Reply With QuoteSomeone in our club has one and I've had a go on it, all the faff and none of the fun. It's a half way house solution with all the draw backs and none of the advantages, can't see the point.
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Check that one out mates: "Nitro Cylinder for BP" thread, in our Forum's Rimfire / Centerfire / Shotguns forum. Interesting read, about a type of UK-legal nitro pistol! Most current posts are from today.
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Someone in our club has one and I've had a go on it, all the faff and none of the fun. It's a half way house solution with all the draw backs and none of the advantages, can't see the point.
Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
Some UK shooters may think there's no legal way to own a functioning nitro pistol of any sort, other than the historical pieces and the LBRs. I thought that.Originally Posted by moonraker
I agree with your point, though: I doubt that I would want one, they just seem more trouble than they are worth.
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You can shoot them at an indoor range that cant handle black powder
No need for extra black powder certificates
Easier to clean the gun
Different shooting experence
More suited to target work (?)
Close to the feel of modern cartrige pistols
That seems a reasonable number of pro's to me, what are the cons?
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Take just along if not longer to load, have to remove cylinder and use special rig to load. Not that easy to clean, if you use Triple 7 in a black powder gun you can clean it with hot water not chemicals and you don't need another certificate to use it. I didn't see any great improvement in accuracy with it.
I think the most telling is I've seen it once at the range while his other muzzle loading pistols I see all the time.
Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
These are good points here, mate.
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
These are also good points!
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
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