Black Powder Thread

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fishtail muskets are also pretty fuckin aesthetic

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This is my current black powder collection. Just a Traditions Kentucky Long Rifle, an Uberti Walker Colt, and an 1851 Navy.

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dumping more aesthetic BP guns

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one day I'll get a Bess..

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>>33829874

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>>33829874
Sweet, I was just going to find the QTDDTOT thread, but this will work.

About how much black powder should I put in this here antique .36 calibre boot pistol I just bought?

I once heard the rule of thumb was calibre=grains, but 30 grains of FFFG seems a bit much, but I don't really know.

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I just picked up an old tower flintlock for $125, something like. 69 caliber.

It all seems to work fine, except that the frizzen is soft as hell. Any solutions asides from brazing on a new sole guys?

>>33830194
You can always buy one for 100 USD and restore it

http://www.ima-usa.com/salesperson/result/change/?dir=asc&order=price&q=Original+Antique+Guns&salespersonaction=sort&searchHandle=QT1PcmlnaW5hbCBBbnRpcXVlIEd1bnN_Qj1PcmlnaW5hbCBBbnRpcXVlIEd1bnN_RD0xNn5JPVByaWNlfks9NH5MPTF_TT03fg

>>33830198
what pistol is that? looks fucking cool, i'm guessing its inline?

>>33830211
One day, I will own a pepperbox.

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>>33829874
What pressures do BP rifles/shotguns go to? Are there any places I can find this information? I'm curious about building my own musket out of high pressure water pipe, and I want to know the pressures BP guns reach to see if its feasable. Dont worry about safety, I'll put a sheet steel guard on the gun just in case (or maybe embed it in an epoxy, fiberglass, or magnesium at the chamber)

>>33830396
I did this a while back:

https://desuarchive.org/k/thread/29425905/

>>33830356
Custom

Here's the thread following it's construction

http://knifedogs.com/showthread.php?2254-The-Newell-45-cal-front-loader

>>33830009
why a Walker when any of the Dragoons are direct upgrades in every way?

>>33830470

For Outlaw Josey Wales and Lonesome Dove related reasons

>>33830548
you need at least like 3 more guns to be Josey
seriously how did he even walk

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>>33829874
technically black powder

>>33831294
Where the fuck do you even get ammo for that thing?

also

>tfw no veterlli shooting operator gf

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>>33831361
You make it from 8mm lebel casings

>>33831611

neat, might have to try that

>tfw now I have an excuse to buy a Veterlli

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>>33831821
they're pretty easy to convert, the ammo is a different story. you'll probably end up paying more then the guns worth to reload 50 rounds for it. I'll probably make a video on reloading black powder cartridges and making brass for it.

>>33831611
Damn, that really makes me want a black powder cartridge rifle.

Where can you get black powder (the real stuff, i.e. goex or Swiss, not substitutes) in California? It seems like nobody carries it anywhere within 250 miles of the bay area.

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Lancaster howdah pistol.

Old school British Raj big game backup pistol.

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>>33829874
So are hawking rifles pretty much the best option as a "babies first flintlock?"

Not a big fan of the short stock aesthetic but they seem like decent rifles for the price.

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>Even black powder is banned in Australia

JUST KEK MY SHIT UP

>>33833229
Yeah. Although Pedersoli does make a "blue ridge" rifle in both flint and percussion for $600. It's on sale a lot at Cabela's.

>>33833239
kek, even in this post-commie place I can get a BP revolver mailed to my doorstep

>>33833239
You can make your own black powder with 100$ worth of equipment.
If you can't get a hold of percussion caps,I suggest you get those cheap electric firework lighters on ebay and build an electric gun.

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>>33829874
Hello. I have some photos from the Heerengeschichtlichesmuseum (Army History Museum) in Vienna.

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>>33833322
Shit pic lemme post that again.

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>>33833332
Boolit mold.

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fug now I need a wheellock

those are beautiful

>>33829874
I've been considering buying one of the Parker Hale or Pendersoli Whitworth Rifles. I just havn't done BP before so been going back and forth on following through or not.

>>33833800

do it faggot.

I love my .45 percussion and my 10 gauge muzzleloading shotgun

one day ill get a martini, sharps, rolling block, '77 charleville..

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>>33834412

oh! totally forgot to post my Snider carbine

pic related.

nobpgunz here, is getting one of those cheap build it yourself bp kits a good way to start with this?

>>33834412
Was mainly getting confused by all the stuff I would've needed to get on the side aside from the Rifle such as Patches, lube, etc.

Then if I reloaded my own what all I would need . Feel free to chime in as It'll probably be a purchase down the road maybe a year or so from now.