JimmyGreen
Member
Recently a friend of mine asked me if i could help her identify a gun she had. As I'm the "go-to" guy in the group when it comes to firearms and history, I politely obliged. She said "Well, I think it's a .22, but I'll bring it by so you can look at it." Well, weeks went by and she finally brought it over.
This was her ".22"
I told her that her ".22" was actually a navy colt in .36 caliber made by Uberti. Her next question was "well, where do i get bullets for it?". I took me a good 15 minutes to get her to comprehend that she had to load it a chamber at a time with BP and lead or cast bullets (well either that or get a Kirst Konversion kit) Showed her the procedure and everything. She asked if i would mind cleaning it and taking a look to make sure the nipples weren't clogged or anything (she said she dry-fired it alot). Naturally, I agreed. Then it got me to thinkin...."Why Jimmy, why do you not have a BP gun?" I've always wanted a '47 Walker, and I've seen some videos of 'em being fired and the rammer dropping every time. I think I recall seeing one with a retainer to keep the rammer in place, but I cant really remember who made it. Google isn't helpin me in that department either.... That being said, with all of the black rifle bugs, and 1911 bugs.. Has any one got bitten by the nostalgic black powder bug? I'm sure some one has.. I mean after all, this -is- Texas!
Jimmy
This was her ".22"
I told her that her ".22" was actually a navy colt in .36 caliber made by Uberti. Her next question was "well, where do i get bullets for it?". I took me a good 15 minutes to get her to comprehend that she had to load it a chamber at a time with BP and lead or cast bullets (well either that or get a Kirst Konversion kit) Showed her the procedure and everything. She asked if i would mind cleaning it and taking a look to make sure the nipples weren't clogged or anything (she said she dry-fired it alot). Naturally, I agreed. Then it got me to thinkin...."Why Jimmy, why do you not have a BP gun?" I've always wanted a '47 Walker, and I've seen some videos of 'em being fired and the rammer dropping every time. I think I recall seeing one with a retainer to keep the rammer in place, but I cant really remember who made it. Google isn't helpin me in that department either.... That being said, with all of the black rifle bugs, and 1911 bugs.. Has any one got bitten by the nostalgic black powder bug? I'm sure some one has.. I mean after all, this -is- Texas!
Jimmy