 1860 Army loading lever ram. Never heard Hickock had that problem though.
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Post by toshtego on Feb 11, 2022 21:38:59 GMT -5
If you shoot a C&B revolver long enough you WILL eventually have a leaker. Somewhere I still have the ball I pried out of my 1860 Army loading lever ram. Never heard Hickock had that problem though. Perhaps he did not live long enough? |
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Post by username on Feb 11, 2022 22:29:11 GMT -5
Cap and ball was a lot of fun when I did cowboy action shooting with my grandparents. I used to shoot plainsman class. Two cap and ball revolvers. Black powder loads in for rifle and shotgun. Had a great time.
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