Traditions BP Guns

[smores]

Also remember you may decide to get a conversion cylinder some day and that adds to the mix.

By the way, you can open carry in VA if you want if you are over, I think, 21....but I wouldn't carry the Colt repro for self defense though. I might however carry one if I ever get around to hunting.

Yeah, I wouldn't trust my life on a $200 replica of a 19th-Century pistol. I'll leave that to my Steyr.

Now, if I were going to challenge someone to a duel... a pair of BP pistols might fit the bill

 

[K31]

If you ever want to hunt with it get the 7.5.

The Rugers are accurate out to 50 yds. I was in a match recently where the final stage was shot at 50 yds. Can't say about any others.

 

[BlackBart]

Yeah, I figured as much. Are these guns (7.5") good out to 50 yds? There's a BP league at my local IWLA chapter. This might help me get into it.

I would imagine so but how much powder charge can it take? My Walker has a 9 inch barrel and from what I have read 8 inch groups at 100 isn't unheard of. (would be with me shooting it) Remember the longer the barrel the larger sight radius and that's a good thing. You also get more power since what would be unburned power in a short barrel is still working in a longer one.

 

[smores]

ok, I'm sold on 7.5" - just gotta wait for birthday cash to roll in

 

[novus collectus]

ok, I'm sold on 7.5" - just gotta wait for birthday cash to roll in

And to top it off, I heard recently that you can get a shoulder stock for it and make it into a legal short barreled rifle. The one I see online costs almost as much as the gun though.
http://www.blockaderunner.com/Catalog/catpg4.htm

http://www.aitsafe.com/cf/add.cfm?u...+NAVY+SHOULDER+STOCK+ATTACHMENT+&price=179.95