Now I'm not talking about how the BAN only affects us civilian law-abiding folk - while exempting various law-enforcement, military personnel and all the criminal nutters who carry guns & knives all the time.
- What I'm referring to is that even in UK they can still own & use low powered air pistols and may be certified for specially adapted and lengthened LONG HANDGUNS that have extended barrels and some kind of rearwards pointing 'stock' that seems to satisfy the law makers .. BUT they can still get permits for MUZZLE LOADING PISTOLS.
This indicates to me that various black-powder replicas from Uberti, Pedersoli will be usable there .. and that the Ruger Old Army 'modern' revolvers will be in demand in UK.
- "Gawd" knows how they manage to import them.
Now I've also seen that there are current production revolvers being converted to use muzzle-loading primer ignited smokeless powder charges behind wad-cutter bullets. - Anyway I'm talking about a 'harmonica' design pistol called either the ZYLAB or Morovian PATRIOT pistol.
- Don't look now .. but later .. & you'll find a bit of youtube video showing how to load this strange "UK Friendly" Harmonica pistol ..
https://flicense.blogspot.com/2014/07/british-firearms-law-as-seen-from-new.html
- if you read the text of this post FROM FIVE YEARS AGO you'll find that I told you so back then that we were going to get hammered with a BAN (Prohibitions) as soon as another shooting 'incident' tragedy came to be.
The amusing thing I've found from my researching this "British" Patriot Pistol is that while I can't get much solid fact about it's status .. there seems to be a wide choice of other firearms that use the name "PATRIOT" to tickle the erotic zones of flag saluting yee-haws in various god-fearing states.
There is a Thompson Contender PATRIOT:
A Bond Arms PATRIOT
a Charter Arms PATRIOT
a Sota Arms PATRIOT
a Woodsman Arms PATRIOT
.. And doubtless many other special editions variously decorated with the 'Stars & Stripes'
But if any of you poms can send me current info about that harmonica muzzle-loading target pistol I'd be rapt.
One good article about it is here: http://westernshootingsupplies.com/page39.htm
Note: There are safety issues with using smokeless 'nitro' powder in muzzle loading firearms. Smokeless powder can be VERY dangerous when even slightly over-charged .. whereas "black-powder" is generally very forgiving. - A double charge of black-powder dropped into a chamber will often only result in a louder boom and a bit more recoil .. but do the same with modern smokeless propellant and you'll destroy the gun and risk serious injury.
Marty K.
Stop Press: Ruger announce 'FLAGGED RUGERS':
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ReplyDeleteHi from the UK and great article, there's not so much on the firearms. I have one where 'hand-guns' are generally banned though always wanted some 6 shot blocks which I see in your article, did you have these made and / or do you have drawings for these? Thanks, Nick. deboer.nick1@gmail.com
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