I thought I was original!

JT
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 14:23 (1074 days ago)

I have been working at having all my Colt-style replica percussion sixguns fitted with Remington front sights as the Colts are so small and hard to see. I found out this morning I am about 150+ years behind. I always wondered about the stories of Wild Bill Hickok and how well he shot his 1851 Navies. I saw a picture this morning of the Hickok Colt from the James Butler Hickok exhibit at Cody Museum. It is fitted with a Remington-style front sight allowing him to dial it in perfectly for windage and elevation. He Did Not use Kentucky windage! Now I like to know how often he cleaned his .36s. It was said he shot them every morning and put new ammunition in them.

Wow, cleaned them every morning? I clean my guns every 3

Gary Reeder
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 14:43 (1074 days ago) @ JT

or 4 years whether they need it or not.

black powder sixguns uncleaned

JT
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 14:57 (1074 days ago) @ Gary Reeder

for 3 or 4 years would look ike @!#$%^&*&^%$#@#$%^&*(.

that good huh? But then my guns aren't black powder guns. I

Gary Reeder
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 15:07 (1074 days ago) @ JT

guess that does make a difference.

A properly cleaned and prepped BP gun can be loaded

WB
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 17:04 (1074 days ago) @ JT

And Fire perfectly 100 yrs later if kept properly. Highly underrated today. I concur that the calculated energy figures for BP revolvers is misleading. A .375 or .454 pure lead ball traveling 1000 fps is a force to be reckoned with!

as my old grandaddy used to say, I'm just

Gary Reeder
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Thursday, August 24, 2023, 15:01 (1073 days ago) @ JT

pulling your leg.

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