Personal Protection: Cap and Ball Revolvers
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- Опубликовано: 12 июл 2024
- Paul explores the practicality of using a cap and ball revolver for concealed carry.
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Fun fact: in Poland there is a loophole where basically cap & ball revolvers are not considered weapons, so you can carry them (concealed or not). A a few people do it!
But in moving from home to other plaecs this gun have to be unloaded. That is a law in Poland. Transporting or carry a loaded black powder gun is illegal outside your property. I know this because I take part in historical reeanactmeent and that is basiclal information you get when you starts your gun training.
Most black powder in the USA are considered non-guns. Making moveing across state lines and such not illegal. Also secondary infections where common when hit with one. It's why when hit in the wrist they would remove the arm around the shoulder. And that puff of smoke is tactical provides cover and concealment.
@Luis D. Yes they are, plus Police want change that state.
Bit St. Clair puff of smoke is far from tactical. It gives away you position behind cover or in concealment. Also if you got shot by some time traveller with a glock in 1850 you’d have just the same risk of infection. That’s due to the fact that sulfa drugs let alone antibiotic drugs didn’t exist then.
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Here in America they aee considered antiques so you can have them shipped to your home *note this is in my state and i dont speak for California or New York*
Tell me I'm not the only one who, when he said "I've got a trick the old timers used to reload faster" wasn't full expecting him to just draw a second gun.
That old timers' trick only works with Yankee Remingtons. The Johnny Reb old timers had to go full-on Josey Wales and carry 5 or 6 revolvers.
That comment was confusing. 🙃
The "New York reload".
That would be amazing
That is why Josey Wales carried so many of them. He knew that "Dying ain't much of a living, boy".
One minute and thirty seconds exactly to load that from empty. That's actually really impressive, Paul!
I know, takes me about 4 minutes. 5 if the cap gets wedged between the nipple and the cylinder.
He's a cap and ball competition shooter (among many other things) and has won many cap and ball competitions. The man is incredible
No shit, that is pretty damn quick!
He reloaded it wring though if you are using it for combat you use paper casings
@@warthief3401 Incorrect. Paper cartridges were a military approach to having prepared loads that could be kept in a cartridge box, then issued out. Loading from a flask was done and may have been your only option in combat
My grandfather who was one of my personal hero’s died in 2007. My dad helped my grandma deal with his property, she wanted to sell his truck. My dad went to clean the truck out and found a cap and ball revolver loaded under the seat, in a beautiful holster my grandfather had made. It always brings a smile too my face thinking of that. He was old school too his core.
I imagine an old man in a pick up truck pulling a colt navy on an unlucky car robber. Quite impressive!
Nice story man. That's dope he kept the ol' reliable cap n ball 😂
A very good memory to have.
Another advantage of using them for self defense is that you'll be able to see if your smoke detectors are working.
Or give yourself a smokescreen for an escape.
@@chubbycatfish4573 I LIKE IT! Because of the reload time of course.
JD A portable concealment machine; never know when some concealment can come in handy!
Use the smoke detector to summon help?
...and if you close enough, you can set your opponent's clothing on fire as well as drill a large caliber hole through him...
I'll remember this the next time someone steals my mule.
Love your videos razor, thoughts on the nudoom?
The Rageaholic *or plays a trick on it without apologizing.
The Rageaholic Never pegged you as a gun guy Razor. Could we get some gun rants sometime? Lol
themobsprinter Razor’s from AZ, that’s where Paul Kersey learned to shoot in the *correct* Deathwish movie. 😉
Maybe not the best choice for FAST home defense, but it sure looks like it womped the hell out of the meat target.
Not to mention they look like they would make for a fun afternoon of shooting.
Definately will slow you down and let you enjoy your day of shooting!
I use cigarette rolling papers to make paper cartridges for my reproduction 36 caliber 1851 Navy. I can reload a cylinder in 20 seconds
Genius.
I worked with a school drama dept., they wanted a fire trick, where it looks like you have a flash of fire in your hand. the magic shop in town has a ring with a flint and roller and you wad up special paper that is soaked in potasium nitrate, ignition is easy and the paper disappears completly after making a huge flash. Might be worth looking into as a substitute or backup to cig wrappers.
@@nixter8739
Edit: This comment was just my, mistaken, first impression. A little research after I was corrected below confirmed that nitrated paper cartridges were definitely a thing. Also, check out the video I found & linked in my next comment to see another cool method that's more easily available and doesn't involve flash paper or nitrates.
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you do realize that would basically amount to putting explosive primer around the wrong end of every chamber of the revolver, right?
Like...it's a cool idea, but that doesn't make it a _good_ idea. xD
@@mysss29 not sure what you mean. how I've read it was done was by fixing potasium nitrate soaked paper, filled with a black powder charge, to the back of a bullet, most of these weren't roundball and it all went into the cylinder at once. The paper cartridges I've seen in books and museums were built that way. A single shot muzzle loader type was wrapped in paper and you tore the paper. Requirement of service, you must have 2 teeth that come together to bite the paper, or so the docent said. The articles I've read also talk about getting salt peter at your local pharmacy, so they aren't new and cutting edge. But then neither is black powder technology nor paper cartridges. And i keep some, not all, of my swords sharp, for fun.
36 caliber is enough to piss somebody off that's about it
When I saw that first shot into the meat target I was a believer!
Yea, I was surprised to see that!
it might not be as effective as a glock, but it is 10x as badass
If all you want is badass appeal, you could get one of the worst guns ever made: The Lady's Home Companion. Which also looks like a movie villain beast gun. (Again, it's pure shit, but it looks rad)
I agree, this would have been Rambo's last resort, and he'd have killed no less than 50 men in tanks before he was done with it.
@@DoctorMangler before reloading
@@BlazingOwnager it's a mini street sweeper
well said
Dang I was sure the "old trick" to reload faster was gonna be to pull out another gun.
that's what I was expecting , then I remembered the extra cylinder method.
in the 1850s paper cartridges be came popular and way more effecient, and there are accounts of Civil war officers being able to reload in 20 to 30 seconds
there a video on youtube of a of a guy changing cylinders in about 3 seconds on a 1858.
@@dangerousdon7750 LINKS son!
Remington 1858 SPEED load type this in
I will say in my experience with my 1858 (I call her Betty Lee) it will and does work for home defense. A man thought it would be a good idea to enter my home by breaking the glass out of my back door. By the time he saw me he was starring straight down the barrel of old Betty Lee. Terrified the man fell backwards and turned and ran. I never said a word. The police picked him up hiding in the woods less than a block from my house. This was in Garland TX and the police had told me if i would have shot him it would have been legal. The man that broke in told them i had a hand canon. Just an old 8 inch barrell .44
The Police Officers laughed at him when they saw Betty Lee saying ,"we could have had a shoot out at OK Corral with old Doc Holiday over here".😄
Respect for not killing him! In my counry there are way too many people who'd pull the trigger even when not in danger.
