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Good morning Brent, good work on the extractor, it is a clever mechanism. Without being there I can't say specifically what to do but can speak in generalities. The loaded case that fits in my gun is 2.27" inches overall loaded length. The brass case is 1.75" long, rim is .050", & .740 in diameter, .660" just ahead of rim, & with the bullet installed it measures .622" just behind the bullet. Often times with these old guns, when you expand the case to accept the bullet, the round will not chamber, so, with the bullet seated in the case, I often gently run the completed round back into the first sizing die to compress any excess flare set up by the expander die. I said gently as you really don't want to compress your bullet. Regards...Doc

Hello Bruce, and thanks for the kind review. What a classic caliber for your lever gun to be chambered in. I invite you to view my other .38-55 video on the Marlin Ballard rifle. Happy shooting and best regards....Doc

A timeless soldier's sentiment.

Hi Tony, Rocky mountain cartridge may make them for you but they are very expensive. In my video titled "Ballard, Merrimack & Dwight Chapin models." I show how to make two types of cases with just simple tools. Best of luck....Doc

Hello Serge, glad you came along in the time machine. You are welcome....Doc

Hi Mitch, thanks for your comment. So much talent across this vast country that has been sold out due to "run-away-capitalism".

Hi Charlie, at 7:47 I show the Richmond Sharps 495 grain Eras Gone molded bullet.

@ Thank you

Glad you could come along on the historic adventure....Doc

Greetings Jeff, and thanks for commenting. Supposedly .........."General Burnside is credited with creating the distinctive style of facial hair known as sideburns"

Thanks so much Gp, your comment is held in high regard. 😨😫🥺😣😣🧠🧔🧔‍♂

. Sickening to here of the Bidwell Mansion

🐷That was a magnificent architectural gem and an incomprehensible loss to your community and the world. What it took to build that structure, all done with hand tools🦍🦧🐶🐕🦮🐕‍🦺🐩🐺🦊🦝

UA-cam keeps erasing my comments,...but it likes emojis..........

@@dr.durellshepard398 Yea, You Tube censorship is getting out of control. I've had the same problem and try and choose my words carefully so as not to offend the algorithm. Maybe we need to create a code with emojis so we can restore freedom of speech to YT. Gp

Hi John, thanks so much. On career day in high school, where was the line for civil war studies? ......Doc

Thank you Sir for the kind words. Unfortunately we have also lost many monuments of the past, learn the history, don't re-write it. Regards...Doc

Afternoon Dave, and I thank you for the thoughtfulness in your comment.....Doc

Thanks so much, we are all learning together.....Doc

Thank you Sir for the benevolent commentary. The Burnside #1 was awkward, the #2 really started to become something. Congratulations on that find. I was pleased with the results of the brass foil cases. You can see in the video that they leaked very little as long as they bridged the gap between block and barrel. Best regards...Doc

Hello Bennie, Glad you enjoyed the trip in the way-back machine. Always a favorite breechloader on mine. ...Doc

Hello Sir, Love your Indian ! Supposedly .........."General Burnside is credited with creating the distinctive style of facial hair known as sideburns"

@dr.durellshepard398 Why thank you sir. I think we both have expensive hobbies.

Hola Juan, estoy de acuerdo con tu afirmación sobre las matemáticas. Cuando era joven, usaba una tabla de dibujo y una regla de cálculo. Eso nos llevó a la luna antes de las computadoras. Ahora les está costando mucho volver allí usando una supercomputadora. ...Doc Hello Juan, I agree with your statement on mathematics. As a young student I used a drawing board and a slide rule. That got us to the moon before computers. Now they are having a hard time getting back there using a super computer. ...Doc

Yes, Mr. Bacon patented that sequencing groove to make the action run smoother.

Hello Dave, good afternoon. Yes, Sir, great local history, it was fun to act it out. But now I must get back to cleaning my "Log-splitter"...........Doc

Hello Sir and thank you for your continued support of the channel. I applauded your generous sentiment concerning the gun you owned. I often wonder who has been the custodians of the guns I shoot. Regards...Doc

Morning Dan, glad you got to travel back 160 years with us, Regards...Doc

Thanks so much !

