naa black powder

[bill7676]

does anyone happen to know if there would be a safe way to carry black powder naa??and could any of the naa mini black powder models use smokeless safely???ive looked at the black powder jobs,,,and im interested in them,,,,can you buy them directly from naa and have them shipped to your door??

[OLD and GRUMPY]

You need to carry with the hammer over a empty chamber like with old school cartridge revolvers. The BP revolvers jam easy would not trust my life to it.They are a lot of fun but DO NOT use smokeless ,not worth the risk. Some say it's ok BUT would be too easy to over charge. Rosie Palmer would be lonely with out all her sisters.

A cartridge .22 will out punch a BP .22.

[OLD and GRUMPY]

Cheaper than dirt sells them. NAA does not sell direct .Keep checking they are in and out of stock. No FFL ships next day to most places. Check your local regs. Some times they change by zip code.

Will post more on them latter. Fun but Dirty . Not a lazy mans toy.

[bill7676]

thanks for info

[OV-1D]

  I don't believe anyone is cheaper than Bud's Guns . 

[Kevin55]

If I was going to get into black powder, which I considered a while back,  I would start with a more standard revolver, like the 36 Navy or 44 Remington reproduction.  Then read, read, read. So much to learn to avoid a bad day. Sometimes smaller firearms are more difficult.

Or start with reading up on full size black poweder handguns.  .  Also, learn how to avoid a chain fire where all the cylinders go off.  Sine ther is only one barrel, the results can be bad.

[bill7676]

 8)thanks everyone for your input,,,very helpful,,,,i may also look into getting some bigger black powder stuff,,,(long gun,,,bigger revolvers,,,ect...) however as a fan of naa I will most likely try some of their offerings first........

[bill7676]

before I start out i'll employ a local gun smith more then likely to show me the ropes and all......

[doc_stadig]

I'd check with the local re-enactors in the area, gunsmiths may or may not know much about smokepoles, the re-enactors will definitely be able to help out. I've got several NAA blackpowder wheelguns, as well as, a fair collection of various other blackpowder weapons, someone mentioned that you shouldn't use smokeless, I would absolutely agree, I'd seen a picture on the old forum where someone had blown the side of his cylinder out and did some significant damage to his finger, if I remember correctly. DON'T USE SMOKELESS!!!
There was a company that did make a rifle that would use either, but I haven't seen them in the recent past, and can't say it wasn't because of that reason. Carrying a blackpowder weapon, in many states is probably okay, but, once you use it in self-defense it will, most likely be considered the same as any other firearm and you'll be held to the same standard that anyone else would be if they used any other firearm, and subject to the same laws. I'm not sure I'd want to rely on one as my only defense, either. Like another poster said, it would need to be carried on an empty chamber and although I haven't had any problems with any of my NAA blackpowder wheelguns jamming, the potential is there, and I'm not sure I'd want my life hanging on one of them. JMO


Doc

[OLD and GRUMPY]

 Bill7676--
Because you are already a shooter and have a little common sense You can get a lot of good info from YouTube. Just watch  quite a few about your type of gun and remember a lot of the people on YouTube are F-ing NUTS!  Some are by people with real good back ground in BP. One is the BP editor of a major shooting magazine. Cheaper than dirt and midway and cabelas have HOW TO info if you dig a little for it on there sights. Larry Potterfield from midway has good gun videos.

Don't forget to vote next week.

[Dinadan]

Doc, Kevin, and Grumpy made some real good points. I have one BP revolver, not a NAA, and it is a lot of fun, but also a lot more effort to shoot than a cartridge revolver. I cannot imagine why you would choose a BP revolver for self defense. But if you are determined to carry a BP revolver for self defense, a short barrel .36 would make a lot more sense, or at least a pocket .31 model. You might almost equal the stopping power of a .22 LR Mini with a properly loaded .31 BP revolver, maybe, on a good day.

And there is a lot more information easily available about the more traditional BP calibers, as regards loads and safety.

[OLD and GRUMPY]

Bill- another source for info on NAA BP guns is the archive of posts on this forum. Look for ones by TwoGun Jayne. He and others helped me a lot when  I first got mine.