Good info - I have been eyeing these for a while actually, coming from both a 2a and survival perspective (in theory, you could cast ammo from old lead, and scrounge powders if need be). When you say brass, is that the frame portion?
You could pick up a brass one for like $200-$250 if you just wanted to try them out first too. Steel frames are like $400+ I think. I know people who got really good deals on used ones as well if you want to search the local used market. They are fun as hell. Probably my favorite thing to shoot, love the smoke and smell.
Also, a safety tip, don't use smokeless powder in them. Smokeless is usually for modem bullets and burns much faster and will likely cause an explosion inside the chamber.
I also have thought that getting into blackpowder is like driving and learning to drive a stick - or maybe even learning how to change a tire and oil too. You get a deeper understanding and appreciation for all guns at that point. If you can run and maintain a BP gun, you can probably deal with most guns at that point.
It is very similar to that actually! It's one reason I think it's so fun. You feel really in tune with the revolver when you're the one adding all the components to make it go boom. Its also cool doing something that the frontiersmen in America did, makes me feel like I understand them better.
From a survival perspective you'd definitely want a steel frame for the durability and reliability. For a range toy brass is perfectly fine and you really don't need to worry about larger powder loads. For self defense, hunting, or even wilderness defense you'd really want the larger powder load for higher muzzle velocity.
For keeping loaded powder dry most people melt wax and pour it over the seated ball and then also over a seated percussion cap on the nipples (yah, they're actually called that, my wife loves when I start talking about cap & ball revolver terminology). For 100ish years cowboys and frontiersmen used this exact method. They didn't shoot their rounds every morning to reload, they just sealed the chambers.
Good info - I have been eyeing these for a while actually, coming from both a 2a and survival perspective (in theory, you could cast ammo from old lead, and scrounge powders if need be). When you say brass, is that the frame portion?
You could pick up a brass one for like $200-$250 if you just wanted to try them out first too. Steel frames are like $400+ I think. I know people who got really good deals on used ones as well if you want to search the local used market. They are fun as hell. Probably my favorite thing to shoot, love the smoke and smell.
Also, a safety tip, don't use smokeless powder in them. Smokeless is usually for modem bullets and burns much faster and will likely cause an explosion inside the chamber.
Good info - thank you!
I also have thought that getting into blackpowder is like driving and learning to drive a stick - or maybe even learning how to change a tire and oil too. You get a deeper understanding and appreciation for all guns at that point. If you can run and maintain a BP gun, you can probably deal with most guns at that point.
It is very similar to that actually! It's one reason I think it's so fun. You feel really in tune with the revolver when you're the one adding all the components to make it go boom. Its also cool doing something that the frontiersmen in America did, makes me feel like I understand them better.
Yup yup, I'm referring to the frame. If you jump to 20 seconds in the below video he holds up one of each if you want a visual.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c-jzuJ5MM8s
From a survival perspective you'd definitely want a steel frame for the durability and reliability. For a range toy brass is perfectly fine and you really don't need to worry about larger powder loads. For self defense, hunting, or even wilderness defense you'd really want the larger powder load for higher muzzle velocity.
For keeping loaded powder dry most people melt wax and pour it over the seated ball and then also over a seated percussion cap on the nipples (yah, they're actually called that, my wife loves when I start talking about cap & ball revolver terminology). For 100ish years cowboys and frontiersmen used this exact method. They didn't shoot their rounds every morning to reload, they just sealed the chambers.