3rd try

Nicholas Sarro · 10-02-2010, 10:44 PM

Thanks Jack, 4% it is. And David, the serial # is 13814. It is 10 ga. I looked it up. It was made in 1879. I'm pretty sure you can't use modern day ammo. I'm guessing that FFF black powder is what I should use. I used to be an avid black powder flintlock shooter back in the mid 1970s & still have a partial can. Most people I talk with say just use it as a wall hanger. I would bench test it first but still I would hate to see it blown apart.

Roundsworth · 10-03-2010, 07:29 AM

Nicholas, don't be so quick to hang it on the wall! My 1877 Lifter 12 gauge has Plain Twist barrels that looked like sewer pipes. Brad Bachelder did some work on them and made a nice shooter for me. I 'bench tested' a dozen rounds through it and had a blast finishing the box on various targets. I used Polywad Vintagers. Cheers!