Not unless you wish Blown it up & possibly injure or kill yourself.
Smokeless powder has a much longer Pressure Spike, which puts more stress on the poorer metallurgical quality metal used in Antique firearms.
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No published sn data.
No published sn data.
need a fair price of what it might be worth for an old richland arms 45 cal. black powder rifle with serial no. 2142
It is circa Civil War era, made in Birmingham, Alabama. Primarily used (by troops) in the South. Generally, they were dated, usually 1863.
There is a LETTER in a square on the barrel that can indicate year of manufacture. Most are modern reproductions made from about 1970-1995 or so.
Way back when, rifles were made to use black powder. Newer technology came into being, with Smokeless Powder, which is based on Nitrocellulose (guncotton) and Nitroglycerin. These new guns had more power than the old black powder. To impress customers with the idea of the increased power, many cartridge makers incorporated the term Nitro and/or Express (a very fast train) into the name of their cartridges- like the Holland & Holland .600 Nitro Express. (Ummm- yes- new and improved- gotta go buy one. )
The Rifle was made between 1999-2001.
How much is a old black powder only 45 cal long barrel pistol worth?
Yes and No. You will have to provide more details of the situation.
The "Big 50" was a 0.50 caliber Sharps rifle, used most often for buffalo hunting in the Old West. It weighed between 11 to 16 pounds unloaded and the cartridge case was 2.5-inches long and loaded with 90 to 110 grains of black powder.
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