Would you open carry a BP revolver?

Would you carry a BP in an open carry state once in a while?

  • Sure, why not?

    Votes: 88 72.7%

  • Hell no, I value my life

    Votes: 33 27.3%
  • Total voters
    121
  • Poll closed .
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for self defense you should choose a firearm that you are comfortable with, that you know how to effectively use, that you can comfortably operate as if it were second nature whether it be a Glock or a cap and ball. if you practice as often as possible then you will naturally get good with a pistol. as always if you take care of your weapon it will take care of you if (God forbid) you are forced to use it and you have no other options.
 
I used to carry one all the time in the woods what seems like 4 lifetimes ago back when I was in school. The attraction back then was it was a lot less costly to shoot a 51 navy than a .357.

I have been tempted to get a .44 army colt now just as its cheep to shoot now and probably would carry it at times out on the trail. But I also tend to keep a 25-35 in the saddle boot so the sidearm is pretty much just a back up.
 
PRM said:
Interesting Poll.

On a black powder forum where most individuals posting are familiar with C&B revolvers, shoot them, and know their limitations ~ 71% said yes to carrying them.

I been on some of the other forums where posts are flamed just for mentioning single action.

Guess it comes down to personal preference and experience. Seems those who shoot them are the most favorable to them.

As far as choosing a less effective weapon ~ we all do that each time we leave our rifles at home and choose to carry a sidearm.
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Well said.

I'm all for a society that has never a need for it's citizens to need any weapons to defend them selves but as it is there is always that possible threat that could come that a weapon be it a knife or a firearm is necessary but like was mentioned earlier, a well kept C&B revolver is just as viable of a defence weapon as it was over 150 years ago in the right hands.
Modern weapons do have their advantages but in a real gun fight where most shootings occur with less than 6 shots fired by all involved the real advantage comes from the person who it beter skilled & who had the best luck of the draw not the weapon that was used.
 
Modern weapons do have their advantages but in a real gun fight where most shootings occur with less than 6 shots fired by all involved the real advantage comes from the person who it beter skilled & who had the best luck of the draw not the weapon that was used.
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Very well said and so very true. The greatest advantage a modern firearm has over a properly maintained and properly loaded cap and ball revolver is reload speed, which under most circumstances is irrelevant.
 
Dang Billy you've answered your own question more than I even needed to hear. If you don't choose to carry a Black Powder Revolver then what's yur porblem with Black Powder Guns and Shooters that like to carry them?
They are just as potent jus' may depend on how good you shoot. BP Guns Range from .22cal to 45cal RB and Conical C&B to .22 cart rimfire on up to .45Colt and then some.
I very much so understand your point but I only patrol my Home and camp when away from home.
So I really hope your not jus' sayin' this cause yur down on BP and BP Shootists...
I doubt that you really are but that's what yur soundin' like to me anyway.
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'' i need to get him away from his desk and computer and off his crackberry and spending time with his son building something awesome...''
That's the best reason I have ever heard. my dad got me into BP when I was 14, and I'm working on my son, now. IF I can get him away from his Garand....
 
lol, at least you are not trying to get him away from video games! Kids should be outside more often. hunting, fishing, shooting, hiking, having fun out in nature with guns, learning what being a man is about. kids need to stop screwing around with their push button devices and they need to start shooting real black, working with wood, and even metal if they are skilled enough. i am not quite old enough to have kids, however when i do get around to it i will always make time to take my kids shooting. teach them how to properly load and unload a firearm, and how to clean and store their guns safely and unloaded. i have never owned a cartridge firearm before, I only have cap n' ball guns. when the time comes for me to be a father i will personally see to it that once my kids are trained in safe gun handling that they can actually own a firearm of their own. i will not put my kids though the pain and emasculating feeling of being prohibited from safely owning guns entails. being a non gun owner made me feel like i just did not have any manhood really. it made me feel like a cactus that had all it's spikes pulled off. well guess what, early this year this cactus got his spikes. i finally got one step above BB and pellet guns. even though the only factory made firearm i currently own is a Remington rider pistol, it is still my handgun and i still love the heck out of that little BP gun! and at the beginning of this month i FINALLY am making a step above a rider derringer. my father and i ordered a North American Arms super companion .22 magnum cap and ball 5 shot revolver. sadly the gun is on backorder status but when it finally gets shipped and i receive it i will finally have a .22 revolver :)
 
