The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - Somewhere in the middle...

Somewhere in the middle... (reply)

RayLee — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 23:44:51 +0000

B.T.W. , the published chronograph data from both misters cumpston & taffin show no great differences between the 30gr. belt pistol loading and the 40gr. dragoon and the 50gr. walker.

I have thought about making paper cartridges ... (reply)

JT — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 23:42:22 +0000

YES THERE IS AN ADVANTAGE. one cartridge instead of three operations of powder wad and ball

I have thought about making paper cartridges ... (reply)

JT — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 23:40:46 +0000

I've used coffee filters and cigarette papers, however the latter seems to work the best.

I have thought about making paper cartridges ... (reply)

RayLee — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 23:23:44 +0000

I have the complete .31 to walker set of red plastics from dustin winegar and a package of cheech&chong approved 3x's but have yet to try them. I normally load the cylinder off of the gun so there is no advantage to cartridges....

I have thought about making paper cartridges ... (reply)

JimT — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 21:45:40 +0000

maybe this winter I will give it a try.

Somewhere in the middle... (reply)

JohnKDM — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 21:41:47 +0000

Very enjoyable and lots of historical associations. Recently embarked on making paper cartridges also; having no experience in this area it also was a lot of fun. Used a Kerr mold obtained from Eras Gone.

The Little (reply)

JimT — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:10:21 +0000

This was my father-in-laws. I inherited it when he passed. I take it out and shoot it now and again.

The Big and The Little (reply)

Paul — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:13:27 +0000

Now there's a pair to draw to. Never had the pleasure of playing with either of those models. Current cap and ball battery is an 1860 copy by Pietta and a Ruger Old Army that's been "tuned" at some point. Both give a lot of enjoyment, but can't help but look at the gaps in the collection and ruminate on "what's missing". Honestly, what's missing is the opportunity to get them out and play! Thanks for sharing!

Horse pistol(s)..... (reply)

Paul — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:10:38 +0000

That's how I loaded my first Ruger Old Army back in the day. I THINK it was 30 grains by volume of Pyrodex P with two .457" balls, one on top of the other, and Wonderlube or whatever it was over the front of the cylinder. When I eventually unloaded it, the accuracy was very decent. Later my favorite load was actually a Lee mold conical over a snort of Especial de Caça. Sure wish I'd had a chronograph back then to know what kind of velocity it gave me. That ROA recoiled like a Blackhawk 44 Magnum with that load.

The Big and The Little (reply)

RayLee — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:05:50 +0000

Alas..... (reply)

RayLee — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 01:17:29 +0000

she tried a second shot but had a cap failure.....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mbkWniWSpR0

She need a shooting trainer ... (reply)

JimT — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:22:46 +0000

who taught "When you shoot the bad guy, if he falls but is still moving, shoot him until he quits moving."

If mattie had had it loaded..... (reply)

RayLee — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 23:41:15 +0000

double then she might have not wound up in that snake pit !

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-lb8E3qQVKY

In the Walker and the Dragoons you could load ball and shot. (reply)

JimT — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:43:00 +0000

Horse pistol(s)..... (reply)

RayLee — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:04:22 +0000

I once put twelve shots on a pizza box at twenty paces with just six pulls of the trigger. Got the idea when loading a somewhat reduced load with the cylinder off of the gun to ensure full compression. It was obvious there was ample room in that first chamber for yet another ball so I loaded it completely that way (double).

The Big and The Little

JimT — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:25:21 +0000

No .. they are not the largest or the smallest .. but these two do it for me.