Keeping an 1858 loaded indefinitely

[Flintlock Whiskey]

how to you avoid rust if you don't oil your guns? a dry gun with no oil will rust in my climate..

I am "blessed" with an exceptionally dry environment. But even so, I keep my gun well oiled and carefully clean out the chambers and load it. The only points that don't have rust inhibitor are the chambers and with the hydrophilic nature of BP, there won't be any corrosion going on.

 

[nick_1]

I find the safest way to really know its going to go bang every time is shoot it dry once a week and re load fresh .

 

[Smokerr]

While I get it, also keep in mind, the dry fire only proves the last set of Caps worked!

I only use mine for shooting at the range so no big deal one way or the other for me, I load up a few days before I go down, sometimes I miss a window and its a week or so.

On the 47 Walker I never know if a cap is going to wind up on the inside of the hammer. I only know if I look or more common, the next chamber does not go boom. Two of those and I know I have part of a cap stuck to the hammer curve or the frame curve.

We all dance to different tunes depending on how we think and what we are doing.

 

[Colonial Boy]

As it is now illegal for me to keep any firearm loaded it is a moot point, however the advice that I got from the gentleman who gave me my first Navy Colt was to drip a little candle wax on the ball and the cap thus sealing them or to use shellac; a modern quick dry product would be clear fingernail varnish.

 

[nick_1]

Trust me, I am not delusional enough to think this thing is as reliable as a modern cartridge gun. I do however think its pretty good with fresh loads and my actual threat level is green. If my threat level was orange I would have something modern handy and I would make sure my eotech has been zeroed recently and has fresh batteries in it.

 

[Dark Angel]

The only time that a C&B revolver failed to fire was some years ago. Purchased a box of Remington caps (Are these still made?) Anyway, 4 out of 6 misfired. CCIs are the only thing that are available where I live. These give me consistent ignition. As for fired caps falling into the action, have only had this happen once. Turned my revolver upside down and it fell out. There is or was a solution to split caps in your action, saw somewhere that someone made 'cap keepers', simple nylon rings that held caps in place on your nipples. Don't recall the name, but an internet search should find these if you're interested.

 

[nick_1]

Some of you obviously have the Majic touch but personally I have half a million rounds down range with cartridge guns with perhaps a handfull of miss fires not counting jams in semi autos but actual failure of the cartridge. I have hundreds of no bang incidents with BP guns and its not just me. I have yet to attend a muzzle loading match without witnessing multiple misfires throughout the day. .