Hello,
As per title, I am looking for a 20ga smoothbore pistol to match my 20ga trade-musket, so I can use the same roundball in both.
So far, I seemingly have two options:
1) commission a pistol to match my long-gun. I got the musket through Sitting Fox, and they offer various pistols as well. But that would be expensive, about $1000+ (i dont have the facilities, the tools or the skills to build a gun), and take a long time. The second is not a big deal, but the first is iffy
-or-
2) get an import, like from Veteran Arms. Ive ragged on Indian guns before, but Veteran Arms apparently offers a "test firing" service.
I dont care about the make of the gun, so long as it is something a dude from.1750s.New England could feasibly have by some stretch of the imagination. I would imagine a Brit Sea Service pistol would work (but how early in tje 1700s do they come into service?), a French piece.(maybe captured?), or a "generic" trade-pistol (although i havent seen a trade-pistol outside of getting one commissioned for big bucks)
Then there is the matter of powder. From what Ive been reading, the granulation of powder for a muzzleloading gun depends more on the caliber of the piece than the size, so, .50 and up usually uses 2Fg powder. Does this hold true for pistols? Do I just use less powder in the charge (ive seen 1/2 a grain of powder per caliber in pistols, so 30 grains for a 60 caliber gun), or do I *need* to use 3Fg?
Any and all advice would be appreciated.
As per title, I am looking for a 20ga smoothbore pistol to match my 20ga trade-musket, so I can use the same roundball in both.
So far, I seemingly have two options:
1) commission a pistol to match my long-gun. I got the musket through Sitting Fox, and they offer various pistols as well. But that would be expensive, about $1000+ (i dont have the facilities, the tools or the skills to build a gun), and take a long time. The second is not a big deal, but the first is iffy
-or-
2) get an import, like from Veteran Arms. Ive ragged on Indian guns before, but Veteran Arms apparently offers a "test firing" service.
I dont care about the make of the gun, so long as it is something a dude from.1750s.New England could feasibly have by some stretch of the imagination. I would imagine a Brit Sea Service pistol would work (but how early in tje 1700s do they come into service?), a French piece.(maybe captured?), or a "generic" trade-pistol (although i havent seen a trade-pistol outside of getting one commissioned for big bucks)
Then there is the matter of powder. From what Ive been reading, the granulation of powder for a muzzleloading gun depends more on the caliber of the piece than the size, so, .50 and up usually uses 2Fg powder. Does this hold true for pistols? Do I just use less powder in the charge (ive seen 1/2 a grain of powder per caliber in pistols, so 30 grains for a 60 caliber gun), or do I *need* to use 3Fg?
Any and all advice would be appreciated.
