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Offline Electric Miner

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Ok, next question...
« on: December 07, 2016, 05:15:52 AM »
How long does it take you to reload a cap and ball pistol using powder and ball?

Anyone have any experience using paper cartridges. If so, how long to reload using those?
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Re: Ok, next question...
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2016, 07:44:14 AM »
I don't get in a hurry but I just timed it with loose powder, wad, ball and using a powder measure at 2 minutes 10 seconds. Paper cartridges maybe a minute. Capping time without a capper included. Oh and loaded all six chambers.
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Re: Ok, next question...
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2016, 08:27:07 AM »
Quote from: Electric Miner on December 07, 2016, 05:15:52 AM
How long does it take you to reload a cap and ball pistol using powder and ball?

Anyone have any experience using paper cartridges. If so, how long to reload using those?
Scooby just did a write up on shooting/loading paper cartridges...check with him.
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Re: Ok, next question...
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2016, 10:37:39 AM »
Two minutes sounds about right.  I can usually reload both my pistols in the time it takes for two shooters after me in a SASS match.
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Re: Ok, next question...
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2016, 10:51:50 AM »
Hi Electric, I suspect you are taking about loading on the revolver? I reload a dozen cylinders in 1/2 hour using my Tower of Power reloading tool. Then changing out cylinders takes only a few seconds at the range. While I had my son-in-law reload his cylinder on the revolver for training, I may have only a couple of times used reloading on the revolver. That sucks. I like shooting more than screwing around with loading C&B cylinders.

Johnnie on the Remington message board said that he simply boils the exhausted cylinders. I put anti seize on the nipples and now clean using the Johnnie method. I do follow up with baking in an oven at 250 degrees F for 1/2 hour to ensure that all the water is removed. The chambers are super clean and bright after cleaning and ready for reloading.

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Re: Ok, next question...
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2016, 01:11:28 PM »
Yes, loading on the gun. There's very little evidence for carrying extra cylinders in the field, historically.
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