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Zulch, FWIW I bought a couple of Howell cylinders a few years ago for a pair of Uberti 2nd model Dragoons. My experiences:
*Both guns actually shot very close to point of aim with blackpowder 45 Colts. Using percussion cylinders both guns usually shot about 4" low and 2" left.
*With the percussion cylinders timing was pretty good with bolt drop/full cock at almost same time. Howell cylinders both over travelled--hand was still pushing when bolt drop/full cock was achieved. Looking at the back of cylinders revealed ratchet cuts were quite different. It was enough that I found it irritating and didn't see how, in this case I could time the hand to work equally well for each cylinder.
* This is not to imply the Howell cylinders were anything but well made, but I ended up with the percussion cylinders back in the guns.

Saw this on You Tube channel "Cap & Ball Fanatic" and it looks like fun. Most will have heard about Hickok and Hardin shooting playing cards but I had never considered doing it myself. Since most of my cap & ball shooting is for fun, this gives me a new angle to try. As a long time Cowboy Shooter, I have been promising myself to try the "Gunfighter" category and this would make good(and fun) training for both hands. Don't worry--I'm not going to be signing any playing cards!!

Mention was made of Accurate Molds as the original maker. I have a flat nose heel bullet design By Accurate Molds in 36 & 44 and find they hit steel plates pretty good. Along with the extra weight they carry compared to a round ball, that flat face design seems to add punch.

Nice looking hide-out piece!

Welcome. Please share your experiences shooting the percussion pistols, the things that went well and otherwise.

Sorry to hear of this. I've had a few similar unwanted surprises and always upsetting when it happens to gear you care about.

Congrats on the new Army. I had a fluted cylinder Signature Series a few years back and was sorry to have let it go.

Attended a regional Cowboy Shoot on Saturday and a gentleman had a bunch of different primers for sale. WPA, which I assume are Wolf as they are made in Russia. There were about 20,000 large pistol magnums. The two guys in front of me bought 16,000 of them and my friend bought a 1,000 so I figured I better buy the last 3,000. I have used Wolf 209 shotgun primers with satisfaction in the past so I'm not expecting any problems. I did load up a few 44-40's with these primers and noticed they seated ever so slightly tighter than I'm used to. I later ran into the two guys that bought most of them and one joked " Had I brought more money you wouldn't have gotten those last few thousand". I couldn't pass these up as the seller was only asking $40 per thousand--seemed like the good old days. A few Cowboy matches left this year so I am curious to see how these primers work with my blackpowder loads.