.45 Blackpowder Revolver That uses 60+ Grs. Of Powder ?

Franklin said:

doesnt matter.

•Muzzleloading handguns (both single shot and revolvers) may be used to hunt deer in all counties. Muzzleloading handguns used for deer and bear hunting must be at least .40 caliber in size with a barrel length of at least 6 inches and use not less than 40 grains of black powder (or a black powder equivalent) and propel one all-lead, lead alloy or copper soft-nosed or expanding bullet or ball at a single discharge

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Franklin said:

doesnt matter.

•Muzzleloading handguns (both single shot and revolvers) may be used to hunt deer in all counties. Muzzleloading handguns used for deer and bear hunting must be at least .40 caliber in size with a barrel length of at least 6 inches and use not less than 40 grains of black powder (or a black powder equivalent) and propel one all-lead, lead alloy or copper soft-nosed or expanding bullet or ball at a single discharge

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• Muzzleloading rifles may be used to hunt all game mammals (except beavers, weasels, mink, muskrats, and river otters), turkeys during the fall season only, quail, pheasants, ruffed grouse, crows, nutria, and woodchucks. Muzzleloading shotguns may be used to hunt all game birds, game mammals (except beavers, weasels, mink, muskrats, and river otters), nutria, and woodchucks.
• Muzzleloaders used for deer and bear hunting must be at least .40 caliber in size and use not less than 60 grains of black powder (or a black powder equivalent) and propel one all-lead, lead alloy or copper soft-nosed or expanding bullet or ball at a single discharge. Sabot loads are legal.
• It is permissible to hunt deer with a muzzleloading rifle or muzzleloading shotgun in all counties. Telescopic sights may be used on a muzzleloader.
• Flintlock, percussion cap, and inline ignition muzzleloaders are legal hunting devices. To be considered a muzzleloader, a rifle, shotgun or handgun must be loaded from the muzzle, and a revolver must be loaded from the front of the cylinder.
• Muzzleloaders are considered unloaded if the ignition system is disabled by removal of the cap, primer, battery, or primer powder.

• Modern and muzzleloading handguns may be used to hunt all game mammals (except beavers, weasels, mink, muskrats, and river otters), turkeys during the fall season only, quail, pheasants, ruffed grouse, crows, nutria, and woodchucks.
• Modern handguns may be used to hunt deer only in those counties where the use of a breech-loading rifle for deer hunting is permitted with the exception that modern handguns may be used to hunt deer throughout Frederick County. Any modern handgun used for deer and bear hunting must have a barrel length of 6 inches or more and use ammunition which produces a muzzle energy of 700 foot-pounds or more.
• Muzzleloading handguns (both single shot and revolvers) may be used to hunt deer in all counties. Muzzleloading handguns used for deer and bear hunting must be at least .40 caliber in size with a barrel length of at least 6 inches and use not less than 40 grains of black powder (or a black powder equivalent) and propel one all-lead, lead alloy or copper soft-nosed or expanding bullet or ball at a single discharge.

Pale Ryder said:

Look at the modern firearms requirements. 1200 fpe for rifle and 700 fpe from a handgun. I quess you have to draw the limits somewhere.

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SOMDSHOOT said:

This regulation always cracked me up:

* Flintlock, percussion cap, and inline ignition muzzleloaders are legal hunting devices. To be considered a muzzleloader, a rifle, shotgun or handgun must be loaded from the muzzle, and a revolver must be loaded from the front of the cylinder.

I can't find a single person who owns a Blackpowder Revolver that shoots a.45 cal bullet with 60+ grains of powder. I don't know if such a thing even exists. I've never searched for one, but, I've always been curious about why this regulation even exists. I've never had any interest in a Blackpowder Revolvers, so, I have to ask, does such a gun actually exists ?

I'm also still fascinated how we can use a scoped .50 Muzzleloader pistol with a .45 caliber bullet and 100 grains of powder to hunt Deer, but, we can not use a modern handgun to hunt Deer. And we wonder why Muzzleloader Rifles are so popular in Non-Rifle counties...

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Jim Sr said:

Muzzleloading handguns (both single shot
and revolvers) may be used to hunt deer
in all counties. Muzzleloading handguns
used for deer and bear hunting must be at
least .40 caliber in size with a barrel length
of at least 6 inches and use not less than 40
grains of black powder (or a black powder
equivalent) and propel one all-lead, lead
alloy or copper soft-nosed or expanding
bullet or ball at a single discharge.

The Ruger Old Army 45 will load with 41 grains of Goex FFFFg, when using .457 round balls.
NOTE: don't use FFFFg powder in the import firearms!

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dist1646 said:

Walker Colt

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Pale Ryder said:

So you can use a Colt Walker with about 60g of BP out of a 9 inch barrel, getting about 500 fpe, but you can't use a 4 inch barrelled .357 Mag. getting close to 600 fpe. Goofy.

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dist1646 said:

Walker Colt

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hvymax said:

Yup. That was the 44mag of its day.

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SOMDSHOOT said:

If you go back and read post #4 you will notice that the actual regulation is 60 grains. It has always been 60 grains minimum. I never noticed the false information until Franklin posted the "40 grains" and I was thinking where did you come up with that ? post #4 explains the issue. The fact is that the minimum is 60 grains. It has always been 60 grains.

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kalister1 said:

60 grains for RIFLE -VS- 40 grains for PISTOL
Rifle and pistol have always had their own requirements, smokeless and black powder.

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