SOLD Unfired Pietta .50 Smith Carbine

[BigSkyRambler]

Pietta Smith .50 carbine. Looks like a display model (came with other NOS guns). Typical rack/handling bumps on wood. Metal near perfect. Bore pristine. Factory grease in action. Asking $1250 shipped. New, and mostly out of stock, these go for north of $1300 + shipping and taxes.

 

[BigSkyRambler]

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[Travler]

Is this a breach loader?

 

[TScottW99]

Is this a breach loader?

It is

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

This Smith carbine is a good gun.

 

[Eterry]

I'm gonna jump in here and clarify. The Smith Carbine was originally manufactured prior to 1865, and uses an external priming system, (musket caps.). Therefore it meets all the requirements for selling/ buying/ discussing on this forum.

The Smith is one of my favorite ACW carbines.

 

[toot]

a beauty for someone. just add powder & bullet and a musket cap, and you are good to go.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

So, this uses a paper cartridge?

 

[Frod733]

I believe the originals had a rubber or foil cartridge. The skirmishers now use plastic tubes that are readily available and are reloadable.

 

[hrt4me]

brass tubes available too...

 

[SDSmlf]

I believe the originals had a rubber or foil cartridge. The skirmishers now use plastic tubes that are readily available and are reloadable.

The original Smith cartridges are some kind of rubber (reported to be India Rubber) covered with paper. As a kid in the 1960s shooting original rubber cased cartridges (they were available and that’s what we had to shoot) you really had a cleanup mess on your hands from that rubber case as I remember it.

 

[BigSkyRambler]

Lots of great posts, but you're not getting a cut!

 

[toot]

any way or anyhow, they are a great fun gun to shoot!!!! I use white & black nylon in mine. some times aluminum & brass also. they are all good for it.

 

[Whughett]

Lots of great posts, but you're not getting a cut!

Offer still stands.

 

[Oldhickory]

The Smith Carbine patient dates to 1857, and ranked 4th in most used carbine in service of the CW. Originals even saw action in the Battle of Red Buttes up in Wyoming 1865. The originals used hard rubber cases which expanded to more efficiently seal the breech upon firing. Original cartridge loadings were 50 gr 3fg and a 350 gr lead bullet. Many Smith cartridges were made with a lead foil inner wrap followed by an outer paper wrap to the desired size. Todays Smiths use , most frequently, black aero space plastic cartridges better resembling the original hard rubber cases. These can be reloaded many many times, and they are much more affordable than the brass machined casings. With NSSA shooting competition the Smith is a very popular carbine.

 

[Codger Craig Wilcox]

Saw a few used in NSSA matches, early 1960's. Make me wish I was rich instead of handsome....

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

The black plastic cases work well. They seal the breech nicely and allow several different bullet diameters to fit in the case mouth. The brass ones only allow for one diameter which may or may not work well for accuracy depending on the individual firearm.

If I didn’t already own one I’d buy this. They are excellent and fun guns for sure.

 

[Bob S]

If the carbine is still available, I'll take it.

Respectfully,
Bob S.

 

[frankie]

The black plastic cases work well. They seal the breech nicely and allow several different bullet diameters to fit in the case mouth. The brass ones only allow for one diameter which may or may not work well for accuracy depending on the individual firearm.

If I didn’t already own one I’d buy this. They are excellent and fun guns for sure.

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Smokey are they very accurate out to 100 yds or 150?

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Smokey are they very accurate out to 100 yds or 150?

With the right load and a good marksman, they can be. These are combat weapons and have an effective range of about 200-300 yards. While not target rifles, skirmisher’s have gotten some really good groups out of these over the years.