I used one of these owned by a club member last week very very nice. I am definately considering one for a future purchase, a ml pistol without the cleaning and grease has got to be a good bet.
I used one of these owned by a club member last week very very nice. I am definately considering one for a future purchase, a ml pistol without the cleaning and grease has got to be a good bet.
Last edited by neutron_bomb; 08-09-2014 at 10:26 AM. Reason: spelling
Update ;
I've now had mine for nearly a year and it's had over 1,000 rounds through it.
It's working perfectly, has never jammed and is more accurate than I am. What's not to like!
My standard load is .471 ball, I cast these myself and lube with Alox. Using the standard load of Blue Dot from the supplied dispenser with Remingon 209 primers. On a good day I can hold a 3" group at 22 yards ... on a good day ...
Every bit as accurate as a BP version. Less dramatic to shoot, much easier to clean.
Cheers!
Paul M.
NSRA and NRA qualified RCO.
Tried one owned by a club member a couple of weeks ago. Lovely to use and dead easy to load. Tim
Can you still use Black Powder and its substitutes in a Nitro converted pistol or does the shotgun primer change the variables.
.471 ball paul ? thought they would be 451-454 size
From what I've seen there isn't enough room in the chamber to load a charge of BP/Sub, just the widdling nitro load. However, I'm sure to be put right by somebody who has one. I've shot one, and was hyper-unimpressed, especially for the cost involved.
IMO a .44 handgun is meant to go 'Kaboom', not 'plut', and exercise your wrist somewhat.
tac
If you want to do this the Ruger Old Army is a better bet, the nipples can be replaced with ones designed to take shotgun primers. These nipples can be used with BP, in addition, the gun is strong enough for Nitro and just requires being re-proofed for Nitro.
I have an Anvil and love it, very accurate and easy to clean. They are the perfect alternative for those of us that have absolutely no interest in the faffing about that comes with BP ranging from the extra licences and the cleaning regime.
Andy
Just had a e-mail from Derek. Mines ready for sending. Oh Yes.