Congratulations. Bring guns back from the dead is by far my favorite part of the hobby. I am working on bringing back to life a Remington New Model Army from 1864. I am glade to see another original out at the range.

I can’t believe that 160 year old revolver is up and running. I could only imagine the story it would tell, the way of life. Self sustaining people, tough, strong, smart, and proud people. Unlike today, with all these hippies destroying America and the freedom we once had.

Good to see you again. Well Done on rescuing an original!

Excellent video. Great to see you taking an old gal out to the range.

Shooting doesn't get any better than this.

Great presentation, Mark, thanks for telling us what it took to get this old girl spitting fire again! I agree, this will be a fine bequest and family treasure.

That was a nice find looks nice, glad to see you back

Thanks for sharing. Always nice to see originals still talkin.

Great video, missed you on the channel.

Wow! I’d be so scared to shoot originals, but it’d probably be pretty cool!

Well it's good to see you're back glad you're feeling a little better sorry about the Heat but I'm telling you what it is beautiful up here in West Virginia. Keep you powder dry

@45calibermedic

Жыл бұрын

It's a beautiful land, I have family in Germany Valley. How's the summer treating you? Of late, we Pennsylvanians are burning up!

Glad you are on the mend, I love the content. Blackie Thomas turned me on to your bullets and I've gotta get a mold and try them myself. See you soon. 👌🤠👍

Shoot some roundball through-it, I find them more accurate. Very cool you shoot it!

Great find and beautiful restoration!

Great video. Good to aww back on You Tube,

Nice to see you back in action! I think getting this old pistol back in action is an excellent idea, it can never be a true collectors piece since being "got at" by a so called restorer, but at least you can do no harm beyond what has already been done, those cartridge loadings looked very loose in the chamber, did they have the same projectiles in then that the first shooting had ? Welcome back! Chris B.

Thanks for restoring that beauty to shootable condition.

Very good video. Glad you've saved it and have it working order. I have enjoyed your content for a long time now. Thanks

Nice video Mark thanks.

I bought an old Pietta cylinder that had exact timing cuts. All I had to do was to take a bit off it's face for a perfect fit and it works perfectly.

Great video! Glad to see you up and around!

Very nice, Mark!

Great channel! Loved this video!!

Good eye on that deal, thx for the vid

That's a beauty! I have Remington Envy.

I used to have a six cavity .44 gang mold.

Beautiful! Well done on the resurrection of Lazarus!

Looks good

Nice to see you back Mark. I wish I had an answer for the heat, but unfortunately we are roasting too! I live that you brought a NMA back from near extinction by a some repair and replacement. I hate to see history just sit around and be unloved. That's not what they were made for.

MMM... A guy in my club had an original... no finish left on it but internally it was mint and shot very well...... envy...... 😀 My own repros had a bit of a mismatch between chamber mouth size and groove diameter, but that was soon remedied with a reamer.... I use .457 RBs or the Lee 200gr conicals.... they shoot either very well to a POI close enough that the two projectiles are pretty much interchangeable.

Nice restoration

Well done! Great to see that old mold making good bullets. The bullet is pointed like other old designs I have seen. I noticed in a video from Forgotten Weapons on a Prussian Navy (Koenigliche Marine) rig , which has a mold for a flat tipped bullet (@4:12). Could that have been a special order mold for a foreign contract? It looks a lot like a modern bullet for 9mm Luger.

Its ashame that someone reblued the revolver. But at least its in a good home. Did you say you relined the barrel? I did that on my first few guns. but these days i shoot them first before I consider relining the barrel. You would be amazed how bad a bore can be and still have the gun shoot great.

Hello Mr. Hubbs. Thank you for this presentation, another very nice video. Regarding this Colt bullet, do you intend to duplicate it through a LEE mold as for your other bullets and is it possible to order your products from France? Thanks.

@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400

Жыл бұрын

No, it was one I considered early on. However, its short heal does not allow it to sit very low in the chamber so it will not fit in the loading port of hardly any reproduction revolver. it would be a poor seller as a result.

Nice to see you back👍👍👍👍

@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Nice gun, I have just purchased a pietta new army 44 the major consensus say the .454 is the ball to shoot I've been looking at the conical bullets and the diameter seems to be quite smaller getting confused on what's what ie proper seating and sealing the cylinder walls, HELP would be appreciated and look forward to being a new customer.

Hi Mark, thank you for all the great videos, and good work with Eras Gone. What is your entry music, I really enjoy it. 👍

@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400

Жыл бұрын

That is the last few bars of "Hard Times Come Again No More" by Stephen Foster. He wrote this 1854. Here is one of my favorite versions on KZread. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f6WArLWgZqnbp7w.html

@scottsummers6357

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for replying, I appreciate the link as well. Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays.👍

@scottsummers6357

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/nZyrpc2QZNCzoLw.html

are you able to post the video of the sight adjustment on the colt walker?

Nice stuff mate 👍 the paper loads are they the same gran as the first load you did on the video?

@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400

Жыл бұрын

Yes, 25 grains

Was the original barrel gain twist ? I am very curious how originals compare to the new repos

@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it was originally gain twist. Unfortunately, the new barrel liner is standard twist.

Shouldn't have to help it's cylinder to turn so there's still a problem.

I have the Eras gone Johnson & Dow with 25gr in paper cartridges. They won't seat deep enough in ether my Uberti Remington new model army or the Uberti 1860 Army. They seat fine when I load with lose powder and the Johnson & Dow bullet I'm using a paper cartridge kit using cigarette paper. Any suggestions.

@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400

Жыл бұрын

Ron, I'm not sure how to advise. My work fine in all those guns. Make sure your cartridge body is not too tapered which might make it too long and impede seating the bullet.

@Chock_ful-o-nuts

9 ай бұрын

I have a 2019 Uberti 1858 I bought from Dixie Gun Works. Use Eras Gone By .44 Johnston & Dow lee mold, 30 grains of Shutzen 3f in a homemade rolling paper cartridge. Loads fine though it is a tight fit, not a lot room left between conical and face of cylinder. Went to the range today and it was accurate, thunderously loud and smokey compared to everything else on the firing line. 😊

Hi Mark...thanks for the video. A couple years ago I found an original barrel, frame and hammer in an antique store for $45 dollars. I fit a Uberti cylinder and bolt, a Pietta Loading lever and hand. The original hammer needed too much work, so I ended up using a Pietta hammer as well. The problem with the Pietta hammer is that the cam is in a different orientation. So I had to punch it out and rotate it about 30 degrees for it to work properly. I ordered an original trigger from Lodgewood along with all the original pins and screws. Did all the fitting and timing myself...and now it's better timed and locks up tighter than my USFA Colt clone! Anyway...I was wondering about your dovetail front sight? Mine has the pressed front sight. Was that something Lodgewood did to it? Thanks again.

@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400

Жыл бұрын

My original had a dovetail front sight. I've seen originals with dovetails and pressed in. I don't know when Remington made the change, or which came first.

@Master...deBater

Жыл бұрын

@@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400 Thanks for the reply. Mine is serial #42996...so a bit later than yours. I think it was produced in 63 if I'm remembering correctly what I had read. So they must have started with the dovetail sight and decided to press them in later on. Thanks again.

Hey Mark- were you shooting at swan creek?

@erasgonehistoricalmolds2400

Жыл бұрын

Indeed I was!

nice video, just for giggles try using the barrel as a drop tube for your powder it may or may not affect accuracy .seemed to me it does...