Your wife encouraged you to buy a gun! She sounds like a keeper. I have a conversion with an 1863 lock plate & screwed on top trapdoor conversion in very nice condition. It's a fun & fully functional piece of history. Thanks for your presentation.
I’ve had the original version 2nd allin conversion since 1958. Yes, 1958. My Uncle gave it to me for my 10th birthday. I originally loaded it with hacksawed off shortened 348 Winchester ammo, and a little powder with cotton balls as wadding to take up space,from firecrackers and some oblong lead sinkers ( the holes in the middle were plugged). Later of course I got some brass from Dixie gun works, and the rest is history. Bore is still almost perfect. I was given the rifle in hopes that it would spur me to collect guns. Boy howdy did it ever succeed. It’s been a life long hobby. Buffalo Bill called his: “Lucretia Borgia” because she was so deadly. Part of his gun is at his museum. There is a picture of him holding her on the internet.
I have an 1863 in its original configuration as a rifle-musket, I’d like to get a trapdoor conversion later on. Thank you for posting
Your wife encouraged you to buy a gun! She sounds like a keeper. I have a conversion with an 1863 lock plate & screwed on top trapdoor conversion in very nice condition. It's a fun & fully functional piece of history. Thanks for your presentation.
Sure is a keeper.
Interesting content, well presented. You have a winner here.
I’ve had the original version 2nd allin conversion since 1958. Yes, 1958. My Uncle gave it to me for my 10th birthday. I originally loaded it with hacksawed off shortened 348 Winchester ammo, and a little powder with cotton balls as wadding to take up space,from firecrackers and some oblong lead sinkers ( the holes in the middle were plugged). Later of course I got some brass from Dixie gun works, and the rest is history. Bore is still almost perfect. I was given the rifle in hopes that it would spur me to collect guns. Boy howdy did it ever succeed. It’s been a life long hobby. Buffalo Bill called his: “Lucretia Borgia” because she was so deadly. Part of his gun is at his museum. There is a picture of him holding her on the internet.
I've read that the 45-70 has been described as a black powder cartridge with a trajectory similar to that of a thrown water mellon.