lansdale
Member
Hi everyone,
i own an old swedish rolling block that was "modified" by the swedes to use as a shotgun.
the barrel is .58 cal with straight rifling, and the camber is 28 gauge shotgun shell.
ofcourse using it as a shotgun isnt a problem, if it weren't for the fact i cant use it like that because in holland one needs a gun license to buy and posess the ammo. getting the ammo for this one is a pain in the butt, no one sells 28 gauge blackpowder shotshells, and to make them myself i'd need a license for the shells and primers. but they wont give me that unless i join a clay pigeon range where blackpowder is allowed to use. i'd have to be a member for a whole year before i can apply for the license. closest range is about 150 kilometers and very expensive.
to be able to use my rolling block on the normal shooting range i'm a member of i'd like to convert it to a muzzleloader. blackpowder, round lead balls and percussion caps dont require a gun license here.
now my question is: is it possible to convert a rolling block to muzzleloader?
my idea was to make some kind of breech plug in a lathe.
shaped like the bottom half of a 28 gauge shotshell, but with a percussion chimney in a deep recess, instead of a primer.
would this work? or would the gasses leak past this "cartridge"?
if it would leak, would it be better to make the cartridge longer so the powdercharge is inside the "cartridge"?
(this way i could load the cartridge with powder and a wad on top to prevent it from falling out, insert into the chamber, and then insert the ball from the end of the barrel ramming it home onto the cartridge)
i know this all might sound a little stupid for people in countries where it's easier to get rifles and ammo, but i hope someone can give me some advice on this as i hate to see my rolling block standing in the corner as a useless piece of metal because of stupid laws here.
if the cartridge idea is impossible i'd have to make a solid breechplug...which would mean it would never be able to use shotshells in the future
i own an old swedish rolling block that was "modified" by the swedes to use as a shotgun.
the barrel is .58 cal with straight rifling, and the camber is 28 gauge shotgun shell.
ofcourse using it as a shotgun isnt a problem, if it weren't for the fact i cant use it like that because in holland one needs a gun license to buy and posess the ammo. getting the ammo for this one is a pain in the butt, no one sells 28 gauge blackpowder shotshells, and to make them myself i'd need a license for the shells and primers. but they wont give me that unless i join a clay pigeon range where blackpowder is allowed to use. i'd have to be a member for a whole year before i can apply for the license. closest range is about 150 kilometers and very expensive.
to be able to use my rolling block on the normal shooting range i'm a member of i'd like to convert it to a muzzleloader. blackpowder, round lead balls and percussion caps dont require a gun license here.
now my question is: is it possible to convert a rolling block to muzzleloader?
my idea was to make some kind of breech plug in a lathe.
shaped like the bottom half of a 28 gauge shotshell, but with a percussion chimney in a deep recess, instead of a primer.
would this work? or would the gasses leak past this "cartridge"?
if it would leak, would it be better to make the cartridge longer so the powdercharge is inside the "cartridge"?
(this way i could load the cartridge with powder and a wad on top to prevent it from falling out, insert into the chamber, and then insert the ball from the end of the barrel ramming it home onto the cartridge)
i know this all might sound a little stupid for people in countries where it's easier to get rifles and ammo, but i hope someone can give me some advice on this as i hate to see my rolling block standing in the corner as a useless piece of metal because of stupid laws here.
if the cartridge idea is impossible i'd have to make a solid breechplug...which would mean it would never be able to use shotshells in the future