just some random questions bout cap and ball revolvers

yea no kidding bout stirring it up oh well though. That sounds like a very interesting book that i would love to read. If anyone has any info on it i would like to know so i can pick up a copy. I have a great interest in the Civil War and the West before 1900 and i try to learn history of this era any chance i get which is not very often now days.
 
Hot Soapy water

HOT, SOAPY WATER!! Can't think of anything cleans a b/p shooting iron beter than good old HOT, SOAPY WATER. A short cleaning rod, bore brush, tip for rod for patches, small corner of soap, a small bottle of oil and one of these new-fangled plastic M16 cleaning toothbrushes. Won't take up much room in a haversack or possibles bag. Won't look too authentic at a rondezvous or civil war event, so clean it in you tent where no one can see you! LOL I cringe when I see other re-enactors that put their whole gun in the water to clean it. Washes the lube off the internal workings. I guess if you don't mind dis-assembling the thing to relube the inner workings on a regular basis, go ahead. Me? I'm getting lazy (tired?) in my old age and have become a firm believer in the KISS principle. (Keep It Simple, Stupid!)
Always Remember...........
Yankees-1 Confederates-0 Halftime
 
Hello, bedbugbilly. I read that book also...and danged if I can remember it's name! I remember him telling of foraging, of how he liked to keep the clyinder loaded with round ball in case a pig decided to make a run for it..those round balls stopped e'm quicker than the pointed conicals. If you stop and think..a R.B. has a flattish area about like a wadcutter..and those things have a pretty good reputation as stoppers at close range.
 
I note that the original post has been edited. That's a very wise thing, although one of the often misunderstood facts about the internet is that you can never completely erase your mistakes.
 
Hawg,
I was under the impression that the hotter the water, the more likely it would quickly evaporate without leaving any rust behind.
 
I had one bad experience using super hot water. That was enough for me. Now I use warm water. So far, so good.
 
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