My property in Southwest Tennessee sits on a civil war camp and battlefield. I’ve dug up many relics with a metal detector. I have a small collection of pistol and musket caps. I can tell you that the caps were made with much thicker copper. I have never found one with the petals blown off. Caps today are very thin and that’s why you have cap jambs!
I metal detect too and the fact a cap remnant doesn’t totally deteriorate says alot about the construction. Hell how many paper shot shell shells brass just crumbles when you pick them up. Those are newer too.
I don't know if it's me, but wow that Snapper guy is ugly.😁 but for real this is the best Collaboration we have done. So much nicer to not have a stupid mask.
Great subject matter. On the demonstration of swapping cylinder on the Colt I was surprised the wedge didn't fall out. Were they different in that respect from a replica? Mine drops away easily on a Uberti. Also were they ok to shoot with just a quick press of the wedge in place without securing the screw?
the screw was never ment to be turned as its only function is the keep the wedge captured. On originals the wedge should not fall out unless the spring is worn. they always fall out on replicas it seems. no tools were ever provided for the wedge as they were designed to be used with thumb pressure palm pressure. most replicas seem to require a hammer
@@TUCOtherattthanks tuco. Yeah the screw was there to only capture the Wedge and keep it from getting lost or falling out. Now it is a little different on colt conversions. The Wedge is held in at proper depth buy the screw. You will see the screw has a flat side for removing the Wedge on those.
@@TUCOtheratt yes its similar but its different. If you look they don't have the flat spring in the middle like most colt cap and balls. I say most because the 49 pocket. the pocket navy and pocket police don't have the center flat spring as well. But The Wedge on Conversions have a cut out that traps the Wedge fully into the gun so it cant back out under shooting. I will make a short video for you explaining and showing this so it will make it easier to understand.
I own six Colt cap n ball reproduction revolvers made by Uberti. None of them get cap jams because I polish the hammer face and use slixshot nipples. I do CAS with my 1860 Army's and rarely get a cap jam. Original Colts had a tapered powder chamber unlike the reproductions with a straight powder chamber in the cylinder. I think that contributed to cap jams of reproduction Colts.
I am trying to get all the various Colt cap and ball revolvers in of course clones... I think they are the most 'elegant' and yep... fouling... been doing a bit on that. Nickel... can't buy em now but I do it myself.. nickel is more slippery? and... been matching chamber/bore sizes. deeper fit in the grooves scours the bore (that is my theory and I am sticking with it LOL) Hammer springs and cap jams. I absolutely believe 100% what you guys are saying. And yeah.... the Walker does not come up to modern guns for ENERGY A 44spl or 45 Colt is more potent. sorry... just a fact. 'Mark Twain' said of the pepperbox that it was a marvelous gun but for the fact that you couldn't hit anything with it. The movie 'The sisters brothers' did show swapping cylinders at night on Colts.. Today with our clones? I can change cyl on my Colts faster than my buddy can with his Remington 1858. The wedge is the thing.... drop it and you are screwed. Anyway... great vid thanks
Yes I think that is why the metropolitan is so close to the original even compared to the Manhattan. I know that quite a fee of the laid-off colt employees went to metropolitan
To start with.. NO STINKING HATE HERE HEre here. But I will only give a B+ as grade on this book report. 😉 Why myth # 3 is an incomplete answer. You have the correct hypothesis of the internal ballistics of expanding gases taking the path of least resistance, and the flash hole of a percussion cone takes a some away from the performance. A 🌟 for that. So what did you miss??? I I'll wait for an answer, and maybe make a quick short on it tomorrow. P.S. you'll make me hate replica Remingtons😅 just got done addressing an issue on my uberti 1849 pocket, in which the arbor was actually to long/ or barrel shroud to shallow. However you perceive it. I also want a larger wedge Mountain man
Colt invented its unique design. The story has it that his design came from working on a river boat and watching the giant paddle wheel in motion. Colts design for a revolver was a first.
