My First Blackpowder Firearm
I wasn't planning on getting into Black Powder, but I got offered this for free, and who says no to free guns?
Uberti 1860, markings show it was manufactured in 1969! Old girl in her own right!
u/Turncoc — 11 hours ago
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First Shotgun
I just picked up my first BP shotgun from a pawn shop. I have a BP revolver and rifle, and always wanted a shotgun. It doesn't have much in the way of markings. The only words I can find on it are on the top saying "REAL TWIST." Anyone have any tips on how to disassemble/clean or maybe when it was made? Currently doing research now on it. It looks to be a 12ga although nothing I can find says it is. I shined a flashlight down the barrels and both are smooth bore, also surprisingly clean. The ram rod looks very beat up and has a screw (I'm assuming an extractor) crimped on one end, but it looks almost like it broke off at one time and someone crimped it back on. The ramrod seems kind of short by maybe 2 inches from the length I'd expect it to be. Look forward to learning how to use it and shooting it.
u/Fulguritus1 — 2 hours ago
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Just a picture of my two French sister guns next to each other :) (my pride and joys)
My only “operational” guns in my collection being my French tabatiere rifle turned shotgun by the Belgians (left) and my 1867 dated chassepot with all the early bits still on it (right) and I say operational in quotes because the tabatiere used to have a lot of petina with all the remaining petina I couldn’t get off still in the barrel and it’s missing its firing pin. (See picture 2 for what the it originally looked like)
u/RonanTGS — 13 hours ago
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I got this a couple days ago and at first my problem was getting the wedge out,but now when I put the wedge back in the gun the hammer won’t cock do y’all know what the problem is?
u/True_Razzmatazz_348 — 21 hours ago
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Waterless cleaning methods?
Hello, I have seen many recommendations for using water to clean musket barrels and all however I really don’t feel comfortable pouring water down my guns and was looking if anyone had any methods of cleaning that work which don’t involve water. I was planning on using traditions bore solvent to clean however if anyone has any knowledge on this I’d greatly appreciate some tips, thanks you!
u/bythebnro — 7 hours ago
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Can anyone tell me what the left rifle is?
I recently bought this .45 cal that was labeled “EIA-ITALY”, right rifle is an Antolio Zoli Zouave .58 for those interested
u/Frug5 — 21 hours ago
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Assistance needed!
Picked up this conversion 1860, paperwork says Pietta but I’m looking for confirmation so I can order a heavier hammer spring.
u/SwampFoxActual17 — 24 hours ago
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Where would you guys recommend me go to buy black powder weapons that are cost-efficient
Mint cost-efficient as in it’s a good gun, but cheap you could basically say like, where can I get the best deals on? Looking for specifically website websites also it could be pistol or rifle, but I’ve been looking for rifle. Specifically for deer hunting.
u/Sixgun-I-owe-you-one — 17 hours ago
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