@Natural Doorkicker Bulgaria.
EL TORO ohh yeah it’s pretty rough over there from what I hear
Yes, thank you for not unnecessarily killing even a garbage person who invaded your home. Good guys have to try and be good always. Bad guys get to choose moment to moment how they should act. Of course if such a similar situation in the future happens again and the dirtbag even moves half a foot closer to you or even acts a little more aggressively obviously act accordingly. In your home having busted his way in and ten feet or closer to you or your seems plenty enough reason but IF it can be de-escalated that’s always better, assuming no further risk to you or yours of course.
@@john-paulsilke893 my father always taught me to never pull wepon unless it's needed. Never point my wepon unless I intend on pulling the trigger. Once that trigger is pulled the bullet can't go back in the gun. Now I replay this situation over and over.
In court i found out this man had a family himself. A wife and 2 daughters who thanked me for my decision. Being a father to 3 daughters myself i felt for him a little. I know he was up to no good. But in that court room that day i thought, " I was ready hammer cocked over material items. Are they worth a mans life? Did his daughters deserve to grow up without their Dad because he makes bad choices."
Given the same situation i would still protect my family the same way. But that bullet never goes back in once the trigger is pulled. So i must be certain that the situation calls for the most permanent of decisions.
Instead of reloading use a sabre or a bowie knife and charge :-p
Otto Hahn-Herrera My Great-grandmother once showed me a diary entry (1869) from a relative who went into western law enforcement. He carried at least five (5) loaded cap and ball pistols with him at the end of the War Between the States.
Or just swap the cylinders. It's faster that way.
Knives don't need ammo.
@@olkris7369 if he had a remington that would be viable. but on most revolvers getting the cylinder out was too difficult to be practical
nah just pull your second gun. and then go to your belly gun
When you keep a loaded cap and ball revolver for the past three years so you can show a reliability test.
Better than getting out the cork screw to pull every ball
Thanks for the video. I am currently in a position of only having a cap and ball for protection. Although I have some training and have analyzed the situations with confidence of limitations. It was nice to hear it from someone I respect in this subject.
@@colecole3352 felon?
That's some dedication lol
@Joe ok with what?
Glad Paul did this video. Cap & ball revolvers can kill; they killed many men in the mid 1800's, and could just as easily kill a man today. Humans haven't gained some magical superpower since then.
Your 100% right...Well over 600,000 people killed by Cap & Ball handgun & rifles in the U.S. civil war.
americans have completely demystified the gun to a point where they consider them toys. guns are weapons, and should be treated as dangerous, be they a cap and ball gun, a .22, or a .50bmg, all have been used to kill people. just because today you've got .50AE doesn't mean you won't die from a headshot by a pocket .22lr.
not saying guns should be banned, just saying a proper amount of respect should be had. i don't like modern guns but i'll happily spend my days shooting shotguns and cap and ball for the sound and feel. that kind of concussion is not had by "modern" calibers like 9mm or .223. i want a boom, not a supersonic crack. i also don't want anyone getting hurt by said boom, but hey, i'm a skeet shooter and not in a country that allows pdw's or ccw's.
Exactly
As with any firearm, accuracy is key. Earlier, I read a story on Bill Hickock using his preferred '51 Colt Navies in the era of contained cartridges, detailed accounts stated "most" of his opponents were shot in the head (even multiple opponent duels) instead of center mass. No doubt in my mind, Bill Hickock knew his own capabilities and the power of his '51s as well as he knew how to hit with them. I'd say these BP revolvers are very much deadly in the right hands today for self-defense use.
Ask those 600,000 dead men from America's civil war. Not ONE was put there with a sig.
Home defence: a cap-and-ball revolver will kill any intruder as dead as any automatic does.
Even more i can say.
@@milkeggsnproducemilkeggsnp9076 ammo shortages bring you here?
Assuming you hit with the first ball. You still have to deal with the report and tons of smoke in your upstairs hall. It will rattle anyone not specifically trained. And then you have to cock the action to fire again. Add in legal limitations, and is there any wonder why the rest of the world uses a shotgun for home defense?
Sure,most burglars run at the first shot anyway.They don’t stick around to see what kind of gun is shooting at them.
@Paul Martin I said Most,if not most cap and ball revolvers have five more to aim in there direction.
My Dad has kept a 7.5 inch stainless Ruger Old Army on his nightstand ever since I can remember. All six chambers contain 35 grains of Pyrodex P behind a 200 grain .456" Lyman pure lead hollow point bullet that he cast himself. I can say from experience it will do anything a .45 ACP revolver will do. To my knowledge it has never failed to fire and we shoot it pretty often.
Despite all the negatives, Cap and Ball revolvers are still very cool.
Every time Paul Harrell uploads a video a bald eagle is born
I'm french, beginner in prepare, and i'm considering buying one, because it's license free!
I just need to give a copy of ID card, or driving license, and I bring the gun at my home !
Last but not least : the french gouvernement dont save copy of how buy cap and ball firearms. So they never came home to reclaim this gun, in the eventuality off a more restrictive law...
Bonus : the black powder and the caps may be really useful for homemaid hand grenade, mines, cleamore mines, etc....
I put a lot more efforts in growing food than buying a lot of guns. But a couple of these, one stored in bedroom, and another hide in the kitchen, may be a really good start in the eventuality off a self defense gun fight situation.
Sauf que l'armurier te rentre dans sa base de données, et que la base de données est automatiquement transmise au ministère de l'intérieur. Et aujourd'hui, avec le FINIADA ils peuvent venir chez toi récupérer ton flingue, catégorie D2 ou pas. Un ami s'est fait saisir ses armes, y compris ses carabines à air comprimé (inférieures à 20 joules), car il a été en excès de vitesse... = Délit = FINIADA.
@@Sewertheonlyone ho !
C'est complètement fou cette histoire !
Et l'amie, il était en excès à combien ? C'était un délit j'imagine? Déjà connu comme le loup blanc le garçon, ou pas spécialement ? 😉
FINIADA connais pas, je vais me renseigner de ce pas.
Is France as bad as Germany? If someone is trying to kill you in your home and you shot them do you get in trouble? Here in America we have laws in place to protect people who defend themselves. In Germany a dude who robbed a house also sued the homeowner because he was video tapped without permission. N
@@dantes.4845 for vidéo tape I bet there is no problem.
But if you kill a man who is in your house with you tv in is hands, you get in trouble.
You should not trying to kill him for this. Just try to make him run away, or even catch him and deliver to the cops.
Of killed by accident, or of the man try to run at you with a weapon when he see you, it's more ok.
Better anyway if you use no letal force.
I bet in USA it's the same. Even if somebody is taking your tv in the house, I think you cannot shot him to death and expect no trouble with cops and justice ?
@@dantes.4845 In my point off view, a revolver in the hand and a bad look at the guy, should do the trick.
