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Black powder pistol's and danger
mynamzmudd
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anyone know much about black powder pistol's? are they dangerous? I had a bad experience with a muzzelloader exploding on me so im a little leary about black powder firearm's. although they look like they could be alot of fun. any info is appriciated. thank you very much.
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Give it a try, they aren't expensive.
Ed
It's damn near impossible to "overcharge" one, as the excess powder blows out the end of the barrel
Special caution for BP revolvers, either only load/fire just 1 cylinder at a time (no fun) or make sure that you grease pack each cylinder above the ball AND place a cap on each nipple. These pre-cautions are to prevent "circle fire", where the discharging cylinder sets off the adjacent cylinders.
The powder must be used in the correct amount, and there must be be air space between ball and powder.
if the muzzle loader exploded on you, do you know why? The answer cannot be for the simple fact that it was a muzzle loader
Another good way to prevent 'circle' or 'chain' fire in a BP revolver is to use the correct diameter ball- it should shave off a circle of lead as it's pressed into the chamber.
As for cleaning, how hard to clean is a machine that uses hot soapy water as a detergent? [;)] I take the nipples out of the cylinder, I put my BP revolver's barrel and cylinder and nipples in an old cooking pot with water and some dish detergent, and boil them. Then I take them out, let them cool, and go to town for 5 minutes with a toothbrush and the hot water on the cylinder, and use a cleaning rod, patches and the hot water on the barrel after the toothbrush treatment. Then I completely dry and spray with WD-40 (to displace water, not lubricate)
While that mess boils, I clean the frame with hot water and soap, dry it, and oil it
Once all that's done I wipe dry again, use gun oil on the barrel and cylinders as any normal firearm, re-assemble, and then that's that
20 minutes to clean, no smelly chemicals
Warning: Make certain Shewhomustbeobeyed doesn't see you do this. Also be certain she doesn't see you casting bullets on the kitchen stove. That is the greatest danger from shooting black powder.
They are lots of fun, but are a real pain in the butt to clean. For that reason I don't shoot mine but once a year any more.