Frontier Western Heritage
Frontier Western Heritage
Todd Kesner, Montana based armchair historian, stumbles his way through interesting information on guns, ammunition, and related accoutrements. While not quite ready for prime time, the hope is these videos are enjoyable and will help you learn something new. Join us virtually at the range or at the reloading bench.
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Check out Dixie Gun Works they have parts for some Original Colts also Uberti makes some I believe.
The fact is the settler's were never able do any of it in their own homeland. Yet only in the homeland of other's were they able enrich them selve's. And it was the empire's they toiled under that owned the glory instead. Yet they participated in everything that had to do with war. Their leige's wished. And no individual ever owned what the new empire itself accomplished. So in term's of biology supremacy was non existent. Yet the idea of superiority was existent. And it was only useful for their slave's. And if George Armstrong Custer did lay himself low in the battle field. It was more likely to be from Prairie Madness. Than fear of the “enemy”. Despite the plan's to detonate the fort if the “enemy” arrived. But fear of the “enemy” was popular. And it sold “pistol's, rifle's, and ammunition”.
I had a chance to shoot my Uberti copy of the 1849 recently. The mainspring is very light, so I’ve needed to add a washer behind it to increase the hammer force. All in all, if I could make this gun run RELIABLY, it would be an enjoyable piece to shoot.
Sounds like a .41 colt thunderer double action pistols. Also used by Doc Holliday, Billy the kid, and John Wesley Hardin
I have a commemorative 38-55 as well.....I mold my own bullets. from mostly pure lead...mold is 379 cal 285 grain...I use 18 grains 4198....reloaded cartridge will NOT chamber,some bullets are just lubed, some I paper patch to prevent leading the bore...After reloading I remove the decapping pin from the die and run my fully loaded cartridge back into the die......Important.....only run the cartridge in far enough to resize cartridge where it will chamber, in the rifle and set die at that depth ,do not full length resize the loaded cartridge.......what this method does is to resize both case and bullet to optimal size for the rifle.Soft lead likely upsets to fill bore,accuracy is quit good,velocity is probably just over 1300....which will kill anything that walks in North America
It’s been awhile Doc we missed your post!😊
*Don't make me laugh* 🤣
One other thing I’ll add about the stainless steel chips for wet tumbling brass. I only tumble for maybe a hour. Sometimes two if I get busy and let the time slip by.
That original Colt 1849 pocket pistol is still a fine little shooter after all of these years.....Thanks my friend...... Old F-4 II Pilot Shoe🇺🇸
Thanks for the video. These are always fun.
welcome back ! I have also just swapped over to wet tumbling and WOW I shoulda switched a long time ago! I like the stainless steel pins myself, never tried ceramic before
That’s shooting great! You’ve motivated me to get my Uberti copy out of the safe. Something interesting happened to me a few days ago at the range. Shooting my .44 Dragoon. First time shooting it. I was putting a cap on and it detonated. Conical hit the ground a few feet in front of me. I’ve been shooting these guns for 40 years and never seen that happen. Shot a few more cylinders with no problems.
FINALLY another video. We missed you!
It is possible to stretch the hand a little by laying it flat on its side on an anvil and placing the smooth end of an appropriately size dill bit across the middle of the hand and tapping with a hammer to just create slight indentations on either side Can measure its length before and after and when it has grown a few thousands reassemble and check its function. Repeat as necessary. Love your posts and welcome to Arizona Doris.
Glad to see you back Doc!
great! I own an 1863 and shoots great!
Colt spelled the name of their #3 Deringer with one "r". Why? Because they're Colt & they can do that.
Thank you for sharing your fine old revolver ,that is beautiful country that you are in right now, keep them coming.
😊 Love the pun 👍
Dr. Todd, nice to see you. Not sure where you are shooting but you must have gone up the mountain from Tucson. There is some great quail hunting in the small town of Patagonia to your southeast. A crowd of Montanans show up every December to seek the wily Mearns quail. Maybe I'll see you there. Karl from Livingston, MT
That is really good Todd! To keep all of those shots on the plate with different weight bullets is really good going, you will find that if you cock it faster the cylinder will index enough for the bolt to drop in, until it gets fouled up that is. A very nice quiet range with no assault troops practicing must be a huge change for you! Hope you have all your unpacking completed, some of mine has still to be done after 15 years! Chris B.
How do they even make a barrel that tapers so radically tapered? DOUG out
That’s the exact gun that Aunt Ginny gave Uncle Conrad when they got married as a wedding gift. It was a family heirloom.
Nah...he fought bravely till the bitter end. He's a legend that time will never forget
What holster r are you using?