Even firing a couple off bullets in the roof.
I'll never fire the first bullet to kill the guy. If somebody do so, I understand if he get in trouble.
If the guy is rapping my wife, that's a different story.
I've fired hundreds of rounds from mine and never had a misfire. One thing I wouldn't do is immediately begin pouring powder into a cylinder that I had just fired a round out of. Black powder can be funny. I've noticed more than once a tiny orange glow of a cinder deep inside a cylinder in which I fired seconds earlier. Depending on what you are using to measure out and pour your powder out of, you might get a scorched thumb or a missing hand.
i like to blow through the nipples' before next reload
I do that with my old lady lol
My concern.
Loading a BP revolver, like loading a tobacco pipe, is an art. Each shot is a brush stroke on canvas.
My friend when I was just 15 had that happen to him. Luckily it only ignited the powder in the cylinder. But boy did he do a dance All the way to water !
"In the next episode: Can a swivel cannon mounted on your front deck replace a 12-gauge in zombie attack"
I don't think they're THAT kind of deck gun
Wish I had one mounted in my mini van
@@robertallen9095 A pirate themed mini van. I want one. 😂
"Load grape!" X'D
@@robertallen9095now that's some twisted metal
I was living with a girl that had a felony drug charge in her youth. She was getting her rights back but couldn't be around a firearm legally with the exception of a blackpowder. I picked up a decent Colt Navy replica and used that for home defense. Not the best choice, but an out dated gun is better than no gun. If that's all you can afford or use then by all means do so, just train with it and learn to use it properly.
Hey, if she cleaned up her act, awesome for her.
I'm of the opinion that no one should have their rights restricted after prison. Either they've reformed, paid their debt to society, and are fit to re-enter it with a clean slate, or they should stay locked up until they are. These "half measures" and "prisoners after prison" thing is for the birds, especially since there are so many ways to become a felon, that it might very well be that anyone over the age of 21 has committed one without knowing it.
Unless you were convicted in federal court, it's up to the state if your rights are or can be restored after all your time is up. I'm mostly (but not completely) sure that you're SOL if it was federal and you don't know anyone who can get you a pardon. I think it should be automatic when all your time is served.
Remember, those incarcerated or on parole are only those who were both caught and convicted... there are countless others who are felons who were never apprehended.
In Canada a firearm made before 1898 is exempted as a firearm unless it is used in a crime. This means technically if you have a legitimate purpose to have one and you didn’t unload it also for a legitimate reason, (it was late and you didn’t want to disturb people sleeping where you were legally shooting so you didn’t fire your gun empty) you can kinda have such a gun and use it for self defence if that isn’t it’s intended purpose. Since it isn’t actually a gun you can simply keep it in your pocket or backpack but it must be concealed but not be a concealed weapon, (how this can be is beyond me). In any case there is a possible way to CC in Canada but I wouldn’t recommend it. Many of us own Webley MK I’s with shaved chambers loaded with .45 ACP in moon clips. They aren’t guns unless you commit a crime with them, but you could get shot legitimately if a cop saw you with one in your pocket!
Philip Farley once upon a time when you were released from prison you were issued a rifle and a mule walking out the door. Times changed a lot.
Back when these revolvers were the order of the day they were loaded with paper cartridges consisting of a conical lead bullet and a charge of black powder encased in nitrated treated paper to form the cartridge. They came in packages of six per box. The paper cartridge had a taper at the rear making it easy to insert into the chamber and then ram home. Then the caps were installed and it was ready to fire. Not as fast as reloading a single action metallic cartridge revolver bit not nearly as slow as loading loose powder and ball.
Great videos thanks for producing them.
Clearly it wasn't that much slower if people kept using their percussion revolvers into the 1930s.
Didnt the paper have to be cut off so the spark could get to the powder ?
@@panchopistola8298 no, the paper used was quite thin, and the cap fires directly into the back of the cartridge. As OP said, they came in a wood box with 6 compartments drilled into it, one per cartridge, to protect the thin paper.
@@panchopistola8298 Actually the paper cartridges were made in such a way as to rupture when they were rammed so that also helped initial ignition along with being nitrated.
@@panchopistola8298no its nitrates making it flammable. You can make them out of coffee filter or cigarette paper easily.
I love how his hands get increasingly black throughout this video.
There's a reason it's called BLACK powder!
@POOR PIRANO -- mmmmoron
LOL...yes...and if you're a flintlock rifle shooter, you get a sooty face too... :-)
God made men, Samuel Colt made them equal.
And John Browning made them civilized
Remington invented the closed top revolver which Colt basically gets all of the credit for.
I think the full quote was "George Washington made all Americans free, but Sam Colt made all Americans equal"
@Westward Wanderer I find it interesting that the peacemaker looks more Remington than Colt, with the solid frame design and much thinner and removable base pin.
@Westward Wanderer "Dallas Van Winkle Colt made the first truly viable handgun for the common man."
*Laugh in 17th century French flintlock Gun*
Americans...
Thank you so much for this video Paul.
I live in Poland and in order to get a weapons license you have to go through several hoops, in the end you can't really use it for self-defense properly (usually it must be for: sporting/hunting/collection purpose). However black-powder firearms are unregulated and anyone can buy them. This is potentially great information for anyone who'd want to defend himself with one.
9I
Ale przecież można mieć broń do samoobrony tylko trudno ją dostać ;)
Black powder sig anyone?
I am absolutely amazed at how much damage this did to the meat target. This can compare with most 45 ammo!
It's roughly the same diameter. What muzzle loaders lack in velocity, they make up for in caliber
Yes, a .454 (Uberti) or .451 (Pietta) or .457 (in the case of that Ruger Old Army) can do the same damage of a .45 caliber pistol. Don't think the black powder is weak, those barrels are long in order to take advantage of the relative slow combustion of that propellant.
@@newhuskytwenty Yes, good point. The weight of those barrels also gives you a stable, accurate shot. Modern automatics bounce all over the place.
@@pouglwaw5932 Right!
@@newhuskytwenty black powder actually has a much faster burn rate than smokeless, it just has a smaller pressure curve. I know that sounds counterintuitive but you can find videos of people burning Goex side by side with modern propellant
when you can lay down fire and a smoke screen to cover your exit at the same time
I appendix carry, I spend my day trying not to "cap a ball!"
00 Coyote careful or you could run around half-cocked...
Do you tell muggers, "STOP! OR I'LL WHIP THIS OUT!" ?
😨😨🍆🍆😂😂😂😂😂 I hope it's not a hairpin trigger
I’ve never clicked a video faster. I left a demolition ranch video for this.
I’ve been wanting one of those revolvers for the longest time for no good reason other than cool factor
Bob Ross of guns is god
I'd leave a demolition ranch video for anything
Same here
@John F Show us on the doll where a fat person touched you...
Demolition Ranch is lame
Don't reload, do what Bill Hickok did. He carried Two .36 Colt Navies.