Yeah sorry you had to see that. I am sure in a few years you will see those lawyers Commercials. Saying did you see snappers face and are You were physically or Emotionally damaged by it. You may be liable for monetary payment for damages
I've had both Remmies and Colts, I've had Remmies seize but never a Colt. It seems to me that the Colt doesn't seize so badly because of the larger cylinder pin which was also ribbed in such a way as to block back flow into it. The Remmie's cylinder pin was very small by comparison and completely smooth. The best design IMHO is the modern Ruger which has a protrusion extending past the face of the cylinder and directing the blow away from the pin. I can shoot a whole box of balls through the Ruger even while shooting Pyrodex(which I hate). Without ever cleaning the piece. But alas I sure would like ta have an original Colt.
Colts 1860 army is a pretty good pistol. The design is superb. I have also noticed that they are capable of outstanding accuracy and power. If all i had was colts 1860 army i would not feel too much underarmed. Paper cartridges make reloading just as quick as the 73 peacemaker.
I loaded an Uberti Walker (new gun first firing) with 50 grains of 777 and .454 rb. First cylinder full the lock pin backed out under recoil and the arbor came loose...looser than a dirt road ho! the gun literally fell apart in my hand on the first cylinder full. I've collected and fired about every type and brand over the past near 4 decades and I've used conversion cylinders since they were first offered for sale, but never in an open top. I'm sure the replica's are fine with bp and very light smokeless rounds, but as long as solid frames are available there's no need for me to wear out my open tops.
In Jake's defense, his being a mechanic has likely conditioned him to preemptively confront stupid people before they can ruin his day. I, for one, see value in this approach. Anyone offended by it likely deserves to be offended...
well you can get can get original spec springs at lodge wood manufacturing but idk how well it would fit a uberti. you can always put two springs ontop of each other in a uberti and get close
O crap... umm. Yes the walker is the most powerful. Plus it's a great investment. Plus 9 out of 10 Drs agree it makes husbands even more romantic.😉....good luck
Good morning guys. I'm a bit under the weather but I have a question about progressive rifling. Did all the Colt models come with it ? and Did the Remington revolvers have progressive Rifling? Stay warm guys. . .
i dont think that remingtons had but i could be wrong. colt put in any gun with at least a six inch barrel so not all the pocket models had it unless they were a 6 inch variation
Colt stopped progressive rifling right before the 1873 Single Action Army. And yes the 58 remington has progressive rifling. Not sure on other model remingtons
People have this weird hang up about Colts and i think it just comes from "it doesn't look like a modern revolver" when in reality the Colt was superior in the black powder era just because it won't get so fouled.
Very educational. I always thought the lack of a top strap was simply because it was unnecessary and the manufacturer saved materials by not having it. I never thought that NOT having a top strap actually served a functional purpose.
A great video, as always, but I do disagree with two things said: Sorry, Snapper, but your point about cam jams isn't supported. I have seen a number of references in original sources about Colt cap jams, especially if the exact right caps weren't used. For example, there's a letter from Major R. H. K. Whitley of the U.S. Ordnance Office to Brigadier General J. W. Ripley, Chief of the Ordnance Department, talking about Colt cap problems, and let's remember that caps weren't issued in cartridge packs (except in the case of a very few Southern ones), so there'd have been no way to ensure the right caps ended up with the right pistols. In addition, in "Three Years in the Federal Cavalry" by William Glazier, he mentions Colt cap jams a few times, just to cite one of the sources about this I have seen. Your point about modern (especially crappy Uberti) springs is on point, but doesn't prove cap jams weren't common in period, it only proves that Ubertis shoot worse than originals did (not a surprise). And no, we don’t know how many cap jams really happened in the field, but that only means we don’t know the number, not that we don’t know they happened. Also, a very minor point, the original Model 1873 .45 Colt cartridge only had 30 grains (of 2F!) powder. The civilian cartridge of the same period (the center fire one that didn’t have the Benet primer) *did* have 40 grains, but that wasn’t the original (see Jerry’s Kuhnhausen’s “The Colt Single Action Revolvers” p. 23).
i would argue that even though cap jams did happen it was not on scale most think it did happen if it had it would definitely have been addressed through ordinance and rectified. Also on that same note, if you read Charles pate's book on the 1860 army, you will see. There is probably just as many if not more complaints about fit finish and reliability of the early remingtons. That's just my thoughts on the subject. And I do believe snapper did say it did happen. Just not as much as people think it did. what snapper and i are basing our beliefs on is our own experiences on is the fact that all the originals we shoot don't cap jam even with modern caps for the most part.
