Howdah Pistols

Does anyone have a howdah pistol? I am interested in one .62/20ga smoothbore, but the prices I have seen advertised seem high, to me...Robin

Don't have one, myself, but here's a few links :thumbsup: :
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Looks like a heck of a fun gun, esp. in double 20ga. The price doesn't strike me as too bad, but that's an individual call. :hatsoff:

I bought my Howdah right after they came out (.20X.20). Well worth the cost in every aspect. The Howdah fills a unique place in my gun case. From squirrels to bigger game it will do the job. Pretty nice hall sweeper for HD. I have got 5 inch patterns at around 10 yards with Buck using 30 grains of Goex FFg. Patched round ball is holding good for me with the same charge. I stepped it up to 35 grains of FFg with 4-5, #4 Buck on top of the round ball (over shot card to hold it in place). Also had good results.

I don't think you will be disappointed in the long haul, cost becomes negligible over the time you will own it. Shooting it is kind of like New Years and the 4th of July rolled into one. Only thing better is my Walker - seen some nice guns also made from kits if you want to build one.


"Buck and Ball an American tradition since in the Revolution"

MVB already posted the link to one of two picture threads of mine, here's the second one...
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/218730/post/541089/hl//fromsearch/1/

I really like my 62cal....I got it from Cabela's and it was on back-order for a long time....I read that they were completely sold out of them filling back orders before they even arrived at the store.

The one I got has the attatched steel ramrod on a swivel. It sure is fun. I built a cross-draw hoster for it that rides at an angle. With it on my 3inch belt, its weight is not even noticed. I keep the weight even with a small possibles belt-bag on the other side. :thumbsup:

As with most of the guns like this, you can spend $550 or $600 now or wait 5 years and spend a $1000

The Prophet said:

Does anyone have a howdah pistol?

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You will find a lot of info if you SEARCH the pistol forum for: "howdah"

Now that's a set of pistols - your boys will be proud to get them. I've been well pleased with mine. Good shooting.

Middlesex Village Trading Companie offers a more affordable alternative .62 double barrel caplock pistol for $349, and it even has a hooked breech.

http://www.middlesexvillagetrading.com/PDBC.SHTML[/quote]

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I'd be interested in seeing how that pistol from MVTC is put together. It looks like the barrels are held on in the front by a screw going up through the stock. I'm guessing there's some kind of hollow tenon that allows the ramrod to pass through and has a threaded hole on the bottom for the barrel screw. :hmm:

I forgot about the pistol forum when I was showing off my howdah! I did some unique things to it.


http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/228041/
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?p=1354332 I also posted over here and the main gallery for my howdah is here http://wetlands.simplyaquatics.com/v/weapons/howdah-20x50+HP0062/

I bought this as a kit and decked it out proper.

Here's a video of a man on a howdah that could really use one!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foUVt2d2AMM[/youtube]

And here's a video of someone shooting their Pedersoli Howdah:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_RAqtse42E[/youtube]

arcticap said:

Here's a video of a man on a howdah that could really use one!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foUVt2d2AMM[/youtube]

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Ouch! :shocked2: Why does Ted Nugent's Cat Scratch Fever come to mind when I watch that? :hmm: :haha:

WOW, that stick is not gonna help. That made my heart beat fast just watching that.