Snub Nose Black Powder (Why do I likey)
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hawg
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No but then I don't like short barrels on modern guns.
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like I said before, I never met a gun I didn’t like. Well looks like my gun money didn’t come thur this weekend. Have to wait till November or December for my next fix. But that’s ok, give me time to think things over.
hawg
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I've met a ton of guns I didn't like. There's a lot of guns I wouldn't buy for half price. Some the only reason I'd take if they were free would be to sell.
noelf2
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I wasn't really crazy about my Yank Snubby so I swapped grips with a pepperbox, and put a buntline barrel on it. Now it's perfect. 
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I like my Snubby...
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NICE
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did you chop it down?
Paul R Zartman
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Yes, de-blued the cylinder and barrel, polished the white metal, added the sights... here it is.
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/weekend-project-asm-nma-nickel.904050/
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Driftwood Johnson
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No.
I like a full length barrel because a full length loading lever has better leverage to drive a ball into the cylinder.
This little antique 31 caliber Colt 1849 Pocket Model only has a 4 inch barrel and a correspondingly short loading lever. Yes, I bought it because I liked it and have never actually fired it. I probably will not fire it. If I do, I bet the short loading lever will be a pain to drive a ball into the chambers because it is so short.
I like a full length barrel because a full length loading lever has better leverage to drive a ball into the cylinder.
This little antique 31 caliber Colt 1849 Pocket Model only has a 4 inch barrel and a correspondingly short loading lever. Yes, I bought it because I liked it and have never actually fired it. I probably will not fire it. If I do, I bet the short loading lever will be a pain to drive a ball into the chambers because it is so short.
noelf2
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It's not so bad. I had one for many years and that little .32 rb isn't that hard to seat. Mine was a brasser though, and I eventually wore it out.
hawg
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I like long barrels because of the sight radius but anything longer than 8 inches they start to get too cumbersome. I had this .31 Bacon and I did shoot it some. It wasn't too bad to load with the short lever.
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How many BP guns do you have? huge collection
hawg
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Not many. Rifles included I think I'm down to 9.
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that’s it? man, back when I had disposable income, it was 9 a year
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Have you guys fired original 19th century guns?
I built a shorty, 2 1/2" barrel and birds head grip. They're fun to shoot. I just installed a 45 LC cylinder to it. Not sure if I'm gonna keep it there. I also have 2 NMAs, one blue with line engraving, and one nickel plated along with 2 12" Bluntlines , one blue and one nickel. I keep thinking of using the 45 cylinder in one of the blued ones or my NMA carbine. I also have a 36 and 32 NMA. The 32 is really a lot of fun to shoot.
hawg
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Yep, The .31 Bacon in the other pic and I had an original 58 Remington and an original 1884 trapdoor carbine. I have an original P53 Enfield dated 1861 and a 12 gauge SXS shotgun made around the 1850's. I have a Belgium made Lancaster SXS I think was made in the 19th century and I have an original 1887 Winchester 12 gauge made in 1899.
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Yes, I share my grandfathers 1860 Army with a brother and a couple of cousins. It’s shot regularly.
This is my idea of "snub nose black powder".
Loaded with full power, black powder 45 Colt rounds it belches fire, bellows white smoke, and roars as it recoils back in the hand. When the bullet slams into a steel gong there is a satisfying clang and I get a smile on my face...with every shot.
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Loaded with full power, black powder 45 Colt rounds it belches fire, bellows white smoke, and roars as it recoils back in the hand. When the bullet slams into a steel gong there is a satisfying clang and I get a smile on my face...with every shot.
Dave
Driftwood Johnson
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No, but my reason for long barrels would be the same with originals or modern reproductions.
Longer barrels tend to have longer loading levers, which will have better leverage than a shorter lever.
And no, I have never used one of those loading presses where you take the cylinder off the revolver to reload it.
Just not interested, besides, with a Colt replica you do not need to pull off the barrel and remove the cylinder to reload.
That is why a loading lever is located under the barrel.
Malachi Leviticus Blue
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If the loading lever length was the only reason not to enjoy a short barrel, then a cheater bar slipped over the stubbie lever would solve the problem.
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