@@Real11BangBang I took what he said to mean they were not common, and I could be overstating his case, in which case I would apologize. I will say, however, that the letter to the Ordnance Department I mentioned suggests this was a recognized problem at the time. And while it's a mistake to trust in modern tests because too many variables creep into the experiment, I will note that Balázs Nemeth has video in which he compared original Colts and Remingtons and found that the Colt experienced significantly more cap jams--we can't put too much on this, it's a modern test meaning parts could be bad and the sample size is too small to be significant, but it failed for the same reasons we expect Colts to do so, and that is suggestive.
Hey schlachtschule I probably should have been more clear. Cap jams definitely happened. They just aren't as bad as what people base there Assumptions on replicas. And on the 45 colt. The Argument is not about military loadouts it's the revolvers max power. You could buy 40 grain 255 grain loads on the civilian market in 1874. With that load the SAA makes more power
@@snappers_antique_firearms Hey there! I wasn't commenting on the .45 Colt cartridges with 40 grains, I knew you were correct about them existing, I only objected to you saying the *first* cartridges had that load, because first load, the M1873, did not. As for the cap jam thing, I have a theory: I don't think we see as many complaints about cap jams in original sources because compared to what had gone before (i.e., flintlocks) these revolvers were *much* better, so they didn't see anything about which to complain. But you're right that doesn't prove they were as bad as our modern reproductions, and I have no doubt whatsoever they were better, but we do see indications of problems, and those shouldn't be ignored. Thanks for the response, and I hope you could see I wasn't sending hate mail. ;-)
@@Schlachtschule no worries brother I don't take it as hate mail. the history is what's important. Debate over friends is how we look at the past and see it in different Perspectives. That is a Interesting theory on cap jams. Makes me Excited to read more into it.
Top myth that drives me nuts... Lube or lubricated wads stops chain fires... Sorry folks, it ain't true... Proper fitting caps and projectiles stop chain fires...lube of any kind makes it easier to clean. In fact, lubricated wads contaminates your powder...in my experience inside of 48 hrs, the wad is bone dry and if you cant get it to go off, it feels like a gallery load. Show me a document from the period where they used lubed wads, i dare ya.
Great video! You guys create some of the best cap and ball content available, very competent and knowledgeable without coming across like you absolutely know it all. I do have a question though: I recently picked up an 1849 pocket repro, and noticed that the wedge was different from the wedge on my 1860's. The wedge on the 1849 seems a bit more secure. Is this an issue with poorly done repros, or did the 1849 wedge have a problem that was solved by the spring?
Eli Whitney came up with parts being interchangable. It started with his cotton gin. The idea soon came to him and others that it would be fantastic for the gun industry.
The reason they are not firearms is an arbitrary US Government regulation. I believe some other governments have similar regulations. “The government is run by the finest men, and that is why we elect them again and again…”.
the hate mail jokes in this video got me thinking of something my buddys and i used to tell each other we would say with friends like us you dont enemys
I like the remington better but mostly It's just because i like the look and I'm more experienced with them. The colts are great as well. Wish I could get one but I'm in canada and my stupid government band pistol transfers. So I can't get any more pistols.
General question now with the cylinder change that was all well and good but it was done with clean and well oiled firearms how easy would you do that with one covered in fowling?
This video needs to be seen by a whole lot of keyboard experts. 😉
i appreciate that
Agreed, whole heartedly.
😂
My property in Southwest Tennessee sits on a civil war camp and battlefield. I’ve dug up many relics with a metal detector. I have a small collection of pistol and musket caps. I can tell you that the caps were made with much thicker copper. I have never found one with the petals blown off.
Caps today are very thin and that’s why you have cap jambs!
100%
It figgures. Modern industry is about pinching pennies.
I metal detect too and the fact a cap remnant doesn’t totally deteriorate says alot about the construction. Hell how many paper shot shell shells brass just crumbles when you pick them up. Those are newer too.
