In my case, I located a couple of boxes of very hard-to-find .44 Colt pistol cartridges online (100 rounds) at Buffalo Arms, a company which specializes in obsolete calibers. I have a Cimarron replica of a Richards-Mason Type II 1860 Colt conversion revolver in that caliber, and ever since the Ultramax factory burned down, and the company went out of business, the ammo for it has been almost impossible to find (except, occasionally, at extortionate prices on Gun Broker).
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I like Buffalo Arms.
ReplyDeleteThey have ammo for my Nambu for some reason.
They sometimes have ammo for my Martini Henry but they're out right now.
That goes for $7-$20 per boom.
It doesn't boom much.
It's a beat up mark III someone brought back from Afghanistan so I'm not worried about reducing its value.
Meant to saw,
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
I am jealous.
This BAG Day, I'm thinking I'll save up and use my tax return to get one of the old cowboy guns floating around out here. There are estate sales all the time.
Whoa! That's some pricey shootin'! Sounds like fun, though.
ReplyDeleteBuffalo Arms is great. They have a shortage of inventory right now, like practically every other online seller of ammo, but during regular times, that's almost the only place you'll ever find many of the old calibers.
I'd love to find a Winchester 1895 rifle or a Winchester 1897 shotgun.
Or both, actually.
ReplyDeleteWhee! That's a good score!
ReplyDeleteI don't have any obsolete calibers, but given that I reload, yeah, I feel your pain.
Hey, Paco, if you get a Winchester Model 97, we would both have one! :-)
ReplyDeleteDude, you've got a '97? Lucky dog! Have you ever tried slam firing it?
ReplyDeleteActually, I'm not real sure I've ever fired it. It was my dad's gun, and I seem to remember that I may have fired it once when I was 15 or 16 years old. Not sure. I was a skinny kid back then, and I had a fear of shotguns because of their kick, so I may not have and am thinking of something else that I shot when no one was around. Like his old police 38 revolver.
ReplyDeleteI haven't shot it since I acquired it because it's...well, worn out. I'm not sure I trust it, although I am probably just imagining what could happen if I took it out and tried it. I definitely wouldn't try slam firing it. The main problem is the threads on the barrel that lock into the receiver. It's really loose and floppy and it feels a bit disconcerting when you pick it up and shoulder it. It might be repairable in the hands of a good gunsmith, but I'm not a shotgun guy and I don't know any good gunsmiths, so it will probably remain as is. Something to look at and admire for the way it works.
Dang, I just looked out the window, and it's snowing here. Where's the Globull Warming when you need it!
I don't think I'd risk slam-firing a '97 even if it was in mint condition (unless I was clearing the trenches of Huns).
ReplyDeleteInteresting about gunsmiths. Good ones, I believe, must be getting very hard to find. Even owners of gun stores haven't been willing to recommend anybody to me the last couple of years.
I'm a sucker for old police revolvers. I've now bought two S&W model 10s, a Ruger Police Service six that was a law enforcement trade-in, and an old Colt police positive.
I work with a gunsmith who used to work at CZ's custom shop.
ReplyDeleteHe worked on my 1887 shotgun, I have a couple others I'm planning on bringing him. He did a very good job on the shotgun.
Try Reed's, they custom make a lot of obsolete ammo. Also Graf and Sons. You probably already know about them. Gad's also, but his website is crap.
ReplyDeleteChris: Very helpful, thanks.
ReplyDeleteV: Is that one of those lever-action shotguns? Sweet!