Report from John Taffin on cap n ball pistol accuracy

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Report from John Taffin on cap n ball pistol accuracy

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  • PIETTA Percussion Sixgun .44 1858 Remington 12"
  • .454"round ball
  • Speer CCI #11 percussion caps
  • A lubed wad between the powder and ball
  • Homemade lube over the end of the ball
  • Shot at 20 yards
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He reports: "This just may be the most all-around accurate shooting sixgun I have ever experienced in the past 65 years."
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I would be over the moon if any of my Cap n Ball revolvers grouped anywhere near that good..... 8)
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I am impressed! That is some good shooting for old technology. Well, any technology.
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piller wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 1:45 pm I am impressed! That is some good shooting for old technology. Well, any technology.
ANY technology.
I have one modern sixgun that will do that.
Out of the pistols I have .. and some are quite accurate .. I have one that will shoot like that.
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Awesome....!
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JimT wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 2:04 pm
piller wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 1:45 pm I am impressed! That is some good shooting for old technology. Well, any technology.
ANY technology.
I have one modern sixgun that will do that.
Out of the pistols I have .. and some are quite accurate .. I have one that will shoot like that.
They are few and far between....My late 80-ish Ruger Bull Barrel .22 will shoot one ragged hole like that, and a 629 with a 6.5" factory power port will do it....A Diana .177, too.
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Pietta cap & ball revolver, huh ?
Hmmm......
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no flies on that!
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While anyone might own such a good shooting pistol, not so many are capable of that level of fine shooting. Nice shooting Mr John T!
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gamekeeper wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 1:39 pm I would be over the moon if any of my Cap n Ball revolvers grouped anywhere near that good..... 8)
John, the trick to getting a good group is to "fire all 6 cylinders at once" -- those that hit the paper will be roughly the diameter of the cylinder. :wink:

But seriously -- that is some fine shootin'!

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The problem with firing all cylinders at once is that you cannot repeat it with the same gun.
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piller wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 8:25 pm The problem with firing all cylinders at once is that you cannot repeat it with the same gun.
You could get away with an unintentional volley from this one.....
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That type probably could. A Colt type wouldn't do so well with all cylinders going off at once. Those pepperbox style could be dangerous for 1 pull of the trigger, then they might need reloading.
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A volley gun would likely be extremely effective up close and personal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qnuu0nMFVA
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convoluted vent channel(s) tend towards hangfires.....

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