Good for you! My son bought that Garand with his own money, from working at the mill with me, and as soon as he turned 21 I gave him a 1918 Colt .45 ACP, to go with it.While I like the Civil War, and the Old West, the boy likes WWII.
 
i voted yes i reckon with practice a bp revolver especially the 58 is the equall
of many modern carry firearms except for maybee the smoke and being a little
bulkier but i personally like the extra weight.
 
A heart shot? Really? If you are being attacked, I doubt you will be able to judge (much less actually place a bullet) where someone's heart is.
Blackpowder guns are no different than any other guns, no more or less effective.
A 200 grain slug coming out of a '58 at 900 fps is the same as a 200 grain slug at the same speed out of a gun shooting .45 acp or .45 colt
 
Sure. A gun is a gun.
BP or smokeless. Both go bang if you know what your doing.
 
nalioth said:
. . . and turn around and haul their carcass to a safer place.

Please provide us with any confirmed incidents where "the bad guy took out the open carriers first in the commission of a crime".

I've got quite a few confirmed reports of criminals moving on to a softer target after seeing open carriers at their original intended target.


Otherwise, your statement is perpetuating a myth.
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Greetings All, I decided to stick my head in the "Coal Burners" area just to see what was going on. (and to post a thread to ask a question about BP CTG reloading) and I came across this thread...

Personally, I'm not agin it.. In Fact I'm all for it... It is a matter of choice.. That after all is the God Given Right of all Americans... the ability to choose for oneself..

Effectiveness of BP Pistols... Ahhh, there ain't no different degrees of dead.. Anyone doubting just how "Punchy" a BP weapon can be has never fired or witnessed the effects of a Walker, or Lord help the soul that gets on the wrong end of about any 45LC or Heaven forbid a Sharps.. pick a Sharps.. any Sharps...

Would I carry one for everyday protection... Ahh probably not... But that does not stop me from wanting that option.. I really do not shoot enough BP to give a qualified answer on dependability. However I do have a calculator, and I can figure energy... therefore I would consider myself smart enough to to stay away from the business end of one.

There was a little back and forth over where anyone had been attacked while wearing in open carry. Civilians that is... Cops are shot at all the time..

I do remember a specific case, in Austin,Tx I believe, where two Gun Shop employees were jumped, shot and killed about 6 or 7 years ago.. But that is about the only case that I can think of.. Like was said earlier, hardly a blip on the overall radar....

There are hundreds of cases every day where crooks have moved to softer targets when they learned of a weapon present.. I personally have had several of off duty incidents where I was approached, or walked in on something that appeared to be really wrong, and just eased the jacket back a bit.. sometimes a hard look and proper hand placement is all that is needed.. and they decided that they would take their business elsewhere..

There are CCW carriers, and off duty Police Officers all over this country with similar experiences.. the number of crimes that are stopped by the legal use of firearms is staggering.. just highly under reported.. and something that our extremely bias media will never want to admit.. As well as due to the attitudes of some police departments, many people don't want to make a report..

Anyone that is STOOOPID enough to jump a person that he KNOWS is armed, is stupid enough to bury.. or cremate his family choice... and in the adjusted words of Kinky Freeman " May the God of his choice have mercy on his soul"

One thing I can say is it's like Baskins and Robbins... They carry 31 Flavors... You CAN have whatever you want.... If BP is you thing, and that is what you want to carry.. God Bless Ya... Carry what you are comfortable with, and what you can hit and hit reliably with instictively, and if it is an old Dragoon.. Go for it..
 
