Any other Hazgunz here?

[Cube210]

Many here have an interest in historical war...obviously.
So what goes right along side it are the weapons. Anyone else here an owner of antique or reproduction black powders?

I myself own your typical intro to repro's pietta 1851 navy colt (brass frame).
Am building a Pennsylvania long rifle from scratch (not a kit, I'm still shaping the stock) 42 inch .50 flintlock.
And am Shopping to soon own a Charleville Musket.

I won't get into my modern arms till someone else does.

[MrAmerican]

I own a beat up revolver that was used by my great great grandfather or something along those lines in the Civil War. Atleast that is what I was told, my father's side history is pretty vague, but it is no where near functional...
It's either a colt navy or a colt army. It's been a while since i've looked at it.

[CjkCJkCjk]

My friend has his great great great uncle's revolver with the nipple pick, which is super surprising considering the size of the things. and a 14th Brooklyn Kepi but it was a late war kepi, very good shape being 150 years old

[Henronicus]

My dad has a reproduction(or not. I never asked) Confederate copy of a colt army. According to a book I have about civil war guns, it looks most like a Dance Brothers model. Not many were made. Most of the stuff my family has is from ww1, like my great grandpa's helmet and bugle, and a few medals.

[Devmc99]

I own a 1853 Enfield Musket. Love it. I'm itching to live fire it, only have fired blanks during reenactment.

[FanaticDK]

I own several replicas.

I own:

Armi Sport .58 Zouave Minie rifle
Uberti .45LC 1873 Single Action Army 7.5"
Pietta .36 1851 Navy 7.2"
Unknown brand .44 1851 Navy 7.5"
Pedersoli Philadelphia Deringer .44

I also own a few originals though they're a little "newer" but still got that "old gun feeling".

Got a Danish Krag Jørgensen M.1889 Carbine in 8x58mmR and an Browning Auto-5 12 gauge vintage 1928.

Also got a few modern guns, but they just don't hold the same place in my heart like my genuine Krag that was used in the resistance during world war 2 against the Nazis.

[Devmc99]

Damn, Fanatic. You own a lot. Do you do 2nd Schleswig war reenacting? You could probably use one of those for it.

[FanaticDK]

Damn, Fanatic. You own a lot. Do you do 2nd Schleswig war reenacting? You could probably use one of those for it.

Nah I'm not into reenactment, that's firing blanks you know, I like live firing my guns :-)

A good friend of mine actually got an original Dreyse M.1862 Needlerifle that I've shot a few times.

The Danish "Tap riffel" is exorbiantly expensive to buy these days if you want one that haven't been converted to breechloader.

Also I like shooting my guns and it'd make me very sad shooting rare pieces and worsening their condition.

Edit:
Should mention, I'm a competition shooter. I participate in a variety of events involving black powder firearms. Not the cowboy action shooting circuits, but more the traditional precision target shooting at various ranges.

[Henronicus]

O_O you have a Krag Rifle. I think they are cool and want one very badly. My grandpa has one though, as he collects guns. He says it's the oldest original gun he has, but he does have a reproduction Pennsylvania Rifle. Perhaps one day he will let me shoot the Krag.

[FanaticDK]

O_O you have a Krag Rifle. I think they are cool and want one very badly. My grandpa has one though, as he collects guns. He says it's the oldest original gun he has, but he does have a reproduction Pennsylvania Rifle. Perhaps one day he will let me shoot the Krag.

The Danish Krags are different from the American ones. The loading gate on a Danish Krag opens horizontically instead of vertically and there's a barrel shroud on the Danish ones. Oh and larger caliber as well 8mm vs .30 cal :-)

But yeah they're sweet, it's not easy to get ammo for the Danish ones though, you basically have to handload your own to get anywhere. And doing that is pretty bothersome as the casings are berdan primed and it's not that easy to get that size primers anymore in berdan.

I've only shot pre-ww2 vintage surplus ammo and it wasn't a good experience because there was hangfire on every other round if they even went of.