Pull a black beard and carry 8 strapped to your chest
Yea i have two 1851 navies but they are in 44cal.. I plan to open carry them occasionally for shits and giggles, but im carrying both.. 12 shots vs 6.
Just remember, that cloud of smoke that obscures your aim..... also obscures theirs. Love this guys videos. An honest assessment of black powder revolvers. Not biased pro or con, just the facts.
And it's badass
Thanks Paul. I’ll be the judge
At this point, Cabela's gets flooded with orders for cap and ball revolvers because they are not classified as firearms.
Paul probably sold over a 100 revolvers for Cabela's today!
The BP revolver/pistol has been non-firearm classification ever since I was in school in the early 70s. Today (without the Fed restrictions on antiques) these can be a good option for interstate self-defense in most cases (maybe). Something to be considered as well as investigated further....
I think it changed
NOPE,ANY FELON CAN CARY ONE WITH NO PERMIT,NO BACKGROUND CHECK,NO WAITING PERIOUD.IN MOST STATE'S;
THATS NOT VERY RESPECTFUL,HE COULD BE A VET,FOOL..WHATS THE MATTER WITH YOU,TO MUCH EGO,OR SOMETHING..I'LL BET YOUR A LEO,OR A SCORPIO..I GOTTA BE RIGHT;
Watching Paul do that full reload was surprisingly calming.
That watermelon looked a bit nervous about it to me.
If you ever own one, reloading these things are honestly quite relaxing, it's part of the experience of owning BP!
Wild Bill used to fire his gun every morning then reload for the day. I presume he carried two pistols. Obviously this would enhance his marksmanship skills significantly, giving him an edge, having practiced before any gunfight.
Yes, he carried two most of the time. Given how slow they are, extra cylinder or not, you almost need at least two.
@@jacobstaten2366 which evolved into new-york reload :D
Not only practice but guaranteeing he didn't get his powder wet or use up his ammo while drunk or in an opioid stupor the night before. A man has got to know his limitations.
@@christopherjackson3455 Hickok shot Tutt thru the heart at 75 YARDS, (225 feet). The spots are still marked in the Springfield Missouri town square. At 100 yards, bench rested, my Uberti 1851 .36 will center 6 shots in the head of a silhouette target. MUCH more accurate at that 100 yard range than my Glock 19. The Glock can barely hit even the edges of the head half the time. The Uberti has 1-in-19 twist rifling that is precisely accurate with the 125 gr original style conical bullets (Era's Gone Mold). Original Colt 1851's actually had gain-twist rifling, ending in about the same 1-in-19 inch twist as the Uberti replica, but starting with about 1-in-38 inch twist rifling in the first 2/3rd's of the barrel. So the original Colt was just as accurate as the Uberti replica, possibly even a bit better accuracy due to the gain-twist rifling! Hickok's bullet completely penetrated Tutt's chest armpit to armpit, breaking ribs on both left and right sides, entering and exiting, according to the doctor who examined Tutt's body, in the transcript of Hickok's trial in August, 1865. Due to the penetration of Tutt's wound, my bet is that Hickok loaded his 1851 Colt Navy revolver with conical bullets instead of round balls, likely a combustible cartridge, that Hickok would have been very familiar with due to his service in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Just wake up your neighbor's by firing off 6 rounds every morning and load in 6 fresh ones the word will spread not to rob you.
That was actually devastating to the meat target!
It was. But hey 454 bp in these it's like a 38 spl but with a larger projectile.
Not sure about the velocities.. It was just cool to watch
I was a bit surprised, too. Completely obliterated that watermelon on the first shot.
Hey 140+grains of 45 caliber at “faster than you can see with the naked eye” velocity is going to at least leave a mark. In this case it did a bit more haha
Very effective. I was quite impressed indeed
I grew up in Texas in the 70s and 80s and black powder was not considered a firearm so I always carried a 1862 police in 36
How'd ya carry it?
I had a shoulder holster that i made also I had a IWB that was for some S&W
Texas is an awesome place to live, it's nothing to see someone open carry here.
@@toshirohitsugaya2391 arizona too. guy walks in to chase bank open carry, no body cares.
they still are not considered a firearm in texas
Until the introduction of the .357 Magnum in the 1950s the 1847 Colt Walker was the most powerful handgun in the world. And it is still the most powerful hand gun ever officially adopted by the US military.
Are you sure? What about the mars pistol? Turn of the century semi auto that performs on par with .44. And what of howda pistols?
Good point about the Walker; tremendous muzzle energy. But I'm pretty sure Keith and S&W had the .357 in its final form by about 1934, and it hit the market the following year. Specifically designed to compete with Colt's .38 Super.
The 357 was invented In 1935. And even the 1873 colt Saa,s .45lc was more powerful, so it goes to show, do your homework
@@sinisterthoughts2896 howda pistols were used for. A backup when hunting in Africa and such
@@mauricepiercy995 do your own homework. I was wrong on the date, but factory loadsin a .45 LC are not as powerful as a full charge in a Walker. And the government always used factory loads.
Can you imagine the news BS after a defensive shooting involving a mid 1800's revolver.
And he used a fully automatic black powder revolver with a 30 round clip!
Shoulder thing that goes up deployed during the event too, the savage.
Hahaha nice guy's 👌👍😂😎😎😎
You fool, that's clearly an AK-47 designed to find loopholes in the regulations.
@@mytech6779 It even has a rear pistol grip which shouldn't really be allowed.
"a fully semi automatic hand pistol"
When I was young and poor, I kept an 1858 Remington clone as my only firearm for several years. I always thought it was perfectly adequate for a nightstand gun.
Yes but was that, by chance, in 1878? Just kidding, please don't club me to death with that thing.
@Betty Taylor try a prophylactic lol
I kept a wakizashi for much the same reason. Would do workouts by roaming the house with it, playing air sword with heavy clamps on it. That of course is kind of addled, but it was the practice available.
Robberies, armed crime is non-existent in my country, so no one keeps or carries guns except for hunting and target shooting. Police shooting at criminals is also extremly rare. Some might think America is cool with it gun laws but it actually sucks.
@@zsoltpapp3363 Your country most likely has a much higher rate of violent crime than the US. Look it up.
"For some individuals"
Translation, Felons
"For some jurisdiction"
Translation, New Jersey, California, New York, and Chicago.
I cracked the code...it means MOVE! LOL
Can you purchase black powder weapons , conceal carry , use at gun ranges ?
Interesting thanks
Not necessarily felons. In an increasing amount of jurisdictions a misdemeanor (DUI, etc) removes your ability to own firearms.
“For some individuals”
Translation: 18-20 year olds
“For some jurisdictions”
Translation: multiple states including Texas
Drunk man in the saloon: "gimme all your money, b-"
Paul Harrell: *shoots the man*
Bystander: "Woah, is he dead?"
