I’ve had a nice collection of muzzleloading pistols for a long time…I admire then, but rarely shoot them, so I decided to convert a few to shooting co2,rather than powder..
I’ve also enjoyed air guns, really liking the old air pistols, from 1600’s on..but they’re way out of my price range
so, I’ve converted a few for my shooting enjoyment..
Old air pistols often used a ball reservoir filled with air ,so I made my own, filled them with co2,and came up with a way to use the hammers to strike the valve..
granted, they’re not as powerful as powder guns,but they shoot well, and cleanup is a breeze. for patch material, I use thick garbage bags cut to size..
also, I have made rifled inserts to downsize the calibers… .dual caliber in 45 and 30 cal…
I know they’re not for everyone, but I’m enjoying shooting them.. and cleanup is non existent!
I’ve got several hundred rounds thru each of these…velocities are around 400 for the 445 ball, near 500 on 30 cal..
unfortunatel, the blunderbuss pistol (44Cal) has no sights, so it’s kinda iffy on groups. It does do bird shot fairly well.
I bought the Pedersoli new and converted it…here are a few of my conversions
So, this is what I spend my time on these days
I‘m a new member here and am enjoying this forum
Mike
I’ve also enjoyed air guns, really liking the old air pistols, from 1600’s on..but they’re way out of my price range
so, I’ve converted a few for my shooting enjoyment..
Old air pistols often used a ball reservoir filled with air ,so I made my own, filled them with co2,and came up with a way to use the hammers to strike the valve..
granted, they’re not as powerful as powder guns,but they shoot well, and cleanup is a breeze. for patch material, I use thick garbage bags cut to size..
also, I have made rifled inserts to downsize the calibers… .dual caliber in 45 and 30 cal…
I know they’re not for everyone, but I’m enjoying shooting them.. and cleanup is non existent!
I’ve got several hundred rounds thru each of these…velocities are around 400 for the 445 ball, near 500 on 30 cal..
unfortunatel, the blunderbuss pistol (44Cal) has no sights, so it’s kinda iffy on groups. It does do bird shot fairly well.
I bought the Pedersoli new and converted it…here are a few of my conversions
So, this is what I spend my time on these days
I‘m a new member here and am enjoying this forum
Mike