DillHarris
Member
A couple of weeks ago was my first real experience with blackpowder shooting. My father-in-law and I went and shot his Lyman GPR in 50 cal (patch and ball) and his 1851 Navy pistol. Great fun and now I "need" a 54 cal GPR.
Anyway, I was talking about the weekend with my dad last night when he says. "You know what, I've still got that old black powder pistol. You like guns, I should give it to you. It doesn't work though." I was surpised to say the least. I thought he had gotten rid of it long ago. My family is fairly anti-gun. I never figured on getting a firearm from my dad. I'm pretty excited about it.
Long story short, I am now the proud owner of a non-functional black powder pistol. I'm not well informed about black powder firearms. Here's what I do know.
-Model Police 1862 Canna (from the box)
-6.5" barrel
-5-shot
-36 cal.
-Western Arms Corp. Santa Fe, NM
-made by Uberti
-brass trigger guard/grip frame
-the rest is steel
-no top strap
-Serial# 107xxx
My dad bought the gun from my uncle a long time ago. It seems really small compared to my Ruger GP100. It's really slim. My dad says some spring or something broke so the action doesn't work. My plan is to take it to a smith and have it checked out/fixed. Can anyone tell me anything particular to this gun that I should know about. I'm in eastern MO if anyone knows a good smith. Thanks for all the replies.
Anyway, I was talking about the weekend with my dad last night when he says. "You know what, I've still got that old black powder pistol. You like guns, I should give it to you. It doesn't work though." I was surpised to say the least. I thought he had gotten rid of it long ago. My family is fairly anti-gun. I never figured on getting a firearm from my dad. I'm pretty excited about it.
Long story short, I am now the proud owner of a non-functional black powder pistol. I'm not well informed about black powder firearms. Here's what I do know.
-Model Police 1862 Canna (from the box)
-6.5" barrel
-5-shot
-36 cal.
-Western Arms Corp. Santa Fe, NM
-made by Uberti
-brass trigger guard/grip frame
-the rest is steel
-no top strap
-Serial# 107xxx
My dad bought the gun from my uncle a long time ago. It seems really small compared to my Ruger GP100. It's really slim. My dad says some spring or something broke so the action doesn't work. My plan is to take it to a smith and have it checked out/fixed. Can anyone tell me anything particular to this gun that I should know about. I'm in eastern MO if anyone knows a good smith. Thanks for all the replies.