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Mika.G

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Nice hunting gun
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The pistol is extraordinary. The Continental style is elegant. We need details, though! Caliber, dimensions... I understand some of these pistols had a single set trigger ( a stecher, I believe?), but the trigger on yours looks like a straight pull. What can you tell us?

Those must be your squirrel dogs, and their lovely handler.

Notchy Bob
 
Beautiful handgun. However, I don't see any sights. The front sight platform is there, but I don't see a sight blade sticking up. As for a rear sight, there is something showing a bit behind the nipple; not sure if that is a sight or what.
Looks French or maybe Belgium to me.
Yes, more info is needed/wanted. :)>)
 
The pistol is extraordinary. The Continental style is elegant. We need details, though! Caliber, dimensions... I understand some of these pistols had a single set trigger ( a stecher, I believe?), but the trigger on yours looks like a straight pull. What can you tell us?

Those must be your squirrel dogs, and their lovely handler.

Notchy Bob
Thanks, the gun is in cal .40 don't know how long it is, haven't got it home yet. Yes, the dogs like to chase squirrels.
 
Beautiful handgun. However, I don't see any sights. The front sight platform is there, but I don't see a sight blade sticking up. As for a rear sight, there is something showing a bit behind the nipple; not sure if that is a sight or what.
Looks French or maybe Belgium to me.
Yes, more info is needed/wanted. :)>)
 

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Thanks
Will try to find someone suitable
bullet in cal .40 or slightly smaller.
If you need help finding or deciding on a suitable .40 conical for that, either PM me or ask in your thread, I'm sure that there are other .40 conical shooters in here besides me. Light-short conicals will serve you better in that slow round ball twist.
 
If you need help finding or deciding on a suitable .40 conical for that, either PM me or ask in your thread, I'm sure that there are other .40 conical shooters in here besides me. Light-short conicals will serve you better in that slow round ball twist.
Yes, I would be happy to receive help, I find it difficult to find bullet mould.
 
Yes, I would be happy to receive help, I find it difficult to find bullet mould.
LEE & BACO molds are good molds.
Heres a link to Montana cast bullets .40 pistol bullet page. The top right 200gr & the bottom left 185gr bullets should serve you very well with 30-35gr FFF powder.
https://www.montanabulletworks.com/shop/?filter_caliber=10mmCheck out GT Bullets .40/10mm page as well. They're cast hollow points, I have hundreds of them between .40-140gr 160gr 180gr & in .45 in 255gr. Awesome cheap hunting/plinking bullets, but you'll need to size them maybe for that bore, or at least take a dial caliper & measure your bore lands & grooves & order them to the size you'll need. You'll need a brass pointed loading jag for the GT hollowpoints.
 
My guess is an original gun like that (if it is) has a patched ball twist and may not handle conicals well.
Won't hurt to try some though and find out !
 
My guess is an original gun like that (if it is) has a patched ball twist and may not handle conicals well.
Won't hurt to try some though and find out !
A patch ball shooting bore will generally have a much slower twist and the grooves often two or three times as deep as a conical shooting bore.
 
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