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Civil War Era Handguns

gto364cidgto364cid Member Posts: 14 ✭✭
edited May 2010 in Ask the Experts
Anyone shoot the originals (in good shape) or are they best left as collectibles?
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  • sandwarriorsandwarrior Member Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Shoot them with moderate/light loads. Clean them carefully immediately afterwards as the BP is corrosive.
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    UNLESS it is very rare model or 98% then I shoot them with REAL Black Powder. As noted dont shoot them unless you clean the same day.
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  • cbxjeffcbxjeff Member Posts: 17,637 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a few but don't fire anything. Some, like the pin-fires, I don't know where I could get ammo. They are just displayed in a partially glass top coffey table I made about 5 years ago.
    It's too late for me, save yourself.
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  • xxx97xxx97 Member Posts: 5,721 ✭
    edited November -1
    smith&wesson model 1 second issue .22...sits in the safe!!
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I fired 1860 Colts a great deal and found the flash penetrates thruout the revolvers.
    Besides having to clean the cylinder bores and nipple threads on nipples and cylinder, the whole gun needs to come apart, be cleaned and oiled including inside the grips soon after firing.
    Every time these pieces come apart, the gun is diminished and for that reason I sold my original Colts.
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