To: Inyo-Mono
Whatever you do, don't fire smokeless rounds in it, it will come apart. I used to have an old Smith & Wesson No.2 Army form 1868 that fired .32 rimfire.I made the gun dealer test fire it with .32 rimfire shorts (it worked fine). They sold it as a shooter thinking that I couldn't find .32 rimfire rounds (idiots). It's actually chambered for .32 rimrire "longs" (black powder, of course). I have 10 rounds of .32 rimfire "longs" and about 100 .32 rimfire "shorts". I was thinking of having a friend re-load them with black powder, so I could fire the short rounds, while keeping the longs.
In any event, an antique gun that can be proven to fire is worth more than a mere relic. I kept the 4 spent .32 rimfire "short" casings.
To: You Gotta Be Kidding Me; Inyo-Mono; 45Auto
34 posted on
11/12/2003 2:28:16 PM PST by
wardaddy
(we must crush our enemies and make them fear us and sap their will to fight....all 2 billion of them)
To: You Gotta Be Kidding Me
You are right about antiques. I have an 1897 Iver Johnson .38 in near mint condition. Works perfectly and I fire it often (with black powder rounds). Plus if a gun is 1898 or older it is not considered a "firearm" by the Feds; no paperwork!
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