What fun this video is, fellers. I love the info and learned a lot.
haha thankyou
Whoa! I believed the one about the fire! This was a fun video!
thankyou
I don't know if it's me, but wow that Snapper guy is ugly.😁 but for real this is the best Collaboration we have done. So much nicer to not have a stupid mask.
Yeah, I was thinking wistfully of the mask days when his face showed up in this video! 🤣
@@hazcat640 😂
@TiglathPileser3 🤫 your going to make everyone find out.
Good video guys, I hope the hate mail isn’t too bad
lol me too!
@@Real11BangBang at least it will be engagement
Great subject matter. On the demonstration of swapping cylinder on the Colt I was surprised the wedge didn't fall out. Were they different in that respect from a replica? Mine drops away easily on a Uberti. Also were they ok to shoot with just a quick press of the wedge in place without securing the screw?
the screw was never ment to be turned as its only function is the keep the wedge captured. On originals the wedge should not fall out unless the spring is worn. they always fall out on replicas it seems. no tools were ever provided for the wedge as they were designed to be used with thumb pressure palm pressure. most replicas seem to require a hammer
@@Real11BangBang I see, that makes sense.
@@TUCOtherattthanks tuco. Yeah the screw was there to only capture the Wedge and keep it from getting lost or falling out. Now it is a little different on colt conversions. The Wedge is held in at proper depth buy the screw. You will see the screw has a flat side for removing the Wedge on those.
@@snappers_antique_firearms So the wedge on the conversion originals are different from the cap and ball originals?
@@TUCOtheratt yes its similar but its different. If you look they don't have the flat spring in the middle like most colt cap and balls. I say most because the 49 pocket. the pocket navy and pocket police don't have the center flat spring as well. But The Wedge on Conversions have a cut out that traps the Wedge fully into the gun so it cant back out under shooting. I will make a short video for you explaining and showing this so it will make it easier to understand.
I own six Colt cap n ball reproduction revolvers made by Uberti. None of them get cap jams because I polish the hammer face and use slixshot nipples. I do CAS with my 1860 Army's and rarely get a cap jam. Original Colts had a tapered powder chamber unlike the reproductions with a straight powder chamber in the cylinder. I think that contributed to cap jams of reproduction Colts.
that could very well be
I am trying to get all the various Colt cap and ball revolvers in of course clones... I think they are the most 'elegant' and yep... fouling... been doing a bit on that. Nickel... can't buy em now but I do it myself.. nickel is more slippery? and... been matching chamber/bore sizes. deeper fit in the grooves scours the bore (that is my theory and I am sticking with it LOL) Hammer springs and cap jams. I absolutely believe 100% what you guys are saying. And yeah.... the Walker does not come up to modern guns for ENERGY A 44spl or 45 Colt is more potent. sorry... just a fact. 'Mark Twain' said of the pepperbox that it was a marvelous gun but for the fact that you couldn't hit anything with it. The movie 'The sisters brothers' did show swapping cylinders at night on Colts.. Today with our clones? I can change cyl on my Colts faster than my buddy can with his Remington 1858. The wedge is the thing.... drop it and you are screwed. Anyway... great vid thanks
Garrett, during the earlier Fire, companies like the the Metropolitan Arms Company helped by keeping up the the 1851 production.
Yes I think that is why the metropolitan is so close to the original even compared to the Manhattan. I know that quite a fee of the laid-off colt employees went to metropolitan
@@garrettfromsmokeinthewoods They are VERY Close. I was playing with one a couple days ago and was amazed how close. Keep up the fine work.
@@dougdukes1039 thankyou we will
To start with.. NO STINKING HATE HERE HEre here. But I will only give a B+ as grade on this book report. 😉 Why myth # 3 is an incomplete answer. You have the correct hypothesis of the internal ballistics of expanding gases taking the path of least resistance, and the flash hole of a percussion cone takes a some away from the performance. A 🌟 for that. So what did you miss??? I I'll wait for an answer, and maybe make a quick short on it tomorrow.
