mothermopar
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*** is that? A portable mortar?!?! LMAO! AWESOME!
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Yeah, it's basically a 1/2 scale repro of the English Coehorn mortar.... one of my books indicates that mortars of this size may have actually been used for launching grenades on the battlefield.
I read that Montana vigilantes used a small howitzer to blast a bandit's cabin in 1864.... so maybe artillery pieces can be counted as "cowboy guns"?
I know, it's a stretch
I read that Montana vigilantes used a small howitzer to blast a bandit's cabin in 1864.... so maybe artillery pieces can be counted as "cowboy guns"?
I know, it's a stretch
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I'm really sorry for veering this off into no-man's land, but I can't help myself...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Vt0mr2sjE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Vt0mr2sjE
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Sure, I shoot them occasionally. Especially the 1858 that's not as pristine as the other one. I think the 1858 type is my favorite. I also have a little Remington Police, that's all the revolvers I have, if I haven't forgotten one. The Dragoon, I've tried out two times. Hits right on target , with the 30 gr charger on my powder flask. A little on the heavy side though.
The Rogers&Spencer seems nice, but only tried it once. Don't like it as much because it's a lot of work taking it apart I think.
The shotgun is a cut-down coach gun, yes. Barrels are 20 inches, in about 12gauge, and it has very nice engraving on it with a lot of the gold wash left. Also have a 10 ga. with full length barrels that seems to pack some punch
And lastly I have a rebuilt springfield 1861, or 1860-something, .58 cal minie rifle. Haven't shot that very much though. Used to have a 4-inch Colt police, but traded it away. Also looking for a Sharps, but money is my limit here in life :barf:
// Daniel
Sure, I shoot them occasionally. Especially the 1858 that's not as pristine as the other one. I think the 1858 type is my favorite. I also have a little Remington Police, that's all the revolvers I have, if I haven't forgotten one. The Dragoon, I've tried out two times. Hits right on target , with the 30 gr charger on my powder flask. A little on the heavy side though.
The Rogers&Spencer seems nice, but only tried it once. Don't like it as much because it's a lot of work taking it apart I think.
The shotgun is a cut-down coach gun, yes. Barrels are 20 inches, in about 12gauge, and it has very nice engraving on it with a lot of the gold wash left. Also have a 10 ga. with full length barrels that seems to pack some punch
And lastly I have a rebuilt springfield 1861, or 1860-something, .58 cal minie rifle. Haven't shot that very much though. Used to have a 4-inch Colt police, but traded it away. Also looking for a Sharps, but money is my limit here in life :barf:
// Daniel
I never thought of this as a cowboy gun, but I guess that there was a sodbuster or two who had one of these over the mantle...just in case!
It belonged to this stalwart feller, a proud member of the 27th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. My great great grandfather, Sgt. George Henry Dunn, late of Atchison, Kansas.
It belonged to this stalwart feller, a proud member of the 27th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. My great great grandfather, Sgt. George Henry Dunn, late of Atchison, Kansas.
Fingers McGee
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On the rare occasion that I'm not shooting C&B psitols in a SASS match, I sometimes shoot these - pair of Uberti Cattlemen in 44-40.
Shotgun could be a TTN, Liberty II or this original 1889 Remington with 20" and 30" barrels.
And last but not the least, here are a couple of my CAS rifles. '66 Carbine, '73 short rifle and Lightning all in 44-40. H&R Officers model Springfield in 45-70.
Shotgun could be a TTN, Liberty II or this original 1889 Remington with 20" and 30" barrels.
And last but not the least, here are a couple of my CAS rifles. '66 Carbine, '73 short rifle and Lightning all in 44-40. H&R Officers model Springfield in 45-70.
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And a pair of turn-of-the-century 1897s that my great granddad traded for some plumbing work. If you're smarter than me, you can see that the bottom gun in the second picture has a new(er) slide. "Baba" was pretty good at making Frankenguns!
My dad's first shotgun - late 1800's Janssen, Sons & Co. 12 gauge with the dreaded Belgian Laminated Steel barrels. Shoots black powder like a dream!
My dad's first shotgun - late 1800's Janssen, Sons & Co. 12 gauge with the dreaded Belgian Laminated Steel barrels. Shoots black powder like a dream!
SainthoodDenied
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Here's a few of mine.