Paul Harrell: "You be the judge."
buster scruggs style"want a count" nah BANG !! lol
mileage may very
Paul is one of my favorite channels, training with him or hell, even just having a beer with him one day is on my bucket list. He seems like the kind of guy that would have lots of cool stories.
Agreed!
OK, Imagine a time when a cap and ball revolver was the ONLY gun you had available to carry for self protection. You carried it all the time, whenever you could. You carried it for several years, shooing it often or as much as you could afford to and cleaned and oiled it regularly. Most likely, you would get quite comfortable with that gun and it would likely become second nature to you. Proper loading would be ingrained and smooth (fast) and accurate shooting would come along with frequent practice. I think you would be a person who could shoot pretty well when needed and your gun would be a very valued possession.
The point I hear you say is first have a gun. Practice, carry and take care of your gun. No matter what if you get familiar with it, it can and probably will be able to save your life. I’m not say this is the best to use but use what you have. Thanks. I like your post.
James Butler Hickok did exactly that, practicing several times daily and maintaining his revolvers (usually a pair of 1851 Colt Navy), scrupulously cleaning, oiling, then reloading them.
You know, despite every metric of violence, crime, and general bad guyedness having been on the decline for the last several decades. When's the last time you were stopped on the highway by a band of robbers?
@Phil M I don't think you paid attention enough in History. Humanity has always maintained a certain level of violence. It may not have been as easy to transport things, so people may not have had as many options for guns. But there was always a need. Especially since most people lived in rural areas in the time when cap and ball revolvers were still considered practical. It was still very much an agricultural nation. So people kept some kind of hunting rifle at the very least and possibly small Flint lock pistols if not a revolver. Whether it be animals or strangers, the idea "I would rather have it and not need it than to need it and not have it." is not a new concept.
Absolutely. This is also where the break-open style revolvers came from. They were for horse back use. The cavalry needed to be able to reload while on horses, and with one hand. They had trained and developed methods of reloading with just one hand. The act of breaking the pistol open had the added action of ejecting the spent brass, very much like a similar designed shotgun. People have always become experts with whatever they have available. These days we have competitive (IPSC, etc.) shooters that can shoot and reload with such speed you almost can't see what they are doing, or should I say just did because it was over so fast. In those days it wasn't action shooting for a career, but for your life. So people were taught young and practiced practical carrying, reloading, shooting in ways that would suit their needs and environments. Hunting was also a near everyday activity for many, so that doubled as more training. It's safe to say that the average individual was probably faster at using one of these than the "experts" of today.
There's an older video by a young guy who talked about using a C&B as a home defense gun because he was under 21, making it his only choice at the time in his jurisdiction. I had never really thought about it until seeing his vid. Oddly, even though I haven't fallen into that category, I thought the kid made some sense. I got my first black powder pistol randomly as a gift a couple years later and thought about that guy the first time I took mine to the range. I'm an old Mare Island Gun Club member, so I played around with the idea and ran some modified scenario drills. I think two things become important:
1) join SASS. It's as close as you're likely to find for combative training with C&B, but take it with a grain of salt. There just aren't any real shootists left, so we're reinventing a wheel that we have a bad description of, and no schematics. You make do as best you can.
2) two loaded guns is faster than reloading one.
This varies by jurisdiction, but a number of jurisdictions allow 18 year olds to own handguns, but they still are unable to purchase them from an FFL or ammo for them. They can acquire them by gift or private sale, if allowed by the particular state.
Yep drop the first one when it is empty.
If you haven't come across this yet, you may very much enjoy the "Capandball" RUclips channel. They have wonderful content. Found here:
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That's how it is in Arizona. My dad got me a .38spl snub nose as a kid, when I turned 18 I started open carrying, and when I turned 21 it was slipped inside my belt. Now I'm stationed in California and can only carry my knife. Thinking about talking with the sheriff soon about carrying a cap and ball as that is not considered a firearm by the ATF. Long shot, I know, but it's worth a shot. Won't be asking in the county I'm in though, waiting till I move to a more gun friendly county
Reproductions are under license in Europe. So we just can buy a real antique one which was made before 1880 to protect ourselves. I think it's really dangerous to shoot with a 150 years old gun. I heard many stories about cylinder explosions. It can actually blow your hand off.
I did a chrono testing session with the LabRadar. This was conducted Tuesday 24th of January 2017.
The initial string of five rounds were fired from a Norinco M93 Colt Woodsman copy. The ammunition used was a standard velocity CCI with 40 grain bullets. I did this as a benchmark to verify the chrono because we know roughly the performance of this very common cartridge, obviously allowing for variances out of different fireams.
The Norinco .22lr produced the following results;
High 911 fps, low 865 fps, average 896 fps with an extreme spread 46 fps.
Next was the Remington pocket revolver in .31 calibre. The revolver is stock, unaltered.
The powder used here was 11.5 grains of Triple 7 measured out BY WEIGHT on an electronic scale. The projectile was a home cast soft lead round ball at .322” diameter. The powder nearly filled the chambers and the round balls were hammered into the chambers off the gun leaving a good ring of lead shaved off. A very tight fit necessitating loading off the gun with a plastic mallet and brass drift. The caps were RWS 1075 PLUS.
High 956 fps, low 802 fps, average 874 with an extreme spread of 155 fps.
I wasn’t expecting that .22lr velocity, muzzle energy is probably a bit higher with the heavier bullet in the .31
Next up was the Pietta Navy Yank 3” barrelled snub nose in .44 calibre. The revolver was charged from my flask and spout. The spout throws 25.9 grains of Santa Barbara fffg black powder BY WEIGHT, checked on the electronic scale.
First five with a .454 lead round ball, 25.9 of BP, a dry felt wad and RWS 1075 PLUS caps.
High 536fps, low 479, average 507 fps with an extreme spread of 57 fps.
Second string of five. 200 grain Lee conical bullet, dry felt wad, charged from the same flask and spout but this time with Triple 7. That weighs out at 21.1 grains. Same volume as the BP but lower powder weight. RWS 1075 plus caps.
High 905 fps, low 811 fps, average 847 fps with an extreme spread of 94 fps.
WOW I wasn’t expecting that either !
It goes off with a sharp CRACK as opposed to a BP BOOM with a sharp recoil. It sounds and feels like a smokeless cartridge revolver.
Last was the Navy Yank again but with .454 round ball same charge of T7, wad and cap as above.
High 927 fps, low 781 fps, average 867 fps with a extreme spread of 146 fps.
Would anybody here reading this want to get in the way of that Navy Yank snub .44 ?........................... I wouldn't.
