would anyone ever conceal carry a cap and ball revolver?

A very long study of handgun wounds and death was done a few years back. The average victim of a BP handgun wound lived 10 days after being shot. - DurangoKid

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Got any citations on this. Be interesting to see who the author was, how and from what sources the data was collected from. What documented historical gunfights I have read, seem to indicate otherwise.

''Oh, I don't know. A LeMatt has I believe 9 shots in the cylinder and a shotgun barrel underneath. With that, you pretty match the kid from the hood's plastic fantastic, and the smoke acts as a screen allowing you to manuver and out flank your enemy...''

so right, Jeepnik!

Might have to.....by the time the new gun laws take effect.....

I wouldn't carry one, no. My limited experiences with them are not favorable. Inaccurate and the fired caps tend to jam them up. Not a type of gun I'd want to rely on. I've got a whole herd of other pistols I'd go to first.

Here in Canada the vast majority of people have no option to carry a Restricted (handgun) firearm. Unless you work out in the bush and pack such a heavy load of equipment that a rifle is a burden there is no hope of getting an ATC (Authorisation To Carry).
One possible exception is if a religious sect issued a death warrant on you because you wrote a book that was seen as blasphemy.

rondog said:

I wouldn't carry one, no. My limited experiences with them are not favorable. Inaccurate and the fired caps tend to jam them up. Not a type of gun I'd want to rely on. I've got a whole herd of other pistols I'd go to first.

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Hmm, if your caps are falling off and jamming the cylinder, you must be doing something wrong. I give them a little pinch before putting them on the nipples. Can't say I've ever had one fall off and jam the works.

Busyhands, please tell us details about shooting BP guns under water.

jeepnik said:

Hmm, if your caps are falling off and jamming the cylinder, you must be doing something wrong. I give them a little pinch before putting them on the nipples. Can't say I've ever had one fall off and jam the works.

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doing something wrong OR shooting a colt repro


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Hmm, if your caps are falling off and jamming the cylinder, you must be doing something wrong. I give them a little pinch before putting them on the nipples. Can't say I've ever had one fall off and jam the works.

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When the caps fire they don't just pop like a primer, they shatter and splinter into little brass shards, and those are what jams things up. Are you saying you've never had a fired cap cause a problem? I'm not talking about unfired caps falling off.

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When the caps fire they don't just pop like a primer, they shatter and splinter into little brass shards, and those are what jams things up. Are you saying you've never had a fired cap cause a problem? I'm not talking about unfired caps falling off.

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yep have caps jam all the time with the colts but never with the remington 58
the 58 seems a much better design for staying free from cap jams

damoc said:

doing something wrong OR shooting a colt repro


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By Colt repro, are you including Pietta 1860 Army models. Look at the shorty photo I posted and note it is a Pietta 1860 Army, and I've had no problems with caps "falling" off.

get the right size caps, and/or switch to Treso nipples.

^ This. The ignition system is not the problem. The factory nipples and ill-fitting caps are.

I have never done that and have never considered it, until I read this post. Not going to happen for me. I want shots to be able to come one after the other if needed

PRM said:

Got any citations on this. Be interesting to see who the author was, how and from what sources the data was collected from. What documented historical gunfights I have read, seem to indicate otherwise.

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The study with someone living for 10 days after a wound from a BP shot Maybe whoever did the research or whatever was a terible shot I would definatly carry a bp revolver if it was that time period but not these days.

The post "brass caps" is in response to the fact that the caps split and fall in the way of the hammer on my 1860 colt my Rem seems to keep them more out of the way.
The fired brass caps need to be pulled off the nipples.