[Henronicus]

I am fairly certain my grandpa's is an original Norwegian model 1894(I think) that was made in 1898. However, the only thing I am 100% certain of is that it was made in 1898. He also has a Swedish Mauser in some weird caliber from around 1900. In my personal opinion, turn-of-the-century guns are some of the coolest, like the Borchardt C93, the Mauser rifles and pistols of the time, Lee-Enfields, and Krags to name a few. Oh, and the Nagant M1895: A revolver that can use a silencer.

[Johnnyboy]

I have a Kar 98k rifle which i am guessing have come from Norway because after World War 2, Norway had a massive surplus of Kar 98k rifles and in fact when the M1 Garand became the Norwegian Armed Forces main rifle. The Kar 98k were all re-chambered to .30-06 Springfield and were still in service with the Norwegian till the 1970s but as Home Guard and so forth.

[Maximus Decimus Meridius]

the Karabiner 98k is a great and "traditional" weapon. it's still used in the Bundeswehr for our representatives troops. so it is used over 100 years!!!!

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[Landree]

I'm a big fan of the K98k.

I own a LOT of firearms, but the ones ACW related are:
Colt Army
2x Enfield
2x Springfield
Hawkins

Lots of early bolts in the collection. They're extremely interesting.

[Johann Günderson]

I plan to buy a Pedersoli M1861 Springfield reproduction or an India Pattern Brown Bess but I will wait until im done with my contract with the Army.

[Landree]

Brown bess are very cool :D

[PGT Beauregard]

Let's see here, I have:
Pedersoli 1858 Enfield 3 band
Uberti 1851 Colt Navy
1844 Remington revolver
Uberti Colt Walker
Hawken Rifle
1728 French musket.

I love the smell of blackpowder in the morning, or anytime else.

[Rithal]

Sadly no blackpowder firearms here. I have a Browning HP 9mm, a Smith and Wesson M&P40, a Remington 870, and a few old heirloom guns that I probably wouldn't trust for self defense. :p

I have been wanting to get a Nagant for some time now however it seems the price has been rising on them again. :/

[PGT Beauregard]

I have a Moisin also and you can still find them for a good price.

[Cube210]

I'm debating whether I want to buy a 1861 or an 1816

Till then I'm building a Pennsylvania long rifle with wax cast steel bits.
For any builders out there the Jim Chamber Deluxe is so good that if matched with good flint will fire off damn near as quick as cap.
42 inch barrel went with .50 I'm not doing double set triggers because that's not my bag. Why not just make the one trigger good to start with?

I built the AR (it's only there for size reference as well as we jokingly call the A2 / A3's "muskets"
2003

Other than that I own the typical Pietta .44 revolver everyone has.

oh and no mountain man is complete without these for throwing.
2004


I've got many other toys to share but I'll share more as time progresses and we all become friends :P
But here is a taste.
2005
CMP H&R M1 Garand
Mosin Nagant
Marlin 336
The other AR I built.
Remington 870 police magnum

[Cube210]

Let's see here, I have:
Pedersoli 1858 Enfield 3 band
Uberti 1851 Colt Navy
1844 Remington revolver
Uberti Colt Walker
Hawken Rifle
1728 French musket.

I love the smell of blackpowder in the morning, or anytime else.

Are Pedersoli's barrels really worth that price gap? I'm the kind of weirdo who WILL shoot the gun a lot and expect reasonable accuracy out of it.

[PGT Beauregard]

Yes they are. If you look on Youtube for a video series by a guy from Hungary, type Cap and Ball in the search box, he does a fantastic job of explaining how the Pedersoli Enfield is much better than the old one or any other. No de farbing needed.

[FanaticDK]

Yes they are. If you look on Youtube for a video series by a guy from Hungary, type Cap and Ball in the search box, he does a fantastic job of explaining how the Pedersoli Enfield is much better than the old one or any other. No de farbing needed.
Pedersoli in general is better fit and finish and quality, but honestly, my rag ass Armi Sport .58 hits the same steel target at 200 yards as the other dudes at my club shooting various pedersolis.

[PGT Beauregard]

Pedersoli in general is better fit and finish and quality, but honestly, my rag ass Armi Sport .58 hits the same steel target at 200 yards as the other dudes at my club shooting various pedersolis.

And that is the most important quality for any weapon, putting lead on target. Anything else is secondary.