I took her to the range today.
Way cool. Shoots a little high though. I guess I have to grind the hammer down more. Well, easier to remove than add.
What a whomping rascal! Where the balls hit, there was a definate crater each time. Got to fire off 18. My ramrod did fall some. I have to fix that. I will remove the pin, release the clip and spring, either make a new spring, or entrap the end piece in some tubing that fits inside the ramrod.
I had ground the whale tail out of the grip and it fit a lot better. No felt recoil at all. People at the range gathered around to watch me fire. Some where choking from the grey smoke. Lots of grey smoke.
I cannot visualize how anyone could comfortably carry that piece in an holster all day. Definate heavy, but that helps with the recoil.
It is a Western Arms from Uberti.
Ran some Clover as lube to remove pits in the barrel. They are gone and the barrel shines now.
What a pistol. I had never seen a Dragoon before, only ads. I found six at the place where my shop is. One an original!
I meas wow.
I got a copy, and I love it.
Used the Lee powder scoop. 3.4 gns. Seemed a tad much for a start load, but worked perfectly. I prefer the ramrod to go to 45* to the barrel. This load it was a couple of degrees off. Not much, but off a little.
All in all. A good day.
I can see why it was Sam Colt's favourite. It was good to me today.