junkman_01
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What a load Dave. How do you carry a loaded single shot pistol? Empty? Following your rhetoric that would be the ONLY safe way! 
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load 5 or 6 chambers
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Gave my son an 1858 Remington Black powder for his 16th birthday (1st Black powder gun for us both).
I'm an NRA Pistol instructor but had never shot a Black Powder pistol.
Took my son and the pistol to a local Black powder range, and the owners son (still 20 years older than me), Dick Boitnott told and showed my son to load 5.
We have had the gun for over a year now, and even bought a spare cylinder and separate bench loader-press for it.
My son still only loads 5 on both cylinders, even when I encouraged him to load all of them.
I might load all 6 at the range if it was mine...
I'm an NRA Pistol instructor but had never shot a Black Powder pistol.
Took my son and the pistol to a local Black powder range, and the owners son (still 20 years older than me), Dick Boitnott told and showed my son to load 5.
We have had the gun for over a year now, and even bought a spare cylinder and separate bench loader-press for it.
My son still only loads 5 on both cylinders, even when I encouraged him to load all of them.
I might load all 6 at the range if it was mine...
I have the obituary from my G-G-Uncle. He was riding a train From Oklahoma to New Mexico and had a loaded pistol in his pocket. That pistol fell to the floor, discharged and the ball went into his upper leg. He died as a result of that wound.
This was a man that was discharged from the Kansas 2nd Cavalry for his "ill-mannered temperment" (aka - he was a mean SOB), was one of the original 13 Red Legs, a confirmed border raider, and well documented pistoleer.
This was a man that was discharged from the Kansas 2nd Cavalry for his "ill-mannered temperment" (aka - he was a mean SOB), was one of the original 13 Red Legs, a confirmed border raider, and well documented pistoleer.
bubba15301 said:
I used to load 6 in my full flute 60 army. It would not rotate to get on a cap unless 1/2 cocked. But all the others (Colt design) will jump the pins and may rotate to put a cap under the hammer.
Its best to load 5 or 4 in the 5 shot versions.
Dan
Dan,
In my many years of handleing BP revolvers I have only seen one jump the safty pin. The only reason being that the pins were worn down from years of use.
On a good cylender with proper length pins I just can't see the hammer advancing to a cap.
If the cyleder is in such bad shape that the pins can't do their job it would probably be best to replace it.
In my many years of handleing BP revolvers I have only seen one jump the safty pin. The only reason being that the pins were worn down from years of use.
On a good cylender with proper length pins I just can't see the hammer advancing to a cap.
If the cyleder is in such bad shape that the pins can't do their job it would probably be best to replace it.
Since my black powder pistols are used for target shooting or plinking I have no need to load all of the chambers so I don't.
When the pistol is not in use, the hammer rests on a unloaded chamber.
This is a carry over from the pistol training my dad gave me about loading and shooting revolvers.
It also goes along nicely with the old saying,
"If something bad can happen, given time, it will and the results will be the worst possible."
When the pistol is not in use, the hammer rests on a unloaded chamber.
This is a carry over from the pistol training my dad gave me about loading and shooting revolvers.
It also goes along nicely with the old saying,
"If something bad can happen, given time, it will and the results will be the worst possible."
