Hi all variations came back and a slot for .36 is now sitting waiting to be filled.
Who's got what and any leaders in the field??
Balls cast, wads cut, powder flask full and caps a plenty.
Next stop a shopping trip
What's the most common (best?) six shooter out there??
Cheers John
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
Though you could nitpick about build quality and design my colt navy.36 out shoots my S/S Remmington .44 every time hey ho and half the price.
Lou
Cheers lou, what make you shooting, Pietta, Uberti euroarms etc??
Cheers John![]()
I have a Westerners Arms 'Navy' () in .36 (obviously) .. shoots straight .. seems to have bigger grips than the .36 Uberti I used to have, lovely case hardening on the action. I replaced the stock springs with Wolff replacements and trigger pull is now very nice indeed. Cost £50 plus the bits (£10).
It's my cowboy gun. I am ashamed to admit it, but it's true.![]()
My wife complains that I've got more sense than money.
How do you load these types of gun? Do they use a typical bullet?
thanks
They can: but most shooters prefer a cast round ball, which they find more accurate.
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
if you mean do they take cartridges - no they don't. The law changed several years ago and cartridge pistols are now Section 5 firearms and only legally available to the very select few.
These guns are loaded by pouring a measured charge of powder into each chamber from the front (hence 'muzzle loading'), putting in some packing material (either a thick fibre wad or semolina for example), ramming a ball onto the top, placing a percussion cap on a nipple on the rear of the chamber, cocking the gun and pulling the trigger. Big cloud of smoke, big bang, hole in the target (hopefully!)![]()
My wife complains that I've got more sense than money.