brazosdave
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Today, I finally got to fire my Spiller & Burr after a protracted wait due to a bent arbor. That is one thing I found with this particular style,(I also have a Whitney), it is a good idea to load off gun. the thin arbor and the attachments to the loading plunger are natural fail points, I spoke to another person who had the same issues. However, these are some dandy shooting guns! The cylinder has a smaller capacity than a 51 Navy, Griswold, etc., so I was shooting around 18 grains ffg, with a lubed overpowder wad and roundball. It has a nice natural aim, of course no recoil to mention, and is pretty durn accurate! As far as power, I was shooting at a target around 30 ft away, which was leaned against a 4 X 4 treated post, and a ball penetrated a little over halfway through it. It's more of a pain to reload than my other revolvers, but it is fun to break it out at shooting gatherings, as a lot of people have never seen one in person. I find folks always like to try shooting some of my more oddball repros, lol!