So you really stick the entire trigger assembly and frame in water? I did the barrel and cylinder.

You can tell when I was bench resting the revolver. Those are the very full groups. Otherwise I was shooting point shoulder at 25 yards. I lucked out, there is no play in my revolver and when it is ****ed it moves perfect to the next cylinder. My impressions of the Cabela's revolver are very positive.

I was shooting a .22 caliber that day also. Just a real great day on the range.

Surprisingly, accuracy was the least of my issues. I thought 2" or less at 10 yards is good. I was expecting 6" at 10 yards. This was 30gr of 777p.

Having pre-measured loads in containers can save time spent measuring powder & loading at the range.
An inexpensive loading stand will help keep the revolver upright and steady during loading.

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Use a small funnel when loading powder to direct it into each chamber to prevent spillage.
Because the barrel of the Colt is easy to remove, it's simple to wash it in hot soapy water and then quickly dry it off to prevent flash rust and lube it. Also, don't forget to remove the nipples and apply lube to the threads.
Next time you'll be more familiar and better prepared to enjoy shooting the revolver.

I think the stand would make the awkward factor shoot down.

The easy way to load that cylinder...

Go to: www.blockaderunner.com google it, or click that link. It will list specials. On that page are two pistol flasks. They do sell (or used to) different grain spout to custom the load. If you have questions, call them and ask for Todd. He is their gun smith and a real black powder information source.

The light bronze cylinder (the one I use) is 20 grains of powder with the pre measured spout the dark bronze I believe is 30 grains. Fill that and it will give you pre measured loads. This is how I carry loose powder for my shotguns. I just fill a flask and measure in the field with it.

I pull the cylinder, and put it on my loader. Then I fill all the cylinders with a powder charge, add the wad, put the roundball on it, seat the roundball, and fill it with lube over the cylinders. Then just wipe the excess off.

Turn it over and put the caps on the nipples, and flop that back in the revolver and you are ready to shoot.

When I clean it, I take the wood grips off, take the revolver apart, and put the whole thing, parts and all in dishwater. With a tooth brush I scrub all the parts clean. Then I take an air compressor and blow the water off the frame and parts. After that I spray it with brake cleaner to make sure all the water is displaced. You could use WD-40 which is a great Water Dispacer. Then I oil my metal and trigger mechanisms down. I use a Q tip to make sure I scrub out and oil the area where the hammer falls into. After it is oiled up, I replace the wood grips and put it back in my holster.

It is good to use an extra flask for the corn meal filler to. i use 30 gr measure flask for the powder and a 15 gr measure flask for the corn meal. This makes a compressed load that is just right for my Ruger black powders. I use a full load for hunting.

I am thinkning of what you wrote and how I experience my '58 Remi. Big difference. I bought a Uberti Remi and love it. I did have a friend do a little work on the trigger, but aside from that nothing of any significance else.



I would say I never use 777 or any other sub in it. I would say that 30 grs. of 777 is about the same as 35 or more grains of BP and that is way more then you need.

I use Goex FFFg. I also use only 25 grs. of powder in each chamber and no other media. I do use wads over the powder and then put bore butter over the ball even with the end of each chamber.

I get from an two inches to three inches groupings at 25 yards. They were never meant to have a high rate of accuracy.

If I could not get any real black powder like Goex, then I would use Pyrodex RS FFFg. This mimicks BP the best.

As to clean up, BP or subs are very easy to clean. They all make a mess, but clean up the pretty much the same.

Don't give up trying to have fun with these guns. They can be more fun then not spending a day at the range and at work!!!

Well bigcountry, I hate to hear you didn't have much fun. Hopefully you're feeling better now and can give it a second whirl. I have an 1858 and love mine. I have only shot Pyrodex P out of it. I like the consistency of it, it's easy to find around here and very cheap. I load a wad over the powder but I do not use lube over the ball like a lot of people do. It's extra mess and I can't find an advantage to it.

I was surprised when I shot my first cylinder through it. I thought it would be just a dirty mess. It wasn't bad at all-but then again, I've always enjoyed cleaning my MLs so perhaps I'm bias.

Don't give up on it. Give it another try. I think my revolver might be the most enjoyable gun I own.

I was going to give it a try today, but got broncitus, sucks. Whatcha going to do.