Don’t most places require that BP guns legal for hunting be muzzle-loaders?
You might want to find out why the BP revolving carbine wasn’t real popular before buying one.
BP revolver rifles put a lot of smokey ignition really close to your eyes while sighting. Generally, not a good idea, IMHO.
1858 is a cap-and-ball revolver. I don’t know about using it for deer. Fun to shoot, though. Not a firearm, so you can mail order one and it shows up at your door.
In .45LC, are you thinking of putting on a cartridge conversion cylinder? These work great from what I’ve heard. I think you have to use down-loaded “cowboy” loads in these.
The carbine version you have to be careful how you grip it when firing as the leakage from the cylinder gap can singe your off-side hand/arm.
Thanks for the post. I loved the looks of the old Navy/Army Colts and have been thinking of buying one. Now, I don’t think I will.
Some states allow cap and ball revolver firearms for muzzle loader season, but a .45 Colt version would not be allowed.
I have owned a cap and ball version and it was a fun. But keep in mind that there is a reason for the extra trigger thing on the trigger guard. You can not shoot it like a regular rifle or you will get powder burns on your arm from gases escaping from the front of the cylinder.