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You are putting your trigger finger. To deep inside the trigger gard. This is why you keep missing.

Very cool! That 22lr ammo makes almost as much smoke as the original black powder too, lol.

I have one left to me by my father. Thanks for the history lesson. Very much appreciated.

How far is the rat?

I have a .45 cal kit in a box staring at me for years....I need to wake it up

you can shoot

I’ve got the same setup with a new model army with a long barrel

I load mine with the Hovey Smith method, 3 36 cal. balls per chamber.... Its a mini black powder judge.

I'm curious, could .45 cowboy special fit in any of the .45 acp conversion cylinders? I'm asking this because I heard someone put .45 cowboy special in their .45 acp Kirst Konvertors and managed to shoot it out of a 1858.

25 grains of powder is the "lawyer load" recommendation. These things can easily handle 35-40 grains. Which ballistically brings even the 8 inch version to modern semi-auto handgun stopping power.

General thoughts (to you, two years after you posted this). 1. If most of your shooting is with a gallery load you have perfected, you can just replace the current sight with one of the other front sight blades that is shorter. 2. Otherwise, simply replace your current wartime two position rear sight with one of the ladder adjustable elevation sights. As your LE has already been bubba'd before you got it, nobody can criticize replacing the original rear sight with a different LE rear sight. Other potential aids to improving grouping ability with that commercial cast bullet would be to try baking a powder coating on them. Not to attempt to avoid leading, but because that will add approximately .002" to the bullet diameter. With cast bullets in the LE, one of the biggest challenges to grouping ability (and leading as you attempt to develop full power cast bullet loads) is when your cast bullets enter the ball seat/lede with diameters much less than the internal dimensions of that part of the chamber. That allows the burning powder gases to "blowtorch" around the base of the bullet and up the sides of the bullet until the bullet eventually obdurates the bore. So you get gas cutting and small particles of molten lead ally carried in front of the bullet and up the bore, where they can get ironed into the bore with what we call leading. These short bullets are starting out with a challenging jump from the case to where the rifling begins. With full length cast bullets and proper adjustments, your seated bullets will be already tight up against the beginning of the rifling when the shot is fired. Much less opportunity for gas to blow past the skirt of the bullet, both damaging the bullet with resulting loss of grouping potential as well as leading. FWIW, after experimenting with everything from round ball molds to pistol loads for light practice loads, I found that I got my best grouping ability out of my Accurate Molds 174gr. WFN bullet, cut to throw bullets that match my rifle's chamber dimensions. There's an additional 60 grains of lead in the bullet, but the length compared to pistol bullets allows me to seat the bullets in the case to where the bullet is a tight fit in the ball seat/lede and touching the rifling. And, fired into the discarded sheets of mine conveyor belting hung at the 100 and 200 yard butts, all those bullets are recovered for use again by picking up from the ground below those butts after firing.

My Great-great Grandfather was John "Doc" Hefley. He was an Equestrian "Doctor", hence, the moniker. He was drafted into the Confederate Calvary at the age of 40+ (because he knew horses). Assigned to the 35th Texas Cavalry, Company B, he served from 1861 through the War. He saw action at Mategorda Bay, Texas. J. H. Dance distributed his revolvers to the 35th Texas Cavalry and John "Doc" Hefley recieved one. Unfortunately, no one knows what ever happended to the revolver. However, I proudly carry two of the "Dances" (not engraved). What I really like about the "non-recoil" shield is percussion caps can be placed on two cones (nipples) at the same time. Your presentation was well made. AND your accuracy was very, very impressive. THANKS FOR THE VIDEO. I'll share it. And watch it several times.

These targets are anatomically wrong and therefore, dangerous. They train us to lose the fight for our lives.. This center is over the stomach. Go up 6" to where the heart actually is. That's the shot placement that stops attackers. (The triangle, between the nipples and Adams apple). Don't aim for center of mass, but high center of mass. Learn and live. Words of a coroner who has performed many after shooting autopsies.

