Not Black Powder but it fits in here . . .

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Not Black Powder but it fits in here . . .

Post by Aughnanure » Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:15 am

Nitro muzzle loading pistols: These are loaded in an identical way to the black powder revolver but use only very small charges of smokeless nitro powder ignited by shotgun primers. Due to the very small charges that these pistols use it could be very easy to double charge this type of pistol and that would result in the pistol blowing up in your hand on firing. For this reason the club nitro revolver will only be used under very strict standards of supervision – please check with the duty officer for up to date details.
One lives and learns; I did know that a firm in South America built nitro muzzle loaders but I didn't think that any clubs used smokeless MLs.

Seems just a mite unsafe to me to have both types of powder on the range, but then I've been Range Officer when an Enfield (.577) blew up with 2.5 drams of Ballistite, by black powder measure, behind the usual minie :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Post by DuncaninFrance » Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:29 am

Looks like a Ruger Old Army.
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Post by Aughnanure » Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:34 am

It is,Duncan, but like some humanoid robots it doesn't have nipples.
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Post by DuncaninFrance » Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:44 am

I want one and started to 'collect' some parts but my source dried up and so I have the barrel, frame and trigger only.................. :( :(
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Post by Aughnanure » Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:13 am

Don't know what your local laws are like but any good machinist with a lathe could make one, very simple machining as the Old Army doesn't have a ratchet on the rear of the cylinder, just 6 holes against which the hand works.
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Post by DuncaninFrance » Tue Sep 14, 2010 3:48 am

Aughnanure wrote:Don't know what your local laws are like but any good machinist with a lathe could make one, very simple machining as the Old Army doesn't have a ratchet on the rear of the cylinder, just 6 holes against which the hand works.
Well, although it is BP it is classed as a CAT4 because it isn't a 'replica'. That means LOTS of paperwork! :( :(
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Re: Not Black Powder but it fits in here . . .

Post by blackisler » Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:29 pm

I have seen these for sale by a company who does the conversions.
link http://www.westlakeengineering.com :SCO: Robert
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