The reason you got so terrible performance with black powder is due to short 3" barrel. Black powder burning characterictics differs substantially form smokeless orT7tm. It needs a long barrel to burn effectively and produce any significant velocity! This is why all muskets back in the day were so long! There was a reason why all cap and ball revovlers in their factory configuration had barrels of no less than 7"! I don't know how powerful is santa barbara powder but powder selection is crucial. You get about 850 fps with 40 grains of goex and .454 round balls in an 8 inch .44 revolver and 1200(!) fps with the same .454 round ball and same 40 grain charge but with swiss fffg black powder! That is a substantial difference! Now that's for sure! You can go supersonic with black powder! Such load produces ca. ~400 Ft/lbs of kinetic Energy! That ain't no joke! T7tm is about as powerful as swiss fffg but has a much better burning characteristics than any black powder! If you used priming ffffg powder the performance of blakc powder could be as much as 20% better!
@@franklinAll8735 Hello Mateusz. Yes the Spanish Santa Barbara black powder is pretty anaemic compared to Triple 7 substitute. I was very happy with the velocities with the Triple 7, as I said I would not want to get in the way of that !
I can buy Swiss black powder here in Spain but it is very expensive. But I may buy some anyway because I cannot buy Triple 7 here, it's not available. I bought the Triple 7 on a visit to England. Un saludo desde España.
In Elmer Keith's book SIXGUNS he wrote of having great respect for C & B guns. Paul clearly demonstrated the devestation such lead ball wheelguns can produce. Well done presentation sir.
Dear Mr Harrell. Thank you so much for this video. My Dad lives in a country where it's nearly impossible to get a carry permit but all the muzzleloaders are not regulated at all, and cap and ball are classified as a muzzleloaders there :). He's ex military and law enforcement. He carried a number 9×18mm Makarovs and a few PM-63s for over 30 years while in service. My Dad use to be a competitive shooter and after he retired he got a permit for a .22 target pistol. Does not sound like much but it was better than a sharp stick for that "Bump in the Night" event. Unfortunately, when he stopped competing he had to surrender his .22 leaving the old man unarmed first time in 50 years! Now he lives with my Mom in a deep country side and he started looking for some legal and effective home defence options. I believe this video will convince my Dad that cap and ball revolver is a good option for him.
I'm curious what country he lives in. Thanks for your story, or rather his story.
Thanks for the quick reply. I'm always curious just what can be bought in various parts of the world, and what it costs there. It's amazing how much this can vary from one country to another.
Maybe a muzzle loading double barrel shotgun to go along with the cap and ball revolver or better yet, several of each to deal with the reloading issue.
It just goes to show that those politicians and activists pushing these laws are just as insensible regardless of where in the world they are.
If I was your Dad I would be outraged.
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Excellent. Here in France C&B revolvers are much easier to buy, though we can't carry them, but for home defense, glad to know they'll do in a pinch.
It may not be an M&P but a lot of people throughout history have met their end by a cap and ball revolver. Plus you win on style!
Reproductions are under license in Europe. So we just can buy a real antique one which was made before 1880 to protect ourselves. I think it's really dangerous to shoot with a 150 years old gun. I heard many stories about cylinder explosions. It can actually blow your hand off.
@@BuddyTheGermanShepherd 1900 in France, and before serial number 192000 for the Colt Single Action Army. Mine was built in 1897 and I shoot it, albeit rarely. Italian reproductions of C&B can be bought by anyone over 18yo.
@@gilgsn not in my country. reproductions are under licence
@@BuddyTheGermanShepherd That is regrettable. Where do you live?
Fastest reload is pulling another pistol.... but im sure everyone know this already....
Except that it's lighter to carry 3 or so extra cylinders than 3 extra revolvers.
@@GymChess Yeah but then you can't wear two leather cross draw holsters
Very interesting and as always great job Paul I rather have a cap and ball then nothing any day.
Gaye Dyer absolutely. Was impressed by the effectiveness
@ADEBISI ADEBISI fu
than* is for comparisons. Cap and ball vs nothing.
Now that's big iron
Cap these balls
It makes my iron the big iron.
*see marty robbins
~140 gr ball @ ~1000 fps means it is actually no more powerful than a 9mm, though. So big, yes. But especially powerful? Absolutely not.
Having shot at steel targets at 100 meters for several years with a brother to your Ruger Old Army, I second the accuracy claim. And I was always taught to make the first shot good, leaving 5 more for other things.
James Butler Hickock was comfortable with these even after cartridge guns came out. He would practice and reload every morning so he would always have fresh loads in his guns. Also, after ramming the balls home, you always grease the chambers in front of the balls to prevent possible multiple discharges from flashovers.
In my state of Pennsylvania, black powder guns aren’t considered firearms. In fact, the ATF says any non-centerfire gun designed or produced before 1898 is not a firearm. That means no background check, and no record of sale. Josey Wales used them, and that’s good enough for me...
Edit: The meat target was WASTED!!!!
You going to pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?
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I was buying and putting together black powder pistol kits when I was sixteen. That was 40 years ago, and I haven’t seen any in the shops, but mailorder works great!
"Endeavor to persevere". Chief Dan George.
>non-centerfire gun designed or produced before 1898
What about 1860 Henry in rim fire cartridge?
Was anyone else at 6:00 expecting him to fire one shot from the Remington, drop the gun on the ground and pull the Ruger out of his pocket.
I believe Paul did that in the video on single action revolver s for self defense (and I thought he was going the pull the River out too!)
I was hoping. That is the period correct thing to do.
I was expecting him to switch barrels thinking it was a period correct thing to do.
Dropping doesn't feel right and if Custer left the swords home to gain weight it's unlikely he would carry doubles.
Fierig with one hand and loding with the other !?!?
I was expecting that too. It was common for officers to have more than one revolver and to just pull out another and keep up the fire until the action died down enough to reload. Blackbeard was known to have carried up to nine flintlock pistols in his sash to avoid reloading during boarding actions and that was roughly 125 years before the time these cap and ball revolvers became common.
To back up him having a Remington in a locked safe (presumably with a dryer in it) and having no problem a few years later... I have a Traditions 1850 Hawken I was using on a Wisconsin deer hunt about 15 years ago. It was down around 15 degrees.. At dusk I headed back down to my in-laws cabin. They had a heated garage and I decapped the nipple and set it in the corner. I left the weather cover on the muzzle end. The next morning I picked it up, grabbed the supply bag and headed back up the hill and capped the gun. About 90 minutes later I hear a rustle and see three deer come trotting through the path. They come through the tree cover and stop to graze on acorns. One I see has 6-7 points. I put the sight on him, pulled from half cock , fired..and...........Phttt. The cap went off but the charge didn't and the deer bolted
Live and learn: I put a cold gun into a warm (45F) environment over night. In the morning I went back into the cold. When I fired the charge didn't ignite because condensation had formed in the barrel and dampened the charge. I should have fired off the charge the night before and in the morning on site blown off some caps to make sure the nipple area was dry, put some dry patches through and then loaded
Civil war cavalrymen carried between two and four revolvers because of the reloading issue . Should SHTF situation arise , and I was indeed forced to rely on my BP revolvers , 2 would be my choice of carry . Great video ! All of your videos are accurate and informative .
