1861 Navy by Uberti

[DCP]

1861 Navy by Uberti

I have a 1861 Navy Question

The load rod only goes into the cylinder .250 so with a 375 round ball it will go in about .625 or 5/8.

The cylinder is about 1.225.

That leaves .600 for powder

Does all this sound correct because on my 1851 navy the rod goes .500

If I don’t want to use a wad what load do I use?

[Fly]

DCP I,m a retired tool & die maker, & I know those kind of measurement.But I no not what the hell your asking?

Fly

[John Allen]

What I think he is asking is that the rod does not go down as far in the cylinder and he wants to make sure the ball sits onto of the powder with no space. The easiest way to check this is load it and make sure it presses all the way down. You can load one then fill the next cylinder with the amount of powder you want and check it against the ball length.

[.22-10-45]

Hello, DCP. The ball (or bullet) should be just below flush of cyl. face..the proper charge should be slightly compressed at this point. If you desire to use a reduced charge of black..as I have done using a 1980's era Colt 1860 army .44, a filler such as Cream Of Wheat (I used the plastic shot buffer Super Grex), can be used to fill this airspace under the bullet. I never could get any accuracy using any sort of wad.

[FLINTNFIRE]

You should be able to feel the ball when it seats against the powder , it sounds like your 61 will load with a smaller reduced load as it seats deeper , I have loaded with as little powder as possible in my cap and balls for lighter loads , still shot fine as long as the ball seats on the powder , they were different models with a slightly different loading lever design .

[Mk42gunner]

My 1861 was made by Pietta, and its rammer also isn't very long. Just a matter of the design.

I trimmed a flask spout years ago to give me a full cylinder when loaded with a felt wad; much neater than using grease over the end of the cylinder.

Robert