P.S. you'll make me hate replica Remingtons😅 just got done addressing an issue on my uberti 1849 pocket, in which the arbor was actually to long/ or barrel shroud to shallow. However you perceive it. I also want a larger wedge
Mountain man
Colt did not invent the revolver, he perfected it.
amen
Colt invented its unique design. The story has it that his design came from working on a river boat and watching the giant paddle wheel in motion. Colts design for a revolver was a first.
I think the only surprise in the video was seeing snappers face
lol
Yeah sorry you had to see that. I am sure in a few years you will see those lawyers Commercials. Saying did you see snappers face and are You were physically or Emotionally damaged by it. You may be liable for monetary payment for damages
So Jake is a foreigner! I knew there was something wrong with that boy. He's much too polite. 😆😆
that’s funny you say I’m too polite. Another guy in the comment section here called belligerent and fractious. 🤷♂️
@@Everythingblackpowder He's probably from California and has sensitive feelings. 😂
The opentop frame colts are my favorites. Mine dont cap jam ever oh ya i converted them to cartridges lol
lol good point
Great story about the "spare" cylinder. That has to be about million to one chance.
lol i think its a pretty rare thing
I've had both Remmies and Colts, I've had Remmies seize but never a Colt. It seems to me that the Colt doesn't seize so badly because of the larger cylinder pin which was also ribbed in such a way as to block back flow into it. The Remmie's cylinder pin was very small by comparison and completely smooth.
The best design IMHO is the modern Ruger which has a protrusion extending past the face of the cylinder and directing the blow away from the pin.
I can shoot a whole box of balls through the Ruger even while shooting Pyrodex(which I hate). Without ever cleaning the piece.
But alas I sure would like ta have an original Colt.
When things were built with quality, instead of quantity
Even glocks blowup
Spot on! I've always been a little skeptical about negative reporting on the '60 Army. 🤔
yes they were far better then people knew
Colts 1860 army is a pretty good pistol. The design is superb. I have also noticed that they are capable of outstanding accuracy and power. If all i had was colts 1860 army i would not feel too much underarmed. Paper cartridges make reloading just as quick as the 73 peacemaker.
If you've not already, I'd like to see one on the Remington.
we will put that on the list. that is a great idea
@@Real11BangBangI too would like to see you do a video on the 1858 Remington. It has merrit.
Required watching video number one of 2024.🎉
lol thankyou
Thanks
I loaded an Uberti Walker (new gun first firing) with 50 grains of 777 and .454 rb. First cylinder full the lock pin backed out under recoil and the arbor came loose...looser than a dirt road ho! the gun literally fell apart in my hand on the first cylinder full. I've collected and fired about every type and brand over the past near 4 decades and I've used conversion cylinders since they were first offered for sale, but never in an open top. I'm sure the replica's are fine with bp and very light smokeless rounds, but as long as solid frames are available there's no need for me to wear out my open tops.
On the spring weight, they didn’t call them “thumb busters” for nothing
yess sir
In fairness, much of Jake's hate comments are earned with his somewhat belligerent and fractious attitude while delivering solid information.
lol i have never know jake to be belligerent
@@Real11BangBangbelligerent? 😂
In Jake's defense, his being a mechanic has likely conditioned him to preemptively confront stupid people before they can ruin his day. I, for one, see value in this approach. Anyone offended by it likely deserves to be offended...
Abrasive.
@@blueduck9409 much more appropriate word.
A great "record setting straight" presentation Much enjoyed Thank you both you guys.🙂 ❤Love this channel DJ
thank you very much
No hate Garrett I enjoyed the video and found it very informative, and Snapper....I'll let you live a little longer.
lol i we appreciate it
🫡
Anybody know where to get a replacement hammer spring for a Uberti that is stiff like the originals?
well you can get can get original spec springs at lodge wood manufacturing but idk how well it would fit a uberti. you can always put two springs ontop of each other in a uberti and get close
Wolff springs, dixie gun works. Track of the wolf. Buffalo Arms.
I made mine out of a used Sawzall blade😂
Why would Wild Snapper lie like this? Everyone knows that these myths are true. We need to get him some education. (Sarcasm)
lol i dont know why he would lie like that! you should go to his channel and ask him
😢
Good stuff Brothers
thankyou
Your welcome Brother!!!