I don't know why anyone would underestimate the effectiveness of these revolvers. They seemed to have served both the Blue and the Grey pretty darn well during a little conflict known as The U.S. Civil War. I believe there was a gentleman back then named Samuel Colt, and he was an inventor who designed and manufactured a few of these things we call revolvers. Interestingly, the South was lacking in manufacturing ability, so they basically copied the Union revolvers and substituted brass on certain parts of the firearm because steel was in short supply. Now that I think about it, I do know why people question the viability of cap & ball revolvers in modern times. As the saying goes, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Thanks Paul, you always produce excellent and informative videos.
If you ever decide to host a firearms course, I'll sign-up and pay my registration immediately!
i've owned a brass framed 1858 remington new army replica since around 1980 and still shoot it from time to time. bought it because the brass looked cool but obviously it's not as durable as steel
@john Mullholand not all caseless guns use electricity. And these aren't caseless, though rocket ball effectively was, and was from the late 1840's.
@@nastybastardatlive Civil war is neutral enough!
@@tbmarq5320 Reproductions are under license in Europe. So we just can buy a real antique one which was made before 1880 to protect ourselves. I think it's really dangerous to shoot with a 150 years old gun. I heard many stories about cylinder explosions. It can actually blow your hand off.
Thanks! I always enjoy "The meat target" with the high tech fleece backstop.
I appreciate the videos. I was looking for a loophole because I picked up a felony 20 years ago and this became my only option. Don't prefer to get in a drawn out gunfight but this helps for home defense
Yeah, BP is definitely better than not being otherwise legally able to have a "modern" gun in a home/family defense situation.
So glad these are exempt (as long as one is of legal age and complies with any of one's State laws regarding BP guns)
Just came across this video. Well done. Reading the comments I see that some people note the lack of grease capping of the loads on the Ruger Old Army, which is what I have. Any revolver that swages the ball on loading doesn't require any lube to to prevent chain fire. One safety issue that you that you kind of touched on but didn't really explain is the issue of a hang-fire. Now that's scary! I love to see black powder guns, of any type, promoted. They are just plain fun. Thank you.
People stop complaining whatever you carry just carry and carry it in the safest most respectable manner you can some people carry double stack 9mm's, some people carry 1911's, I for one carry a Single Action Army in 45 Colt stop judging people Carry whatever is best for you.
Well said.
waiting on my ltc to get mailed to me then i can strap on my 1851 colt, purchased it a year before i had the means to get my ltc together so its nice to have something as apposed to nothing, my stae of MA doesnt allow Hi points because some state bureau needs to approve all weapons sent to them and most manufacturers wont bother with the fees accosiacted so untill i can scrape together 400-500 bones for a no more than 10 rd compact approved here i think my 1851 will do just fine
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Agreed. Use what you have to, fuck the laws, protect yourself and your family.
No man, anyone who doesn't carry a Glock is a loser. And you have to wear a big beard and tight t shirt, that way everyone knows what a serious operator you are.
Statistically, I think it should be rather uncontroversial that a cap and ball revolver is sufficient for the vast majority of self-defense scenarios. If cost, legal difficulties, or even style push you that direction don't let folks tell you that you're making an unreasonable choice.
I had a friend years ago who was wanting a cheap handgun to keep in his house for home defence. I found a cap and ball 44 caliber revolver for sale for $40 from a guy I worked with. My buddy bought it and loved it. Kept it loaded by hid bed. He took really good care of it. It never failed to fire when we took it out to the range. He said he would rather have that big, inexpensive 44 that worked good than a cheap, small caliber caliber handgun that jammed. I did find him a cheap FIE 38 snub nose revolver awhile later. He bought it but kept the 44 as his main gun. Said he liked it better.
Shadow Wolf .44 cap and ball revolvers smack with authority. The .36 caliber ones are little more effective than non +p .38 but the .44 models can hit in the power class of .38-44, which was the predecessor to .357 mag.
I'm interested because they are gorgeous,I love history,it fits in with my 1870 house with stainglass and pocket doors (steampunk anyone).I also have to be more intentional and think about what I'm doing.PLUS with these excuses I might be able to talk my wife into me purchasing an 1858 Remington and an 1860 army.
I've carried an 1860 just for fun a couple times
I carry up paella sheriff's model cap and ball 44 has a backup with my 45 long coat. But I love my cap and ball revolvers shot him a lot over the last 40 years. I'll bet my life on them anytime
God damn it Paul. You've shown me something I've never cared for or been interested in, and now I'm scouring the internet and spending my cash on one of those Remington's and the equipment to go with it. Thanks for that.
I swear, this should definitely be the "go to" video to answer this very question for just about anybody. Very well done.
I miss the 80s opening! Great content as usual. These revolvers are the epitome of old school cool.
Yep the quintessential of cool old school..
Maybe the cowboy/Western factor
After watching Paul reload this cap and ball revolver, will you people finally STOP shooting off your mouths about how long it takes to reload a modern double-action revolver with a speedloader? Please?!?!
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@@GunSam your very welcome
Revolvers are obsolete. Deal with it.
@@adeptronic good luck taking down a grizzly with your 9mm. Dumbest fucking comment ever.
I can't believe I just now found this channel. I feel like I struck gold.
Loving the content, devil dog. Outstanding work. :D
I've found that leaving it loaded increases reliability...the caps seem to fuse to the nipples and you don't get pieces of the cap jammed in your action. I've rarely had a misfire in my '58 remington's
In my country, I mean Poland cap n ball is the only type of firearms we can have. Really appreciate that vid Paul
I meant without gun permits. We of course can have modern firearms but it takes some paperwork
Any brand? Imported from the USA as well?
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You can own them but you're not allowed to use them in self-defense. License holders have no right to defend themselves either because the law defines guns as serving the sole purpose of sport, hunting and protection in the line of duty. The nanny state penalizes even the use of folding batons or martial arts (yes, you read that right - your body is classified as an assault weapon if you know fancy moves). Using pretty much any tool, even in home defense situations, often results in charges of excessive force or involuntary manslaughter and up to 10 years jail time.
Wow. Thank God I live in Alaska. We have gun and ammunition counters at many of our grocery stores.
I'd love to see what a conical.backed by a max charge coming out of a Walker would do to a meat target. Just the sight of that beast might make some one think twice.
Had a deer eating crop rear up like a horse saturday at 80 yard after being hit by a conical with 50 grain. Fffg. Didn't put it down outright. But shit 80 yards man. If a horse reared like that dismounted Calvary man. Mission accomplished. Gun used as intended as designed. To kill ruminants.
The psychological impact on an attacker could be interesting. I fired an old cap and ball pistol a friend had and although it failed to ignite about half the time, when it DID light off, Holy Mother of God, it was awesome: a HUGE explosion, a gout of flame extending a good three feet beyond the muzzle, and a black circle on the paper target where the lead ball had penetrated. Scary, especially when it began to heat up, because you could never be sure that it wasn't about to cook off, but dammit, son, that thing was a BEAST!!!
