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    hope this helps. Regards, Jim ...

    hope this helps.

    Regards,

    Jim

    http://guntoters.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Percussion-Caps-and-Nipples2.pdf
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    Thank you for that photo! Brass frames do not...

    Thank you for that photo!

    Brass frames do not stretch, no matter if it is a repro Colt, Remington, Spiller & Burr, Schneider & Glassick, Griswold & Gunnison, et al. The cylinders are steel and the...
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    October Country 2020 Christmas Special

    OC is offering 10% off any remaining items in Dr. Davis' collection. I don't think they have sold anything there in months.

    https://www.octobercountry.com/

    Regards,

    Jim
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    I own several Pietta 1851 Navy .36 "type"...

    I own several Pietta 1851 Navy .36 "type" revolvers. Pietta 1851 Navies (since ~2001) are CNC-machined (as are the Ubertis) but Pietta has a few more different barrel/cylinder combinations available...
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    Oh, but I do have one! It is a Replica Arms El...

    Oh, but I do have one! It is a Replica Arms El Paso Texas 1848 Pocket .31 5-shot 6" barrel manufactured by Armi San Marco (date code XIX/1963). ASM made some fairly historically correct revolvers...
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    It is a Pietta 1851 2nd Model Belt Dragoon .36...

    It is a Pietta 1851 2nd Model Belt Dragoon .36 fantasy revolver.

    I have an affliction known as "parts-changer syndrome".

    It started out as a Pietta 1851 Navy (CM/2014). I replaced the octagon...
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    You are correct insofar as the V-shaped...

    You are correct insofar as the V-shaped mainspring (secured to the trigger guard with a pin) is the same as the Walker. The "flat" curved mainspring of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Model Dragoons, secured...
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    The Pietta LeMat weighs about 4lbs. 2 oz., the...

    The Pietta LeMat weighs about 4lbs. 2 oz., the same as any Model Dragoon. Heavy and bulky is the Walker at 4lbs. 9 oz. with a 9" barrel.

    This biggest problem with the LeMat is that it is fairly...
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    If you live near a Cabela's store, you might give...

    If you live near a Cabela's store, you might give them a call to see if they have one. It is listed on their site, but Cabela's does not sell them online these days.
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    I like your sig.

    I like your sig.
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    New member here. Sorry to be late responding to...

    New member here. Sorry to be late responding to your thread.

    Your revolver is an Armi San Marco 1849 Pocket .31 with a fairly scarce part round/part octagonal barrel 6" (nearly all were produced...
  12. Replica 1862 J.H. Dance And Brothers .36 and .44 Revolver (Pietta and Uberti)

    My first thread on this forum.

    Reaching out to any Dance .36 revolver aficionados for additional information. About 6 months ago I acquired a Pietta Dance Firearms Co. Revolver .36 caliber BH/1996...
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    Forum: Our Town

    As requested, I am a new member, just logged on...

    As requested, I am a new member, just logged on today, I can read it, added my avatar, and made my first post.

    Regards,

    Jim
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    New to the forum and my first post here.

    That faux striping looks pretty good! It is supposed to imitate tiger stripe/shell flame maple.

    Here is my cased Armi San Marco 1860 Army shoulder stock...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check