Garage sale find. 45 Cal Jukar Pistol

[OB OBrien]

Many many years ago I bought this pistol at a garage sale. Think I paid only a couple of dollars for it. Thought it was just a decorative pirate pistol. Brought it home and put it up on the fireplace mantle. It has stayed there for close to 30 years except for the SO dusting. Recently got re-acquainted with muzzleloaders and remembered that pistol. Took it down and found what appears to be a 45 Cal Jukar (Spain) pistol in near perfect condition. Need a ramrod for it. Will check it out closely and see how it shoots. Bought some Hornady .440 RB's and will use a .015 lubed patch and see how it shoots.

So here it is and I would appreciate your views on this. Thanks OB

 

[torn moc]

it will shoot much better than you would think it will..! It will probably d fine with 15 - 30 grains of powder. Let us know how she does!

 

[RADeO]

Since you bought it at a garage sale, did you by chance drop a rod down the barrel to assure yourself it is not loaded?

I have always liked the particular shape of the hammer on your pistol.

Congratulations on your find and the best of luck with it! :hatsoff:

 

[Homesteader]

I wound up with that exact gun as part of a trade. My preference is for flinters, so I didn't think I'd like it. Took it out and shot it for a while one day, and it was a lot more fun and relatively accurate than I thought it'd be.

25 - 30 grains 3Fg, lubed patch, and .440 round ball was the load I used. Probably could have dropped the charge back a bit.

 

[Don]

I have a 50 cal CVA Plains pistol I built from a kit. It didn't come with a rear sight so hitting anything was a challenge. I put on a rear sight and now it can put a ball on target quite nicely. I've shot the Colonial(your pistol)at a friendly competition and it shot very well. Check to be sure it isn't loaded and have a good time.

Don

 

[rafterob]

http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showpost.php?post/715262/ this is a post a few pages down about the pistol you have.

 

[mykeal]

Yes, it's a fun little pistol. I built this one in 1978 and it's still going strong:

I used 20 gr fffg real black under a .440 round ball and a .010 spit patch.

 

[RJL]

i have the flintlock version of that gun. dont know who made it ther are no markings on the barrel. bouhgt it as a kit from a member of our club. the ramrod that came with mine is a .250 dia. piece of steel rod. it has a ball pusher threaded on the end,it measures 5.50" overall. i personaly would'nt want to use it for loading in anything more than an emergency. it sure is a fun little gun though!

 

[pondoro]

I have that exact pistol. My brother and I bought it as a kit for ~$20 in 1975 or so, as a Christmas present for our dad. He waited 10-15 years before he put it together, then it sat, unfired, on his mantle until he died in 2000. I got it then and have fired it a few times, it is a fun gun.

 

[zimmerstutzen]

There were two pistols sold by CVA as Colonial Pistols. This is the later of the two. The earlier one had a bolster welded to the barrel instead of the drum system. It also had a cheaper poor quality lock.

According to my 1984 CVA cat. yours has a screw adjustable sear engagement, authentic v-spring. 6&3/4 inch barrel, 7/8 across the flats with eight lands and deep grooves. overall length 12 &3/4 inches. The finished gun was offerred in percussion only but kits were available in both perc and flint. List price was $73.95 finished and $49.95 for the perc kit, the flinter was $62.95. The ram rod was a cheap metal rod with a cone on the end. In 1984 they introduced a similar pistol with a slightly longer barrel in .32 cal called the Pioneer. It had an aluminum ram rod with a brass tip.

 

[OB OBrien]

Very interesting. Thanks for the info on my pistol.
OB

 

[mykeal]

I don't know about the term 'cheap metal ramrod'. The rod on my gun is a hard, solid steel rod - much, much more functional than a short piece of beechwood like that on the Kentucky pistol or the rifles they produced.