My Sainted Mother- far from a gun aficionado- had a chance once to shoot off a Big Bore .44 cap n ball revolver. When that tongue of orange flame blasted out / she loved it! Plus- she hit dead center, on the paper Target. 😀
Reproductions are under license in Europe. So we just can buy a real antique one which was made before 1880 to protect ourselves. I think it's really dangerous to shoot with a 150 years old gun. I heard many stories about cylinder explosions. It can actually blow your hand off.
Mine has saved my life once it was unloaded I just pointed it at the guy and he ran off
Range master once said, "If your slide locks back and you're out of ammo. Drop the magazine lower the slide insert empty magazine and fake it. Don't ever give up the fight."
@@copcuffs9973 the mad max bluff
Reproductions are under license in Europe. So we just can buy a real antique one which was made before 1880 to protect ourselves. I think it's really dangerous to shoot with a 150 years old gun. I heard many stories about cylinder explosions. It can actually blow your hand off.
@@BuddyTheGermanShepherd I know France Italy and Poland allow reproductions
@@brettduffy1992 In Spain relatively too but you have to get a specific firearm license.
A lot of Americans ended up in the cemetery during the Civil War due to these types of guns. Don't underestimate their effectiveness.
More than 7000 dead at Gettysburg PA in 1863........
@Yuck Foutube didn't you watch him shoot the meat target? If your clothing isn't thick enough it'll leave you with a hole clean through you
Thanks for reading the comments and being engaged with the viewers. I know answering every question or comment isn't possible, but I like that some videos are derived from viewer feedback. Another reason why this is a great channel.
Thanks. And yes, I try to read all the comments.
You have the coolest topics and you're not afraid to speak on material that others would scoff at. Love your channel.
.36 calibre Ball and cap for self defense?
"The nation’s first one-on-one quick draw duel took place on Springfield's town square between J.B. “Wild Bill” Hickok and Davis K. Tutt, on July 21, 1865.
What began as an argument over gambling debts, turned deadly when Tutt seized a prize watch of Wild Bill’s as collateral. Warned against wearing the watch in public to humiliate Wild Bill, Tutt appeared on the square on July 21, prominently wearing the watch. The two men then unsuccessfully negotiated the debt and the watch’s return.
Hickok returned to the square at 6 p.m. to again find Tutt displaying his watch. Wild Bill gave Tutt his final warning. “Don’t you come around here with that watch.” Tutt answered by placing his hand on his pistol.
Standing about 75 yards apart and facing each other sideways in dueling positions, Tutt drew his gun first. Wild Bill steadied his aim across his opposite forearm. Both paused, then fired near simultaneously.
Tutt missed. Wild Will’s shot passed through Tutt’s chest. Reeling from the wound, Tutt staggered back to the nearest building before collapsing."
That event may be the only one. Facing down another person is a good way to get killed, most people don't like that.
a 36-cal Colt Navy can be loaded to near 357mag muzzle energies or at-least the equivalent of the FBI-load .38spl +p with SWC lead bullets.
The 44 Colt Walker was the most powerful hand-cannon until the 44mag was developed.
The Colt Peacemaker 45LC replicated the load of the pre-Civil War 44-cal Colt Dragoons.
Watching this really makes me appreciate how far firearms technology has come.
Thank you, Paul. This is the video I've been waiting for. I was glad to see the meat target get trashed. You don't see a lot of ballistics videos on black powder guns online. I use conversion cylinders though, because powder and balls are so inconvenient. Also, for reloading- having extra guns is the way to go. I feel pretty confident with my two .45 colts.
Usually 1100fps with load he used 30grs 143gr
My Uberti Remington has been incredibly reliable. In the 300 or so rounds I’ve ever fired from it I have had ZERO misfires. I use Slix Shit nipples and am extremely diligent about loading and cleaning, and have done a few modifications to enhance function. These guns can be dependable but require attention to detail and some discipline as far as cleaning and maintenance go.
That's alot of shots!
7:38 "Stop, STOP, he's already dead!"
Love the new intro, I've been shooting cap and ball revolvers for years and this is one of maybe two tests that I've seen that do them justice
I’ve thought about carrying a small cap n ball revolver even though I live in a free state....just because
These videos are just so informative and fantastic. I don't think I'll ever own a gun myself, but I learn so much from watching these.
Paul, I'm from Brazil, and I'd like to say that all of you videos are top quality, congratulations!!!!
Sure nice to watch the number of subs to this channel continue to grow!
Paul these videos are always cool. It seems like such a silly situation but I suppose for some it's all they've got. Thanks for making such awesome videos!
Mephistopheles292 silly, just like our gun laws.
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Yet another phenomenal video….take care Paul. And thanks for your many services.
Paul I love this video. Gonna go buy me a cap and ball revolver and get it shipped directly to my house. Thanks!
I'm laughing out loud, watching Paul, sitting in the middle of blown-to-bits watermelon pieces, keeping a straight face, saying, "are cap-and-ball revolvers adequate for self-defense"? This has got to be one of the BEST videos Paul has ever done. And that's saying a lot, because ALL of Paul's videos are superb.
It's 2021,...and we've been through "hell" this past year. any addition and or option is bonus! Thanks for your video, I appreciate it.
I’ve done extensive ballistic testing with cap and ball. Mostly with 1860 army revolvers. 35 grains of 3f black powder and a .454 round ball has pretty darn good penetration.
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@Artemis Arrow Congrats on the purchase, what kind of 1911 is it? Mine is a Norinco built to GI specs and it's older than I am LoL
@Kelso lowk No need to judge. Think about the concealed carry possibilities in one of those suits not to mention the psychological advantages since no one expects someone in a fur suit to pull out a .45. I'd imagine the intimdation factor alone would conjure up a nightmare more powerful than a Five Nights At Freddy's marathon.
Noice. I got a rock island 1911.
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One chilly December evening, myself and a small group of friends went to our local pistol range, each bringing black powder revolvers. Because the way the range is built in a valley with barriers on either side of the range, not to mention the cold evening we were having, the first volley we shot smoked out the range to the point where nobody could see the targets 7 yards away. Some people got mad and left, others thought it was the neatest thing to see people shooting these "wild west" guns. Great time.
Wow lol. I'm thinking, what other gun comes with a smoke screen!
I'm an airgunner but this is tempting, very tempting. What's the volume of sound compared to the modern big revolvers? Could be nice to have a loud gun along with my very slowly accumulating selection of quiet ones. Plus there's a black powder season.
@@nmarbletoe8210 A little quieter, but still loud enough for hearing protection. One big benefit that wasnt mentioned in the video is there is no background check or waiting period for black powder guns. A friend of mine bought one online and had it shipped to his house the next day.
As always, great information for posterity.
Thank you, sir!