I have an 1851 Navy with the octagon barrel. I installed a 1/4" taller front sight to bring the impact down. I also converted the nipples to use small pistol primers. I also drilled a hole just ahead of the trigger near the front screw. So I can easily adjust the trigger/bolt spring tension. That screw never tightens down all the way or you break the spring. I also heated the tip of the hammer spur and bent down just a bit. That makes it easier (for me) to one hand cock.

Try using number 10 caps if you can, find them no more cap jams

What loading stand do you use? It looks like the EZE loader press

Thumbs up Great video, Great pistol, I think a custom cowboy quick detach rifle stock on that would be super cool too

Ditch the felt wad between the powder and ball. Load powder and ball then lube the chamber mouth directly. If concerned about the lube melting into your holster then place a wad last... but there is literally no need to place one between the powder and ball. Infact, doing so probably causes inconsistent burns due to the felt lube squirting into the powder during the loading compression.

Hot wax the shot

Looks like you are shooting on half cock

This would be great for the wife

I’ll buy it from you

The 1861 colt was the 1860 style but in 36 cal. So pietta should have named the 36 cal revolver the 1861snub nose. Neither snubbed nose revolvers probably didn't exist in either model though so it's all just for fun

The brass rod is not useless. Put the load into the chamber, put the ball on top of it, use the rod to hold it, and press the whole gun against the table using your body weight, with rod as sticking point with the surface. After some training it may be quite "fast" loading.

Multiple chronograph tests show black powder, or black powder subs at 1100 to 1400 fps 30 to 35 grains with wads and round ball. So most modern non +p factory colt 45 rounds are perfectly fine in those. Save the extra 30 bucks.

Appreciate the video. Did a great job.

They all shoot high. Aim for the belt buckle.

I loved the feel of this revolver. Perfect balanceI stripped my finish and removed some of the Italian markings. I antiqued it with a rust patina and aged the brass. I stripped the grips of its Italian finish, stained and refinished in oil I didnt have the heart to beat up the grips to age them.. It looked so cool. I smoothed the action and also installed better quality stainless nipples. Cant remember but I may have opened up the sight notch a tad. I was once approached at the range and asked if it was a genuine antique. This is the classic "hog leg" and highly recommended.

Could you use IMR White Hots as the powder in this?

with my pietta the bore size is .357 grove to grove or land to land i cant remember, but it would be fine with .38... or heeled base 38.

Nice .what is something like that cost?

Would you think a .31 brass frame 1849 or 1863 Pocket would stretch? I'm of the opinion the caliber and powder charge is so small it would not.

Some are saying it's cheaper to buy a 22lr revolver. And while that is true, where's the fun in that? Also there is a certain cool factor in the cap n ball revolvers that a cheap 22 revolver just ain't got!

At my uncles passing back in 2000, part of his belongings (which my mother inherited) included one of these Ubertis. Been in storage ever since. I haven’t able to find any info on it as of yet. It has a 7” barrel with a 3” cylinder. No markings at all only a 44cf by the trigger guard. Any info would be appreciated. If we can’t find any info on it, I guess we’ll just destroy it or turn it over to our local police department. 🤷🏼‍♂️🫡

Firearm conversions are neat!

The howda hunter pistols in 58 and 50 caliber with rifled barrels are fully interchangeable with this gun and can make for some great fun

What was your w231 charge?

I love the sound of ball and black powder. So punchy.

What kind of gun oil can I use to clean my Pietta Black ace, 5.5 inch sherif model and Pietta 1863 pocket remington revolver?

how to clean this Pietta Black Ace? What kind oil or gun oil can I use?

Congrats, the Americans have finally invented the 455 Elley. Mk 1. 140 years late but we'll done.

I haven't seen alotta people talk about it but they also make a .45 acp cylinder.. I'm sure you filed that front sight down a bit. I'm currently looking at the 1858 Navy .36 cal pistol that converts to .38 Special.

Thank you.

What state your in this one restrictions I heard no background.

I think the lack of recoil shields will lessen the amount of cap jams on these revolvers. Without the recoil shields you have less of a chance of the cats falling into the inner parts and under the cylinder.

Hi. Where can i buy this kind of conversion?

How many yards away?

My 1851 navy has all the bang I want with 18gr..........

What percussion caps do you use? Or are they musket caps? The nipples are bigger then that of the black powder revolvers.