Buy a cap & ball black powder revolver in the meantime. It ships right to your door and is not considered a firearm under federal or state laws.
Lots of good info online of how to seal the chambers if you want to keep it loaded long term without risk of your powder absorbing moisture and getting too wet to ignite.
I highly recommend a steel model though, not brass. Brass is too soft and you have to keep your powder loads on the light end or it'll start falling apart over time. They come in .44 or .36 caliber.
Uberti, Traditions, and Pietta are the go-to manufacturers. They are also pretty much the only manufacturers but both make great ones. Traditions might actually just be a model line from uberti or pietta, I don't remember.
The Navy models are probably the most common and the look and features vary slightly based on what year model you get. The "pocket" models give you shorter barrels, I think around 3-4", navies are going to be around 7" barrels.
I have a traditions 1851 Navy Revolver in 44cal with a 7" barrel and love it. My mistake was buying a brass model though, really should have gone steel and will eventually buy another in steel.
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?
Buy a cap & ball black powder revolver in the meantime. It ships right to your door and is not considered a firearm under federal or state laws.
Lots of good info online of how to seal the chambers if you want to keep it loaded long term without risk of your powder absorbing moisture and getting too wet to ignite.
I highly recommend a steel model though, not brass. Brass is too soft and you have to keep your powder loads on the light end or it'll start falling apart over time. They come in .44 or .36 caliber.
Any brand/model recommendations?
Uberti, Traditions, and Pietta are the go-to manufacturers. They are also pretty much the only manufacturers but both make great ones. Traditions might actually just be a model line from uberti or pietta, I don't remember.
The Navy models are probably the most common and the look and features vary slightly based on what year model you get. The "pocket" models give you shorter barrels, I think around 3-4", navies are going to be around 7" barrels.
I have a traditions 1851 Navy Revolver in 44cal with a 7" barrel and love it. My mistake was buying a brass model though, really should have gone steel and will eventually buy another in steel.
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?