Posted on 04/02/2013 7:20:06 AM PDT by Revelation 911
been thinking about getting one - curious to hear comments.
Cimarron orders from Uberti to original specs / markings etc...in .44 black powder (blued)- while Uberti makes a non original in .45 long colt which is also color case hardened....which is better looking
Im torn - BP would extend my deer season - but it would mean a whole new level of expense in powder/shot etc...
I have a Win 94 in .45 colt so I have plenty of ammo
Hate to sound like an indecisive pantload but Im torn as to what ends up in the cabinet -
You’re welcome. I’m not sure a .45 LC cartridge would be harmless either but it seems better than BP.
i have had a chain fire when shooting blanks at a reenactment. that's scary enough.
In Ohio, you can use your BP rifle during regular deer season. So,,, if you have one that’s more accurate than a slug shotgun,,,,,,,,
in Ohio, you can use your Black Powder rifle during regular deer season
Thanks for the post. I loved the looks of the old Navy/Army Colts and have been thinking of buying one. Now, I don’t think I will.
“i have had a chain fire when shooting blanks at a reenactment. that’s scary enough.”
My pistol sounded like a machine gun! Went straight to the grocery store for Crisco!
I do not have personal experience with cap-and-ball revolvers. I have only a muzzle loading rifle. That said, I read a very detailed post on another forum in which the writer talked about the grease being a great path for chain fires. Instead, he chamfers the opening to each individual bore in the cylinder. That way, the ball gets swaged into place, eliminating the need for any other material. Using this method, the write-up said he had never experienced a chain fire accident. Just a thought, which would appear easy enough to verify.
I’ve seen a BP revolver chain fire, and I wouldn’t want my hand in front of it when it did and I wouldn’t want my face anywhere near it when it did.
I have been shooting cap and ball revolvers for over 40 years and I put a little beeswax cookie (50/50 beeswax and Crisco), cut out with a .45 LC case, on top of the powder before seating the ball. Lubes very well and never had a chain fire.
Look on the bright side, if it chain fires you can always use the blood coming from your hand put the fire out.
It was over so fast, less than a second, that it didn’t even scare me. But it made me think!
Some states allow cap and ball revolver firearms for muzzle loader season, but a .45 Colt version would not be allowed.
I have owned a cap and ball version and it was a fun. But keep in mind that there is a reason for the extra trigger thing on the trigger guard. You can not shoot it like a regular rifle or you will get powder burns on your arm from gases escaping from the front of the cylinder.
Same here, but I was standing in back of the guy when it cut loose. Scared him s#@% less, but didn’t hurt him.
The guy standing beside him wasn’t so lucky. He got to dig some lead splatter out of his face and arm.
OW! OW! OW!
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How wrong can one man be?!? Personally, I find it is much handier than my matchlock. Skin grafts are a small price to pay for hours of plinking pleasure, plus the smoke cloud allows easy escape from enraged wild boars.
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