…..oh boy, I was warned.
45 years ago being young with small children I had a 44 mag I couldn’t afford to shoot. A mentor, “friend” introduced me to bullet casting and reloading because “it wouldn’t cost me that much….” That bugger LIED.
Now I have unexpectedly, despite I have a few wallhangers, gotten into BP. Just bought my first new revolver (I have a MONSTER 10””) or so barrel “oh lord I don’t know exactly what it is” 44 revolver I’ve cleaned up and been afraid to shoot.
I have now DOH….don’t know how to say it, dived deep into BP and have bought my first new Pietta 1860 44 revolver, Pietta 5.5” Sheriffs model. It_is_ROUGH. TRIGGER PULL NICE! Action is just rough.
Can I cycle and dry fire this to smooth it out as I did YEARS ago with with Rossi 92 rifles or will it hurt it?
Waiting for percussion caps and should I just shoot it to smooth things out? Oh my word guns are an addiction, big time..
I will, of course, disassemble, clean and lube but I see more in my future. Any BP advice appreciated…
Art