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In the face of nothing else to carry I would use a BP gun but i have had enough misfires to worry about the guns going off in a gunfight. As a last ditch life presetver Yes I'd give the BP a try.
As a trail companion against Snakes and wild dogs etc, I'd surely take the chance to carry the BP revolver. but facing a bad guy with a Glock, I dunno... This is the NEW West!
I do plan to carry my new .36 Piettia Colt while fishing and afield with my air rifles.
Before carrying the revolver I plan to break it in and learn it very well first.
ZVP
 
I suppose I would carry a BP revo if its all I had. Buts its not. :evil:

Frankly I think open carry in the city isn't smart.
1.) The Po-Po won't leave you alone.
2.) Goblins know you're packing AND ONLY HAVE SIX ROUNDS.
3.) Too many idjits would be hassling you to see it or some such nonsense.

Concealed is mo betta. ;)
 
Yes I would, and I have. I carry my Ruger Old Army, my friend asked why I would carry that when more modern stuff was around. I said simple I'm fast, accurate and know what a 220 Grain soft lead conical with 40 grains 3f behind it will do. He then told me to get a 9mm glock like his and carry that because that was better. One funny thing though he (the one with the "better" gun) has yet to except my challenge of a round for round shoot moving out to 100yrds :)
 
NO

Saying no, don't mean I wouldn't carry either of my 58s loaded with rd ball, or 200gr lead bullets for self defense. I shoot them all the time with rd ball, again the 200gr bullets, still working with them. I do no where to aim them from 30 feet to 25 yards. Still working on the Colts. The Walker is a little big. My 1911 has been the biggest help with the Colt revolvers. FMJs shoot about the same as the Colts do with rd ball, about 5" high. Lighter HPs shoot a little lower than the 230gr FMJs out of this 1911. I have no problem with open carry for you guys, but I don't like the attention. Normally self defense will be in feet. So don't loose any sleep over it.
 
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Yes. I'd carry either my Pietta Rem New Army or New Army Sheriff. Especially if I could also carry my Pedersoli 20 gauge Howdah Pistol and my Himalayan Imports Tamang knife, Kerambit-C, and/or Sgt Khadka Bonecutter Khukuri. I absolutely would.


Or, carry them all, along with my CVA Colonial pistol and my Pietta 51 Navy.
I'd look like Mad Max when he disarmed to go into Thunderdome. J/K

Being targeted by criminals is the argument used by the socialist media when they want to denounce open carry. Much like how they always claim that keeping a gun in the home for family defense is MUCH more likely to cause you to get killed by a home invader, because they'll just take it from you and shoot you. I don't know about the newsbots, but the 2 times I was unfortunately forced to draw my CC handgun in self defense, there was NO WAY I was going to let the felon take it away from me. They would have been shot repeatedly had they tried. They would have taken an empty pistol from me. And if they're bad-arsed enough to do that, I'd put my running shoes to good use, because they're obviously superhuman.
I was VERY lucky. Both times the felons immediately fled. Very lucky for them, because I didn't shoot them. Even luckier for me, because they didn't force me to shoot them.
I carry to protect myself and my family, but I pray to God that I never have to shoot anyone. I prefer not to have that on my conscience, if at all possible. Not only is it better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it, it's also better to have it and not need it than to have it and need it. No walmart Rambo heroics for me, thank you.
I'd like it much better if we lived in a world where carrying a roscoe for protection wasn't ever needed. Concealed carry is a bit of a pain.
 
Somewhere toward the beginning of this thread, I posted that I would not carry my cap 'n ball for SD because I have better alternatives. However, every time I take my 5.5" '58 out to the woods or to my range , I gain more respect for it. I had just taken my SP101 to my backstop two days ago, just to keep in tune with it. I was very satisfied with the results of shooting that day. Yesterday, I got out the '58 and went to the backstop. It has been loaded (best I can remember), about 45 days. Every shot fired instantly, three of which cloverleafed in the center of a coffee cup sized bullseye I had drawn on a pizza box. This is the same target that I had shot with my SD gun, the day before. The group that I fired with the snub .357 could have been covered with your hand, the group from the Remington could have been covered with your palm. Seeing the results of those two guns overlaid on the same target made me think of this thread.
Would I carry this gun in the city where I feel I am at greatest risk???...no.
Would I carry this gun in the wild on a fishing/hiking/camping trip??...yes, gladly.
 
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