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Proofing with .45 ACP does not show the accelerated wear and eventual damage on the hinge and lock up that a Webley Mk VI will suffer with a steady diet of .45 ACP ball. The heat treatment of the US...

What is the best way to ensure you don't get any pits when rusting the metal? Long strokes, but even then I got a few small pits.

For curing after the last carding of a rust blue on about the 7-8th cycle or turn, I wipe the part with acetone to clean any microscopic leftover black oxide and then coat it with a 50/50 mix of...

With respect, we know about cold blues and the fact of the matter is they are not anywhere near as good as rust bluing or hot salt bluing. Oxpho blue cream is good for touch ups, but it does not...

Seems like a stretch to me, but if you all say so I guess it is so.

So it seems in the end it was the ammo.

Did you find out how to fix it?

I am old enough to remember those but I don't see the resemblance.

Whether or not pressure is the only issue it is a very bad idea to shoot 45 ACP standard pressure LOADS out of a converted Webley or a black powder era French M1873 Ordnance revolver......bad things...

I think the .45 Cowboy would cut the trimming to length step out of it. When you mention a press kit are you referring to a kit you use in a drill press or one the flattens the rims to size?

Going easy on these old warhorses is critical to keeping them working and mild handloads on the cut Webleys is a must not only for safety, but for preservation of function.

Having a shaved Webley is not the end of the world, if properly fed handloads at .455 pressures. Handloaders can easily enjoy these guns safely.

I have used the LEE .455 Webley dies with excellent results.

The more companies they chase to the South or the non commie West, the better, the worse off they are and they deserve it.

Chore boy and Ed's Red homemade gun solvent. Equal parts of Automatic transmission fluid, Kerosene and Varsol or Odorless mineral spirits. Cleans lead out very well when used with Chore boy on an...

Suck it up Yankee union lovers, these companies have had enough and will move to the South where they will not have to deal with the BS in places like New York, Connecticut, IL etc. I would not...

I have seen black bears go right down with a 1911 loaded with 255 Keith LSWC in .45 ACP cases loaded to about 825 fps. I know of one person who took one with one shot with a 200 grain XTP bullet in...

I think it is a mistake to redline the gun or the cases in any handloading excercise. To me accuracy with good performace is paramount. The modern clones of the SAA can take more than the original...

That is a 200 grain bullet correct? What is Saeco 954?

Thanks guys and great supporting information here. For those who don't handload, a .45 ACP gun is basically a wall hanger, but there is a company that will handload lead bulleted .45 Auto-Rim...

Outpost75: That is what I am hearing from other folks that the Webley 262 grain hollow base bullet is average accuracy in the Webley and it is good to know that it doesn't give better accuracy in...

If I dare ask, did you damage a Webley in the process? If so could you share the experience to help with the warning? I run into people all the time that scoff at the warning and insist that it is...

What in your experience is the most accurate (on target not for historical accuracy) .454" or great sized bullet for use in a Webley .455 that is either in the original caliber or cut for downloaded...

This caution is directed at owners of .455 Webley revolvers - or any other revolver originally chambered in .455 for that matter - that have been converted in some manner to chamber and fire .45 ACP...

If you can get USFAs on the secondary market, they are even superior to any Colt that rolled out of Hartford. Too bad they are not making them now. Of the Italian imports, all of them are very good...