Perfect day for some biscuits and "OX-YOKE" gravy!!
Oh yes!
Im gonna keep the myth of the walkers power because i have to sell my wife on the idea to get one so chill guys lol great video
haha good point
O crap... umm. Yes the walker is the most powerful. Plus it's a great investment. Plus 9 out of 10 Drs agree it makes husbands even more romantic.😉....good luck
Good morning guys. I'm a bit under the weather but I have a question about progressive rifling. Did all the Colt models come with it ? and Did the Remington revolvers have progressive Rifling? Stay warm guys. . .
i dont think that remingtons had but i could be wrong. colt put in any gun with at least a six inch barrel so not all the pocket models had it unless they were a 6 inch variation
Colt stopped progressive rifling right before the 1873 Single Action Army. And yes the 58 remington has progressive rifling. Not sure on other model remingtons
I always thought Remington would be my favorite, until i started collecting.... now the Colts are the favorite by far!
lol i think that is the way most of us did it
same here :)
People have this weird hang up about Colts and i think it just comes from "it doesn't look like a modern revolver" when in reality the Colt was superior in the black powder era just because it won't get so fouled.
yup 100%
You are wrong on the Walker
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You guys already did a video, regarding my biggest pet peeve, being on the "Cowboy Load" and it being the only safe way and the "Historical" way.....
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A flintlock one would be interesting. Hope you're family is healing and staying strong .
thankyou very much
I enjoyed the video soooo much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very educational. I always thought the lack of a top strap was simply because it was unnecessary and the manufacturer saved materials by not having it. I never thought that NOT having a top strap actually served a functional purpose.
oh yes it tends to help keep the gun running
The Colts have much beefier cylinder pins to make up for it.
very easy to clean as well
A great video, as always, but I do disagree with two things said: Sorry, Snapper, but your point about cam jams isn't supported. I have seen a number of references in original sources about Colt cap jams, especially if the exact right caps weren't used. For example, there's a letter from Major R. H. K. Whitley of the U.S. Ordnance Office to Brigadier General J. W. Ripley, Chief of the Ordnance Department, talking about Colt cap problems, and let's remember that caps weren't issued in cartridge packs (except in the case of a very few Southern ones), so there'd have been no way to ensure the right caps ended up with the right pistols. In addition, in "Three Years in the Federal Cavalry" by William Glazier, he mentions Colt cap jams a few times, just to cite one of the sources about this I have seen. Your point about modern (especially crappy Uberti) springs is on point, but doesn't prove cap jams weren't common in period, it only proves that Ubertis shoot worse than originals did (not a surprise). And no, we don’t know how many cap jams really happened in the field, but that only means we don’t know the number, not that we don’t know they happened.
Also, a very minor point, the original Model 1873 .45 Colt cartridge only had 30 grains (of 2F!) powder. The civilian cartridge of the same period (the center fire one that didn’t have the Benet primer) *did* have 40 grains, but that wasn’t the original (see Jerry’s Kuhnhausen’s “The Colt Single Action Revolvers” p. 23).
i would argue that even though cap jams did happen it was not on scale most think it did happen if it had it would definitely have been addressed through ordinance and rectified. Also on that same note, if you read Charles pate's book on the 1860 army, you will see. There is probably just as many if not more complaints about fit finish and reliability of the early remingtons. That's just my thoughts on the subject. And I do believe snapper did say it did happen. Just not as much as people think it did. what snapper and i are basing our beliefs on is our own experiences on is the fact that all the originals we shoot don't cap jam even with modern caps for the most part.
@@Real11BangBang I took what he said to mean they were not common, and I could be overstating his case, in which case I would apologize. I will say, however, that the letter to the Ordnance Department I mentioned suggests this was a recognized problem at the time. And while it's a mistake to trust in modern tests because too many variables creep into the experiment, I will note that Balázs Nemeth has video in which he compared original Colts and Remingtons and found that the Colt experienced significantly more cap jams--we can't put too much on this, it's a modern test meaning parts could be bad and the sample size is too small to be significant, but it failed for the same reasons we expect Colts to do so, and that is suggestive.
