I bought a used Uberti made third model Dragoon revolver a month or so back.
The revolver is in excellent condition condition..maybe unfired before I bought it.
I first fired it with .451 diameter balls I keep for my other BP revolvers..a bit small..the .451 balls would squeeze into the chambers with just a bit of resistance and no peeling a ring of lead...So I buy myself some .454 and .457 lead balls. I try these..the .454 are about like the .451 balls..just squeeze in..no lead peeling..the .457 balls will shave a thin lead ring..I figure these balls will be suitable for the rather large Dragoon. My question being..are there any standard size balls reccomended for these revolvers?..online sources seem to reccomend the .457..but these seem barely adequate as far as peeling a ring of lead.
Nipples...Dragoon nipples..more specificaly Uberti Dragoon nipples...My nipples are small!!
I bought some CCI #10 caps..these still fit too loose on my new Dragoon. Just pinching them a bit to fit makes me nervous. I made a 'sizing plate' which is a thin steel plate with a slightly tapered hole in it to push my caps into to size the mouth down a bit to fit. This chore is a pain in the rear..
I've used RWS #10 caps in the past..but cannot find them anywhere lately. Who else makes #10 caps I might be able to find and try?
Thanx..Rag