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Anvilconverstions Remington 1853
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:48 am
by qws
I am in the process of getting an Anvilconverstions Remington 1853 5.5inch. I see the recommended powder is Herco, but I understand it can be difficult to get ? Have any forum members a known source or supply of Herco or can recommend an alternative powder that has been used successfully.
Re: Anvilconverstions Remington 1853
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:01 pm
by PrecisionGunnerUK
Hi
I've been using Blue Dot with good results in mine.
Regards
Paul M
Re: Anvilconverstions Remington 1853
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:03 pm
by Sixshot6
PrecisionGunnerUK wrote:Hi
I've been using Blue Dot with good results in mine.
Regards
Paul M
Anyone know if Anvil would get in a target sights model to use their system? Only asking as my dad likes the idea of them, but he'd feel better knowing that he had a rear sight too? Anyone got an answer to this?
Re: Anvilconverstions Remington 1853
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:51 pm
by Dellboy
Uberti do one with target sights is it sadler who has one for sale on here ?
Re: Anvilconverstions Remington 1853
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:05 pm
by Dellboy
Re: Anvilconverstions Remington 1853
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:09 pm
by dromia
The only reason Herco is recommended is that is it a large flake powder so it doesn't leak through the flashhole, any flake powder of a similar burning rate will do, Blue Dot has been mentioned already just a tad slower than Hercules.
Good handloading practices apply and you should know what they are and understand the principles behind handloading before ventruring into this field of shooting
Re: Anvilconverstions Remington 1853
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:58 am
by redcat
Check out the Anvil website and you will find he's offering different powder measures to use a variety of powders. He will only do work on new revolvers (Uberti only) and not one supplied by the customer. I'm sure if you ask he'll get a target sighted version for you. You will not be disappointed with one of these!
Redcat
Re: Anvilconverstions Remington 1853
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:43 am
by nunhead
These are suitable for the "new" courses of fire becoming available.
We (South London Rifle Club and the Surrey Branch of the MLAGB) have included this sort of firearm in our OPEN MEETINGS FOR REPEATING PISTOLS at Bisley.
The next one (SLRC) is the middle weekend of the Imperial Meeting (alongside NRA ML and GR matches) - 15th & 16th JULY -- and scorecards are £5.
Classes for STANDARD PERCUSSION REVOLVER (i.e., El Cheapos + originals) one and two-handed , PERCUSSION TARGET REVOLVER (i.e., "Standard" + the costly specials + Rugers) one-handed only; FREE PERCUSSION (more or less anything except using laser sights!) and then MODERN MUZZLE-LOADER -- with sub-classes for "Patriot", nitro conversions of percussion revolvers and the "Alfa" etc. -- again, one and two-handed matches.
Courses of fire are all 20 shots (4 x 5) plus optional sighters:-
SLOWFIRE -- 3 minutes / series; TIMEDFIRE -- 1 munute/series; RAPIDFIRE -- 30s/series;
"BOBBER" (turning targets -- 5s faced, 10s edged) and "SURRENDEN" (against the clock).
Details etc from slrc (at) jimhallam (dot) eu
The Surrey Branch MLAGB Meeting is 10th September -- same format ---
surreybranch (at) jimhallam (dot) eu
or download from the Surrey Branch MLAGB website.