More likely his brother Tom, knowing the battle was lost, killed him. The saying "save the last bullet for yourself" and suicide pacts among the soldiers happened as the Indians were exceptionally brutal and would torture your for days. Women who were captures were continually gang-raped. Not the wise, sweet, peace loving hippes portrayed in the politically correct movies.
SAD SAD SAD
I do not believe that lieutenant colonel Custar shot himself in the head. because the Indians despised killing yourself. there were reports soldiers that killed themselves. the Indians mutilated them because they thought ii was dishonor. there was a story I read that there was a soldier who was a bugler they don't carry guns. he was attacked by Indians and he fought viciously before he was killed with a bunch of arrows. the Indians honored him by not mutilating him, and they covered that soldier with bear skin to honor him. indians honored soldiers who fought valiantly. they didn't like soldiers that killed themselves. so I don't think Custer killed himself because I don't think the indians would honor him. the indians didn't mutilate Custar at all. because they honored him. and somebody who committed suicide, the indians will not honor you. and there are stories of this.
Doc, I mentioned this before and wondering have you tried a proper paper patched bullet and a barrel recrown? Buy the cutter and do it yourself, it's cheaper and don't push the bullet too fast as to jump the rifling.
I saw a story. I couldn't believe it, Custar refused 4 brigades of galing guns. that shows me that Custard did not expect that many indians at the little bighorn. that was an ill faded mistake by Custard. it would have been a lot different outcome at the little bighorn if Custer did have 4 brigades of galing guns there. I'm sure the military back then never made a mistake like that again. it's better off going in with overwhelming power. 🤔
Here's where I doubt. Dr. Porter's report. he found Custer with 2 gunshot wounds and dead. but there was a lump on the back of Custers head. so the doctor decides to dig into the lump with his knife and finds a bullet. a 41 caliber. and assumed Custer shot himself. I find it far-fetched. why would Dr. Porter digs in the back of Custar's head when Custer is dead already. when there's hundreds of soldiers around, probably dying from their wounds, and he's worried about a dead man, how he died. no reason to do an autopsy of Custard on the battlefield. he died on the battlefield. there were hundreds of bodies all around Custer. these no reason for that. so I don't believe that story. I personally think that story was a lie. someone was probably trying to make money off of a story. I'm sure they're soldiers who committed suicide instead of being killed by Indians. but that doctor story, I don't believe it..🤔🤨
First slug the breech end and get maximun diameter. Use that diameter for your loading. If that doesn't deliver, your choices are to sell it or bore it out and put a proper liner in it. Most sorry for you, but many thanks for finding the issue.
Custer died for our sins🤔 4:29
Broken treaties with the Native Americans
The video is fantastic; you are a great orator! How long would you make a 36 cal box? and what size bit for 36 cal?
I was standing at my work bench, in the garage in my house in Tucson when I felt a knudge on my leg. I looked down and here was a Javelina about the same size as the one you just murdered..............he was after my Hershey Kisses, so I gave him one. About twenty or thirty kisses more and he slowly walked out of the garage and joined his buddys. Guess there will be nor more kisses for this one ?? Not sure what the morale of that story is,
Welcome to Tucson, my hometown. There are several gun tubers and old west you tubers in Tucson. It would be nice to see a collaboration. I used to love Karl's videos, but he came out as a communist.
So, how would a cow-boy do it 140 years ago? My guess would be he didn't.
he was killed before last stand hill.
I’d take 44WCF any day over the 45 Colt. The 44WCF seals the chamber significantly in the 1873 Rifle as compared to 45Colt Ubertie Rifles. Keeping the toggles and action significantly cleaner over the 45Colt. Only problem today with 44-40 or 44WCF Is getting ammo and brass. Just need to make sure you use bullets in both with an xtra wide lube ring when loading BP.
Friend, Glad to find your channel, enjoy keeping the old timers shooting! Blsgs, gg
Im betting there is a pretty good chance that he did .
Custer's unit received 3 of the best gatling guns made shortly before the last battle but he decided not to bring them. Each could fire up to 600 rounds a minute. Thats 1,800 rounds a minute combined. Think about that for a while. 😮
Id try running a bullet .002 bigger than what you have and starting around 55 grains and working up in 5 grain increments, getting hit by a 45 caliber bullet pushed by 55 grains of powder carries more kinetic energy than a miss pushed by 70
That is a point very well put. Todd
Your a great presenter . You have some great guns. Thank you for your knowledge.
I thought Custer was armed with British Webley pistols?
I think that's very plausible actually.
You talk too much, get to the point earlier.
Good video realy , i though exactly the same after see the picture of death custer.
I prefer the Johnny Carson image.
I just check my Browning 1886 Carbine it is the same diameter the full length of the barrel?