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By the way,speaking of USA made cap and ball guns: I have a Griswald and Gunnison (sp?)made by Hi Standard. I called them,and they insisted that they actually made the whole gun there. It looks like an Italian repro,except for the sloppy stamping job of the serial numbers.
It is by far the smoothest cocking repro I have ever seen. Smooth as silk. I have not fired it because it has the pesky brass frame. I've thought of inletting a steel ring into the recoil shield so the cylinder could not so easily stamp itself into the brass. Kind of spread out the footprint of the cylinder's bearing surface. But,I haven't done that yet,and probably won't get around to it. I'd have to silver solder it in.
I haven't measured anything to see if the cylinders are large enough for the bore. If they were o.k.,and lined up,it'd prove the gun was USA made.
The first black powder pistol I had was a brass frame Navy. It shot loose as all get out. I guess you should only use about 15 grains in a .36 cal. brass pistol. But,that might bounce off an enemy's head and come back and shoot you!!
I heard about a very worn out cartridge revolver that would go full auto and empty itself out! It had gotten the cylinder so loose that it would kick back and recock the hammer and it would fall on the next cartridge if you held the trigger back!! No idea how the cylinder got that loose. Maybe someone cut it shorter? Who knows. My father in law told me about t,and he was not a teller of tall tales.
BY THE WAY,I was aggravated by that "Hell on wheels" program. They kept mentioning that the lead character had a Griswald and Gunnison,but it was an 1860 Army. Couldn't they AT LEAST have gotten him an appropriate gun from Dixie Gun Works or something? Other than that,I like the show.
It is by far the smoothest cocking repro I have ever seen. Smooth as silk. I have not fired it because it has the pesky brass frame. I've thought of inletting a steel ring into the recoil shield so the cylinder could not so easily stamp itself into the brass. Kind of spread out the footprint of the cylinder's bearing surface. But,I haven't done that yet,and probably won't get around to it. I'd have to silver solder it in.
I haven't measured anything to see if the cylinders are large enough for the bore. If they were o.k.,and lined up,it'd prove the gun was USA made.
The first black powder pistol I had was a brass frame Navy. It shot loose as all get out. I guess you should only use about 15 grains in a .36 cal. brass pistol. But,that might bounce off an enemy's head and come back and shoot you!!
I heard about a very worn out cartridge revolver that would go full auto and empty itself out! It had gotten the cylinder so loose that it would kick back and recock the hammer and it would fall on the next cartridge if you held the trigger back!! No idea how the cylinder got that loose. Maybe someone cut it shorter? Who knows. My father in law told me about t,and he was not a teller of tall tales.
BY THE WAY,I was aggravated by that "Hell on wheels" program. They kept mentioning that the lead character had a Griswald and Gunnison,but it was an 1860 Army. Couldn't they AT LEAST have gotten him an appropriate gun from Dixie Gun Works or something? Other than that,I like the show.