Hey schlachtschule I probably should have been more clear. Cap jams definitely happened. They just aren't as bad as what people base there Assumptions on replicas. And on the 45 colt. The Argument is not about military loadouts it's the revolvers max power. You could buy 40 grain 255 grain loads on the civilian market in 1874. With that load the SAA makes more power
@@snappers_antique_firearms Hey there! I wasn't commenting on the .45 Colt cartridges with 40 grains, I knew you were correct about them existing, I only objected to you saying the *first* cartridges had that load, because first load, the M1873, did not.
As for the cap jam thing, I have a theory: I don't think we see as many complaints about cap jams in original sources because compared to what had gone before (i.e., flintlocks) these revolvers were *much* better, so they didn't see anything about which to complain. But you're right that doesn't prove they were as bad as our modern reproductions, and I have no doubt whatsoever they were better, but we do see indications of problems, and those shouldn't be ignored. Thanks for the response, and I hope you could see I wasn't sending hate mail. ;-)
@@Schlachtschule no worries brother I don't take it as hate mail. the history is what's important. Debate over friends is how we look at the past and see it in different Perspectives. That is a Interesting theory on cap jams. Makes me Excited to read more into it.
C00L
Snappers bandana-less debut! Great to make your acquaintance!
haha
O so sorry you had to see that.😁
Top myth that drives me nuts... Lube or lubricated wads stops chain fires...
Sorry folks, it ain't true... Proper fitting caps and projectiles stop chain fires...lube of any kind makes it easier to clean. In fact, lubricated wads contaminates your powder...in my experience inside of 48 hrs, the wad is bone dry and if you cant get it to go off, it feels like a gallery load.
Show me a document from the period where they used lubed wads, i dare ya.
yes in most cases on colts they didnt use lube at all
That is a myth I used to believe. 100% agree
Good Video
Glad you enjoyed
Great video guys.
Glad you enjoyed it
Self rotating cylinder was invented in 17 century. There is one of these in the Royal Armoury Museum in Leeds.
Excellent video and info
Glad you liked it
There are worse things than making a video about colts cap and ball pistols on a cold winter day. It gives others something to do on a cold day.
Great video! You guys create some of the best cap and ball content available, very competent and knowledgeable without coming across like you absolutely know it all.
I do have a question though: I recently picked up an 1849 pocket repro, and noticed that the wedge was different from the wedge on my 1860's. The wedge on the 1849 seems a bit more secure. Is this an issue with poorly done repros, or did the 1849 wedge have a problem that was solved by the spring?
thankyou very much. yes this is a problem with repos as most originals hold the wedge tightly And those that don't could be Because of their age
didn't Colt invented parts interchangeability?
he helped improve it and was probably the firs civilian almory to do it but the frech had actually achieved it in the 1700s
Eli Whitney came up with parts being interchangable. It started with his cotton gin. The idea soon came to him and others that it would be fantastic for the gun industry.
I would think that one might be that these are not firearms.
true but if we went with that, it would be very hard to explain the 19th century colt firearms and Remington firearms company l o l
The reason they are not firearms is an arbitrary US Government regulation. I believe some other governments have similar regulations.
“The government is run by the finest men, and that is why we elect them again and again…”.
the hate mail jokes in this video got me thinking of something my buddys and i used to tell each other
we would say
with friends like us you dont enemys
Of course you timed the release of the video after snapper posted having to change airfilter on a quick getaway motorcycle. Evil genius much??
haha
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@@snappers_antique_firearms I didn't know Jake is Canadian. It's no wonder he's always encouraging me to make my own videos. How polite.
@@jeremyp2295 lol yeah he is
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I like the remington better but mostly It's just because i like the look and I'm more experienced with them. The colts are great as well. Wish I could get one but I'm in canada and my stupid government band pistol transfers. So I can't get any more pistols.
thats to bad but yes nothing wrong with a good remington
General question now with the cylinder change that was all well and good but it was done with clean and well oiled firearms how easy would you do that with one covered in fowling?
its not bad on the colt even with fouling i w ould say. much harder on a fowled remington becouse there is less to grab onto
Great video, thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Awesome video, I love the intro and style.
Thanks so much!