CCW a cap & ball?

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Nathan

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If things continue as they are going, would you CCW a cap & ball revolver?

The reloads are crap, but I can hit pretty well with my 1858 Army. You definately need to make hits! A bug would be important.
 
CCW is out of the question but I wouldn't really have to shoot anything more than once.

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And....if you were to miss....you've created your own smokescreen for a nice getaway!
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Watcha talkin bout Willis?

Actually if I missed I could fire 3 more times and have enough time to reload one of the guns as long as it wasn't to windy. :D


Miss????
 
In the old days military revolvers were often sold and carried with a spare cylinder for quick reloads.Civil War was the time when cavalry sabers where obsolete. They carried as much as six revolver instead !
Of course today some carry a "NY reload" ,that is an extra revolver .:D
 
That's why I paired up, I'm to old to be swinging sabers, cutlasses and rapiers anymore. Them days are 30 years behind me. :D
 
In the old days military revolvers were often sold and carried with a spare cylinder for quick reloads.
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Umm, no, they weren't. Military revolvers were sold in the crate with a few screwdrivers and one spare nipple for every revolver.
 
I'd be concerned about it, not because I doubt the weapon or your capabilities with it, but because of the potential issues.

I believe it was as long as a year ago, but a man was shot and killed with a cap and ball revolved in the northeast (I want to say michigan or the like...I'll try to find the article!).

The media got ahold of the fact that they don't need to be registered, and it caused a stink for a short while.

Obviously it died down and disappeared, but with the current state of things, I'd be worried that if you were ever seen with it, or, God forbid, forced to use it, it would open the floodgates for more regulations regarding our beloved black powder firearms.
 
Obviously it died down and disappeared, but with the current state of things, I'd be worried that if you were ever seen with it, or, God forbid, forced to use it, it would open the floodgates for more regulations regarding our beloved black powder firearms.
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Are you saying if it was all you had and you needed to shoot to defend yourself you would not shoot in order to keep the reputation of black powder guns unsullied?

Remember all the wars we were in before the French developed smokeless powder, remember Wild Bill Hickock and his little 36 caliber. I think it's pretty well established that cap and ball revolvers are deadly.
 
A lady rancher in the area used a .44 revolver to kill her ex. She was charged but aquitted in his death. One round ball center mass was all it took.
 
If it was all I had available, I've always felt that any gun is better than no gun. Most of my b.p revolvers, with the exception of the .31, are a bit bulky to try and carry around concealed though. that's why I usually just stick my derringer in my pocket, even my 9mm and my .357 are a bit bulky.
 
I pack my .36 Navy around with me when I'm fishing or hiking. I usually shoot it once a week or so just to keep fresh loads in it. I'd carry it concealed if I wanted to pack a gun in social situations. For a long time it was my only handgun and I never felt under-gunned with it. With a cylinder full of FFF its close enough to a .38Sp for me.
 
Just curious . . . for you guys that are going to carry one CCW - and carry it "concealed" so it doesn't "print" . . . . how are you going to do it? Ankle holster, on the belt, shoulder or just tuck it in the back int he waistline? I make holsters as a hobby . . . this opens up a whole new market . . . I think the first in my line of CCW holsters will be a nice form fitted ankle holster for a Walker. :D
 
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