Ragnarok
11-18-2011, 10:26 PM
The M1889..Bodeo..Italian ordinance revolver..whatever you call the revolver..I own one.
I played around..and made a few cases for it from .44 mag...made a home-made sizer and sized some .440 roundballs..and loaded enough cartriges to shoot the thing a few times.
Problem is the hammer-mounted firingpin comes to a needle point. Pierced the primers every shot!!
I've looked the old gun over pretty good..and don't think the firingpin has been altered or replaced.
Is a sharp pointy firingpin normal to these primitive old six-shooters?
Just what did the Italians use for primers for the 10.35mm revolver ammo..Berdans I presume huh?
I played around..and made a few cases for it from .44 mag...made a home-made sizer and sized some .440 roundballs..and loaded enough cartriges to shoot the thing a few times.
Problem is the hammer-mounted firingpin comes to a needle point. Pierced the primers every shot!!
I've looked the old gun over pretty good..and don't think the firingpin has been altered or replaced.
Is a sharp pointy firingpin normal to these primitive old six-shooters?
Just what did the Italians use for primers for the 10.35mm revolver ammo..Berdans I presume huh?