Magnum Wheel Man
New member
I honestly am not much of a black powder shooter... I have most all the stuff, but rarely use any of it...
I bought a pair of 51 Navies ( Pieta ) from Cabelas on sale, with full intention of converting them to 38 Colt...
the more I think about it ( I use my custom Ruger Montados for regular CAS use ) was thinking about this pair of 51's for regionals or special occasions... now I'm wondering what it would take for special equipment to shoot them as cap & ball revolvers at those "special" CAS matches
so... I'm sure some of you regularly shoot cap & ball at CAS matches... what do I need for special equipment to make this as painless as possible ???
for those that do... do you shoot black powder in a lever gun ??? that just seems like a lot more work, as I rarely "fully" disassemble my lever guns for cleaning afterwards with smokeless... but I'm sure it would add to the experience to shoot all the guns with black, not just the revolvers... any thoughts or suggestions there???
also... would it be totally out of character to trim the barrels of my Navies to 4.5 to 5" if I was going to keep them as cap & ball revolvers ???
a final question... if I shorten the barrels, I've usually used the dove tail Remington front sights as the new replacement front sight... my machinist buddy had a slug of them, but he was looking to reorder, & can't find any, anymore... anyone have a source to buy 5-10 dove tail Remington type front sights ???
I bought a pair of 51 Navies ( Pieta ) from Cabelas on sale, with full intention of converting them to 38 Colt...
the more I think about it ( I use my custom Ruger Montados for regular CAS use ) was thinking about this pair of 51's for regionals or special occasions... now I'm wondering what it would take for special equipment to shoot them as cap & ball revolvers at those "special" CAS matches
so... I'm sure some of you regularly shoot cap & ball at CAS matches... what do I need for special equipment to make this as painless as possible ???
for those that do... do you shoot black powder in a lever gun ??? that just seems like a lot more work, as I rarely "fully" disassemble my lever guns for cleaning afterwards with smokeless... but I'm sure it would add to the experience to shoot all the guns with black, not just the revolvers... any thoughts or suggestions there???
also... would it be totally out of character to trim the barrels of my Navies to 4.5 to 5" if I was going to keep them as cap & ball revolvers ???
a final question... if I shorten the barrels, I've usually used the dove tail Remington front sights as the new replacement front sight... my machinist buddy had a slug of them, but he was looking to reorder, & can't find any, anymore... anyone have a source to buy 5-10 dove tail Remington type front sights ???