Yes Sir, Exactly what you have said. The perfect way to store them do to their crazy shape....Doc

Hello Mark, I do hold in high regard your kind commentary, thanks so much. Best regards...Doc

Hi Mark, thank you for the kind comment....Doc

Congratulations on your procurement of the Snider rounds, they are not common at all. I do have one in the collection and one M-H brass foil round. Looks like it was formed in a four sided die. Thank you for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it......Doc

Hi Chris, and thank you, as always, for your in depth commentary. Unfortunately we have lost many monuments of the past do to a few under educated loud mouths who always seem to get their way. I attribute the case splitting to a batch of cases I made too well, too thick and too much glue, which provided no give when fired. It seems they want expand by uncoiling, so less glue worked much better. Best regards....Doc

Hi Chris, Glad you liked the segment on the yachts, great local history...Doc

Good day "Just". I have had very reliable results with the guns you mention and no miss-fires with the three Burnsides shot in this video . I do use the hotter caps, German or Spanish, and rarely the CCI reenactor caps. I am generally igniting FFg Swiss powder through one ply of paper towel on the base of the cartridges. I do not use Pydrodex as it is too hard to ignite. I have had trouble with the nipples and flame path through the blocks which must be kept clean. Had lots of problems with reproduction nipples that have too small of a hole in them. They "work" sometimes, which is the confusing part. I open them up to about .050" orifice. Happy Shooting....Doc

@@dr.durellshepard398 Thanks Doc, On the Sharps I have cleaned and inspected but have had inconsistent results. I use German caps. Which work perfectly in my Smiths and a friend's Maynard. I am going to check the nipple on the Sharps. Thanks for the information.

​@@justhavingfun675 Someone put a "Revolver" nipple in one of my guns and it worked half the time, it had a very tiny hole as that is all a revolver needs as it flashes directly into the powder charge. Took me awhile to figure that one out as it worked somewhat. Also check the tiny headless cross (clean out) screw in the block on the Sharps, to make sure it is stock and not blocking any of the flash in some way.

Hi Jack and thanks for your comment. Congratulations on your new acquisition. Other than what I put into the video, I have little else to provide, no serial number vs date lists etc. I suspect there is a good book out there somewhere but I haven't one in my library. Happy shooting....Doc

Hola Juan, gracias por acompañarnos en nuestra aventura de 1865. ...Doc

This was a time of great innovation and I applaud Mr. Green for being an original thinker. Conversely, I did find the manual of arms to be quite awkward, I had to concentrate on operating the mechanism during shooting. In my limited experience, I found no gas leak and I had no misfires. Regards...Doc

Good morning Mike, and thanks so much, I appreciate the comment.

Morning, we all appreciate your videos Doc,

Hello Sir, and thank you for your comment. Yes, the hammer rebounds and the spring loaded firing pin rebounds also independently. I make a dam out of kids modeling clay mainly to keep the casting metal from getting behind the extractor. Be sure to remove all traces of clay when finished as it is hygroscopic. Regards...Doc

Is your gun a center fire, ? as the 58 rim fires have a slightly smaller chamber. If it is CF then the brass 24 g shells may fit as they are .010" smaller than a Snider case. But the first thing to do is a chamber casting to know exactly what you are dealing with.....Doc

I am confident that we can get your gun shooting, but it could cost some money. Last resort is to have cases custom made.

Thank you Phillip, glad you could ride along with us in the time machine. Yes Sir, .38-55 is one of the super classics. .....Doc

Hello Blair, Mom always said, "Don't play with your food, or shoot food". So no shooting watermelons , and no Smashing Pumpkins music either. Regards...Doc

Hello Dave, I generally start at 50 yards to see if there are any major problems with the loading, than move out to 100. That's the longest distance I can squeeze out of the property. Best regards...Doc

@@dr.durellshepard398 Thanks Doc, so for the thinking impaired, the groups you generally show on your video's are 50 yard at a minimum? Another impressive aspect to your video's. Regards, Dave.

​@@davel2839 Yes, typically 50 yards. The biggest problem with these old guns is the varying condition of the barrels. The wear, the pitting, some guns you just can't get to shoot accurately even employing all the techniques known to man. Other old guns still shoot fine right out of the rack.

@ Thanks Doc. The care you bring to coaxing the best out of these these marvels of engineering and artistry while telling their story is admirable.

