A solution for which there is no problem whatsoever.....

[series2a]

After seeing a guy at the club loading his Nitro conversion the faff involved is not worth it.
If you think cleaning your Revolver is dirty messy then I would suggest a co2 Revolver is for you.
Your totally right Tac.

[tacfoley]

Yup, to me, and I know it's going to p*ss some people off, having to put up with all this mess without the fun that comes from shooting HTG black powder is yet another reminder that as far as the UK government is concerned, the metallic cartridge never happened.

The rest of the world looks on in bafflement while we gently slide into shooting oblivion, without the excuse that the gunsmoke got into our eyes and blinded our way.

We can't even use the modern conversions in any kind of competition outside the UK - there are NONE for a nitro-propelled muzzle loader, since they only exist here on mainland UK.

[loiner1965]

cleaning my stainless steel 1858 is a doddle and to me is part of shooting it.
At my club they had complaints of the smell and smoke of bp guns which is a minority to be fair and we had to use 777 or pyrodex.
Now we can use bp again as long as its quiet but i was the newbies that was complaining, after all it is a gun club so you have to expect the noise and smoke.....we have new upgraded fans too

[tacfoley]

cleaning my stainless steel 1858 is a doddle and to me is part of shooting it.
At my club they had complaints of the smell and smoke of bp guns which is a minority to be fair and we had to use 777 or pyrodex.
Now we can use bp again as long as its quiet but i was the newbies that was complaining, after all it is a gun club so you have to expect the noise and smoke.....we have new upgraded fans too

So you can shoot BP so long as it's quiet? Huh? How does that work out? Physics being physics and all that.....as for noobs complaining about the noise and smoke, well, imagine that, a gun club has noise and smoke - whooda thought it? JW.

I'll stick to BP and LOTS of noise and LOTS of smoke - perhaps your noobs would be better off with rubber-band guns, where permitted of course - those loud twangs must be really upsetting.

[DesG]

So you can shoot BP so long as it's quiet? Huh? How does that work out? Physics being physics and all that.....as for noobs complaining about the noise and smoke, well, imagine that, a gun club has noise and smoke - whooda thought it? JW.

I'll stick to BP and LOTS of noise and LOTS of smoke - perhaps your noobs would be better off with rubber-band guns, where permitted of course - those loud twangs must be really upsetting.

I think he meant quiet as in not busy.

[tacfoley]

I think he meant quiet as in not busy.

Ah, gotcha.......A not-busy gun club sounds like going to a rock concert and finding that you are the only one there. Still, each to his/her own, eh?

[DesG]

Ah, gotcha.......A not-busy gun club sounds like going to a rock concert and finding that you are the only one there. Still, each to his/her own, eh?

Well I have to say that after three hours this morning of looking after newbies, dishing out rifles, cleaning jammy rifles and selling ammo, a couple of hours on my own with my Musketoon was total bliss. I did learn though that shooting a Musketoon two days after having a lower right 5 molar removed is probably not a good idea!

[Abasmajor]

After seeing a guy at the club loading his Nitro conversion the faff involved is not worth it.
If you think cleaning your Revolver is dirty messy then I would suggest a co2 Revolver is for you.
Your totally right Tac.

I acquired an Anvil nitro conversion revolver which is based on the same Uberti Remington 1858 revolver I currently still own and shoot due to the loss of our outdoor range and the subsequent restrictions placed on the use of muzzle loading revolvers on our now fullbore adapted indoor range.

Although I have now found another club locally with a suitable outdoor range I continue to shoot the nitro conversion as it actually involves less faff that the BP version. The nitro revolver can be loaded on-gun in just the same way as the standard Remington BP revolver without the need for fillers or grease and with the added advantage that the 209 shotgun primers used are both cheaper and easier to fit than the No11 caps used on the standard revolver. It's also quite nice on some of those cold, damp winter days not having to wait 10 minutes or so between shots while the smoke clears.

I still enjoy the full BP experience with its associated noise, smell and sometimes unreliable ignition etc, but I feel there is certainly a place for these nitro conversions especially when the alternative might be to give up shooting large pistol calibre pistols altogether.

As said in an earlier post, I have no issues with cleaning my revolvers after use and spend as much time cleaning the nitro conversion as the BP revolver,but its sometimes nice no to be faced with the immediacy required with traditional BP revolvers.

It's also worth noting that Nitro Conversion revolvers are eligible for use at the "Repeating Pistol Meetings" organised by the Surrey Branch of the MLAGB in conjunction with The South London Rifle Club at Bisley.

Brian

[tacfoley]

It's also worth noting that Nitro Conversion revolvers are also eligible for use at the "Repeating Pistol Meetings" organised by the Surrey Branch of the MLAGB in conjunction with The South London Rifle Club at Bisley. Brian

I didn't know that. Thanks for the clarificatementation. Still only UK, though...

[Abasmajor]

I didn't know that. Thanks for the clarificatementation. Still only UK, though...

Hello tacfoley,

As travelling with firearms outside the UK can be problematical, its not really a problem even if eligible competitions were organised abroad.
I understand the MLAGB initiative has been taken to encourage the use of all types of muzzle loading revolver in competition with the possibility of postal entries to follow.
Brian