HALODIN wrote:A nitro converted 5.5" with imitation ivory grips is definitely on my hit list...
Try Anvil Conversions: http://www.anvilconversions.co.uk/index ... e13768.htm
I talked to the owner at the BSS about exactly that. According to him, the only 'conversion' you need to shoot smokeless in the ROA is the nipple conversion to take shotgun primers. You then take it along to your nearest Proof House, specifying which smokeless powder you intend to use and how much of it, and they'll proof it for you. Simples.
However and personally I can't really see the point. Messing around with shotgun caps is a royal PITA, I use 777 and so cleaning isn't a major problem and I quite like the smell & big cloud of smoke.
Halodin said: A nitro converted 5.5" with imitation ivory grips is definitely on my hit list...
I have the best of both worlds. I had the 5.5" converted to nitro & shotgun primers by Dick Kershaw. Superb ! And of course the cylinder also fits the 7.5", so I can use either with nitro, or with 777 if I feel like it.
Triffin said: "Messing around with shotgun caps is a royal PITA"
Can't see how. As someone who has the facility for both, the shotgun primers, being bigger, are so much easier to handle (especially on a cold day !) than trying to get a standard cap on the nipple, and of course they don't shatter into bits that drop into the gun's mechanism. They don't fall off the nipples either when shooting. And .... they go off every time, which I wish standard percussion caps do.
Sea Wolf wrote:Halodin said: A nitro converted 5.5" with imitation ivory grips is definitely on my hit list...
I have the best of both worlds. I had the 5.5" converted to nitro & shotgun primers by Dick Kershaw. Superb ! And of course the cylinder also fits the 7.5", so I can use either with nitro, or with 777 if I feel like it.
Sea Wolf wrote:Triffin said: "Messing around with shotgun caps is a royal PITA"
Can't see how. As someone who has the facility for both, the shotgun primers, being bigger, are so much easier to handle (especially on a cold day !) than trying to get a standard cap on the nipple, and of course they don't shatter into bits that drop into the gun's mechanism. They don't fall off the nipples either when shooting. And .... they go off every time, which I wish standard percussion caps do.
I agree getting them on is easier . . . but how about getting the spent ones off afterwards? Particularly if you forget to do it before re-loading the cylinder. Or loose your little pokey-thing.
I've found the my ROA works just fine with Remington #10 caps. They go on easily, Stay on until it's their turn to go bang. And then don't break-up into little action-jamming pieces afterwards, but tend to stay on the nipple.
Sea Wolf wrote:Triffin said: "Messing around with shotgun caps is a royal PITA"
Can't see how. As someone who has the facility for both, the shotgun primers, being bigger, are so much easier to handle (especially on a cold day !) than trying to get a standard cap on the nipple, and of course they don't shatter into bits that drop into the gun's mechanism. They don't fall off the nipples either when shooting. And .... they go off every time, which I wish standard percussion caps do.
I agree getting them on is easier . . . but how about getting the spent ones off afterwards? Particularly if you forget to do it before re-loading the cylinder. Or loose your little pokey-thing.
I've found the my ROA works just fine with Remington #10 caps. They go on easily, Stay on until it's their turn to go bang. And then don't break-up into little action-jamming pieces afterwards, but tend to stay on the nipple.
Triffid
I switched the nipples on my ROA to use shotgun primers a while back then had to switch back to using caps. No matter what charge I used the shotgun primers were expanding out the back too much and jamming the chamber. So doesn't always work. I prefer to use caps.
I recently traded my 80s vintage blued OA (shown in the earlier pictures) for a almost new appearing stainless version. There was a patch of rust in the barrel that came out quickly with some oil and a bronze bore brush, no pitting under it. Took it to the range and got only about 30% first hit firing on each chamber. I blamed the caps for being old and misfiring but when I got it home I realized that the previous owner never cleaned the channel that the hammer rests in when the down position. There was so much fouling that the hammer blow was being cushioned and not giving a good smack to the caps.
The revolver is spotlessly cleaned now and I am anxious to give it another try.