Hi Gp, Good to hear from you, and are you impacted by the fires, sounds awful? My poor tree was the victim of carpenter ants! They ate the base of the tree only on one side and she slowly leaned over until it snapped. Very sad to lose that large oak tree but fantastic photo op. CASE, PRIMED , careful, you are dealing with the pun master here. My AIM in this video was to BITE the BULLET and Pull the TRIGGER on this film and SHELL out the extra effort to make it a BARREL of laughs. Best regards...Doc

Doc, you are the pun pundit for sure. I'm sure your wife appreciates that as much as mine.The fires in LA are no threat up here in Nor Cal.What are the plans for the downed oak? A medieval watch tower for your bridge or perhaps a stock for that barreled action waiting in the back of the vault. Gp

​@@oldscoutgp Good to hear that you and yours are in a safe area. As for the tree, it is so dangerous, I don't plan on getting that close to it ever again. The wife will crack a grin every once in awhile, so I am having some effect. She is still in training. A friend was down in the dumps so I sent him ten puns just to make him laugh. Alas, no pun in ten did.

Thanks so much, I do appreciate the benevolent comment. The old lady did shoot very well. ...Doc

Hi Tony, Thanks for watching and your kind comment. I also enjoyed your anvil mounting videos. I love anvils. Regards...Doc

@ Thank you Doc. I have in my collection an original Richard Redman Underlever 16bore choked BP SxS shotgun, circa 1870. Once in its life, the wrist was broken and someone made beautifully fitted ‘Selous side plates’ to it. I load it with Star brass shells, FFg and #4 shot. Deadly on rabbits. 👌😁 Cheers from Downunda. 🍻

@@Afro408 Very good solution Tony, I understand that you do have a rabbit problem down there.🦘

@@dr.durellshepard398 They're not as bad as 40years ago, but they are still around.

Happy New Year Dave ! Starting off the year with more shooting fun. Yes, .38-55 is a classic round, and if I remember correctly you have a Ballard in that cartridge. It has been cold and damp, small amount of snow. I did a bunch of filming in the late fall in anticipation of the bad weather, so now I sit inside and edit video. Best regards...Doc

Yes Sir, Swiss brand, FFg , real black powder. Thanks for watching....Doc

@dr.durellshepard398 I don't want to be a pest but we're you cleaning between shots?

​@@usualsuspect5173 I did not clean between any shots on that particular shoot. Either with the paper patched bullets or naked bullets. But when shooting paper case shells that don't completely burn as in civil war carbines or if I use a little too much cream of wheat filler that gets left in the barrel, I often run just one patch down the bore.

@@dr.durellshepard398 ok... when I put together my paper patch bullets together my finished diameter is 2 thousands under bore diameter I could even go 3 otherwise the fouling can resist chambering unless I swab between shots and they shoot fine

​@@usualsuspect5173 sorry, u-tube erased my response as it had the word gun in it !

Hi Geoff, I normally shoot left handed. I can shoot right handed but it isn't as natural, but I do it for the filming process. To show the more interesting side of the gun or because of the direction I must shoot at in the woods, or to hide an unsightly background. On rare occasion I will reverse the film. Lefties unite !

@@dr.durellshepard398 Hi Doc.Thanks for the reply,and the reasons for the swapping around.. Nice to know the technical considerations taken to get the best of the guns involved.And thanks for the calmer approach to shooting these wonderful oldies. AND yes, lefties unite!!!

@@geoffdobbin9512 Yes Sir, this is the old guy AMSR gun channel, where a mad-minute may take up to an hour !

That Sir is the perfect testimonial to the gun makers of that neighborhood and period in time. Thank you for sharing your Dad's story. ...Doc

Good evening John, so good to have you along for the adventure. I've always been curious about this gun making family, but there is very little info around. Lots of unanswered questions about their production. Stay warm, my friend....Doc

Thank you John, for the comment on the neighborhood today. One of my favorite streets in that area is Elfreth's Alley. Best regards...Doc

@@dr.durellshepard398 I read that Henry Deringer's gun store was nearby on Front Street.

@@johnzajac9849 Yes, what a saturated neighborhood of gun makers. He was diagonally, basically a block away from the Wurffleins, (c.1840s shop 370 North Front Street)

Hi Dan, the old c.1880 NRA rules stated that target rifles couldn't weigh over ten pounds and trigger pulls could not be under 3 pounds, and no telescopic sights. As time went on they loosened all the rules. Regards...Doc

@@dr.durellshepard398 OK, thx for your att. Dan