Nitro muzzle loader

[tacfoley]

I have been shooting old Winchesters for 30 years and have a 1876 Winchester carbine that the 45-75 round was developed for black power use.

This rifle has been to the proof house in London and I decided on my visit with the proof master to go for a certificate of non proof.

I happily shot on a regular basis with a slow burning powder. I would need to hunt in the cuboard for the type.

I have friends in the US who do the same.

A 'certificate of non-proof' is like the 'pause' key on your computer keyboard. Meaningless.

What is the point of having a document that proves that your gun is not proofed?

Have I missed something blindingly obvious here?

tac

sent from my raspberry @02:19PT

[tacfoley]

I, too, shoot H4198 in my .45-70. 32gr behind a 405gr lead FN bullet does well out to 300m, being little more than a plinking load. However, my rifle, designed to shoot lead and not jacketed bullets, is a replication of the Browning /Winchester High wall, and NOT an original. It CAN shoot nitro loads, of course, and is proofed to do so, but it is made of modern steel, not iron, like your old Winchester[s].

For a laff I also shoot Pyrodex RS - for the smoke and boom, of course - since I don't have the necessary paperwork for BP.

I, too, do a lot of shooting in the US and Canada, where are are no national/federal proof houses of any kind. Instead, the ANSI/SAAMI organisations set the standards for pressure testing for manufacturers of modern arms that may use either contemporary or historic propellants. Production arms ARE proof tested in the factory.

Older stuff?

You are on your own.

tac

sent from my raspberry @02:30PT