Ruger Big old army

It would be nice to know who modified the gun, better yet it would be too much to wish for if the new owner would hear about our forum and give us a range report.

(Maybe Rachen could even invent an incendiary device for it! )

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Hey man, that really got me thinking. Do they have tracer rounds for blackpowder???

Think Roman Candle

Think Roman Candle

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LOL! Are you talking about those CAS shooters who use 'special balls' in their pistols to make the night look like Lunar New Year?

yes sir!!

Hey man, that really got me thinking. Do they have tracer rounds for blackpowder???

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How about using it as a longer range grenade launcher!

Ruger Big old army

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Anyone knows about this gun :

http://www.naturabuy.fr/Big-Old-Army...tem-17579.html

?????????

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Je vois que la question a traversé l'Atlantique, mais qu'il n'y a pas plus de réponses que chez nous. Ce Ruger reste un mystère...

If you consider that gun as being a custom one, 1000 Euros is a cheap price, it must have cost at least the triple to build. But what would you buy it for ? To me, it looks like a powder-wasting heavy monstruosity.
Anyway, I think Articap has a point here when speaking about "longer and heavier bullets", but how to load them ? The notch in the frame doesn't seem able to allow the loading of anything but "normal" sized bullets. If you need to disassemble the cylinder in order to load, a hunter's use seems out of question.

Razorback, You bring up an excellent point but loading a cylinder off the frame is not that uncommon. We humans have a fascination with the absurd.

Razorback, You bring up an excellent point but loading a cylinder off the frame is not that uncommon. We humans have a fascination with the absurd.

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Yeah, that's why we so often spend centuries to build something nice just to destroy it in a short and violent war...
And the size of the loading press to accommodate such a cylinder...must be a really handy thing to carry in the woods

Who would have any extra time to reload?

http://www.okavangoboating.com/gallery.htm

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When you say reload, are you talking about the gun or my pants. Those two would not find me very tasty but I'd be dead before they found out.

As already mentioned. It looks to have more room for powder than it has barrel to burn it. It may do well with a heavy conical. That presents another problem. There is not enough room to under the loading port to load a really heavy (long) conical. You would have to remove the cylinder and use a custom loading ram. If power from the old army is what one is after I suggest a five shot in a larger caliber like the one in the link below. It is still a custom gun and not cheap but it offers a lot more power in a cap lock revolver. I like it anyway and I know I prefer it to the long cylinder model offered here.

http://imageevent.com/fiveshooter/ccgoa

Wow thats some kind of gun

While not a stretch version here is a guy that builds a 5 shot fifty caliber model Ruger Old Army:

http://www.clementscustomguns.com/handguns/ruger.htm

.50 Cal. Ruger Old Army: This is a 5-shot conversion of the Old Army to .50 cali. Gun will shoot .490" round balls @ 1250 fps and a .488" dia. bullet @ 1150 fps using Hodgdon's Triple 7 powder. Standard features include an oversize 5 shot cyl. made to fit your individual gun, 6 3/4" full octagon barrel with integral front sight base and dovetailed sight blade, action job, and reliability modifications. We pioneered this conversion and it is only available from us. Accuracy will put some centerfire guns to shame. Bullets are available from Mt. Baldy Bullets. Stainless guns only. $995 or $1400 on our gun.

Here is a reveiw on this conversion:

http://www.gunblast.com/Cumpston_ClementsFugett.htm

lgsracer,
That is my gun in the article. I think it was the third or fourth one that David Clements made. It really is a very tight and well made conversion.
It is so tight in fact that it really requires a minor cleaning of the cylinder after 10 to 15 shots because the B/C gap is so tight. I think that is a small price to pay for the accuracy this gun can produce.