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Q: What is the best powder for use in a cap and ball revolver?
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Can you hunt with a cap and ball revolver?

Yes


Do you use a size 10 cap in a cap and ball revolver?

Yes


What diameter round ball would you use in your ASM Black Powder cap and ball revolver?

It would depend on caliber, for a .44 caliber you would use a .441 to .445 ball, for 36 cal use a .362 - .365 ball or conical bullet, You want to have your ball slightly larger than the chamber size so when seated you shave a thin ring as the ball is rammed into the cylinder chamber thus sealing the powder charge from moisture and cross fire and giving the best performance with your load.


How do you load a ruger black powder pistol?

You can download the manual for the Old Army cap & ball revolver that has loading and cleaning instructions from the Ruger website (see related links) under the customer service heading.


44 cal percussion revolver black powder loads data where do you get them?

Try the Goex powder website, they have an extensive database for loads and velocities on cap and ball BP loads, as well as other black powder loads, rifle, shotgun and cartridge. I placed a link in the related links section to the page.


Where do you order parts for the new 1858 army revolver cap and ball revolver 44cal you need the the plunger pin?

Gun shows, gun shops, e-gunparts.com


Can a black powder replica be modified to shoot regular cartridges?

Possibly. There were several conversions for the original "ball & cap" revolvers, that changed them from "ball and cap" to metallic cartridge revolvers. HOWEVER- even when changed to fire a metallic cartridge, many are still a BLACK POWDER firearm- and will not safely fire modern high pressure SMOKELESS powder cartridges. I might find a conversion cylinder for a Colt Navy .36 caliber revolver, but the brass frame is just not going to be up to firing .357 magnum ammo.


When was the 45 handgun made?

Which .45 handgun are you referring to? The .45 Colt revolver (Peacemaker) goes back to about 1873. The traditional "45 Auto" was adopted by the US Military in 1911, but there were other, earlier .45 caliber automatics. And of course, .45 caliber black powder ball and cap pistols, ball and cap revolvers, etc are MUCH earlier than the Peacemaker. So... which handgun?


Is there a double action western revolver?

Well, yes and no. The traditional "Western" revolver, such as a Colt Peacemaker, was a single action. However, the Colt Lightning and the Thunderer were double action. High Standard also made revolvers that were similar in appearance to the Colt Peacemaker, but were double action. And there must be more. The Starr Double Action .44 black powder cap and ball revolver began production in the late 1850s.


Can a felon use a 1860 army ball and cap revolver?

There is at least one court decision which holds that a black powder gun, in this case a replica of a Remington cap and ball revolver, is a "firearm." In U.S. v. Green, 515 F.Supp. 517 (D.Md. 1981) the court refused to grant the defendant's motion to dismiss an indictment for being a felon in possession of a firearm, based on its interpretation that the replica is indeed a "firearm" and a "handgun" that he was prohibited from possessing. This was in spite of the BATF's opinion that the replica wasn't a "firearm" that the defandant would be prohibited from possessing.


What is the value of Holt black powder muzzle load cap and ball gun?

Type your answer here... nothing its worthless. hahahaha


Do you have firing instructions for a Ruger Old Army cap and ball revolver?

Do a search on the "Ruger Old Army User Manual". It is a free download and will answer all your questions.