r/canadaguns • u/Vintage_Pieces_10 • Jun 18 '26

Shooting Handgun hump-day (Antique Swiss 1882)

Definitely one of my favourite antiques to shoot! She’s not just a display piece but a reliable shooter. Definitely recommend for those seeking an antique revolver!

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u/Possible_Jellyfish69 Jun 18 '26

That's fair. I've found the Fiocchi 455 very inconsistent compared to my handload (more than double the standard deviation in fps). I even had one shot with fiocchi where it was nearly a squib and the bullet visibly bounced on the range floor lol. Reloading is much cheaper too

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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 Jun 18 '26

I actually had a squib just like that, but it was a handload .45AR in my Webley. The bullet literally drooped out of the barrel and rolled across the range

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u/Possible_Jellyfish69 Jun 18 '26

Interesting, what powder, and heavy or light crimp? I've been using Trailboss and a pretty heavy crimp and no squibs with my handloads yet (but I haven't been handloading for very long)

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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 Jun 18 '26

Winchester 231, 3.5 grains, light crimp, and this one was on a cast 225g LRN bullet that I powder coated myself. That was the only one I’ve had a squib from that recipe after 500-600 rounds (aside from a squib where I forgot powder lol)

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u/Possible_Jellyfish69 Jun 19 '26

Thanks for sharing. I'd like to try powder coating, and I'll probably try win 231 at some point since it's actually available

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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 Jun 19 '26

Powder coating is easy as hell and the results are pretty cool. Got a convection over from the thrift store, used a bunch of yogurt containers (any plastic with #5 stamped into the symbol will work), dump the bullets in, dump some powder, shake for a couple mins (no5 plastic being shook creates static electricity for the powder to stick), bake for 20 and let it cool for 10-15.

I use Eastwood powder coat (many colours) but as long as it has polyester in it, it will work. Pictured is some Eastwood translucent blue I used on some 200g LSWCs and they turned out great!