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So I have a Remington model 1871 that should be arriving in the next couple weeks (seller's bank put a 10 day hold on the MO ). And I was just wondering if anyone here loads for and shoots one of these old hand canons. It's still the original 50cf caliber (basically a shortened 50-70) - I've located dies and brass, but I want to know if anyone has any experience with the guns & caliber.
I think it's because it's an international MO (seller is in the US).
Here's a pic that was listed (it's been refinished, but I got it for a real nice price )
I'll have to dig out the pic of the other side - although the stocks were reconditioned, you can still make out the inspector's cartouche. Might be a good candidate for restoration in the future (send the receiver and hammer away to get case colored).
Most money orders, excepting US Postal M.O.'s, are regarded by banks as nothing more than just another check - not good until the funds have been transferred.
Receiving/cashing banks have no other convenient way to find out if a particular M.O. is a stolen blank, forgery, etc.
Postal M.O.'s are checked immediately online at the cashing P.O. - which helps a non-US payer not one whit.
pshort wrote:Howdy,
I've been looking for one myself.
There are a couple on GunBroker at the moment - one with a BIN of $960 if I remember correctly. I didn't think twice when I saw this one listed with a $650 Buy It Now on Auction Arms. Antique both in the US and Canada so exporting/importing is a snap.
I haven't seen one in several years, but they used to have a section on how to load BP cartridges without tools other than what you make out of nails etc. Basically decap, reprime, add BP, and thumbpress a round ball.
Never tried it myself, but have done something similar to use up some leftover .454 round balls in .45 Colt cases.
That looks like a heck of a gun. You could pay that much for an Italian copy in .357 mag.
Most money orders, excepting US Postal M.O.'s, are regarded by banks as nothing more than just another check - not good until the funds have been transferred.
Receiving/cashing banks have no other convenient way to find out if a particular M.O. is a stolen blank, forgery, etc.
Postal M.O.'s are checked immediately online at the cashing P.O. - which helps a non-US payer not one whit.
Just never had a problem even with Canadian buyers. That's why it was interesting to me.
Sincerely,
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
Tumbleweeds - I was thinking of trying round balls to start, actually. Track of the Wolf has some the proper size, and I have to get some wads from them anyway.
Hobie - never had one held by a bank in the US before either. Kind of surprised me, but the seller has near 200 positive transactions, so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
Only place I could find cases listed (50 Remington Navy/Army) was Rocky mountain Cartridges - $42 for 20. Ouch
Tumbleweeds wrote:I haven't seen one in several years, but they used to have a section on how to load BP cartridges without tools other than what you make out of nails etc. Basically decap, reprime, add BP, and thumbpress a round ball.
Never tried it myself, but have done something similar to use up some leftover .454 round balls in .45 Colt cases.
That looks like a heck of a gun. You could pay that much for an Italian copy in .357 mag.
Dixie gunn works has some supplies, and i think their scissors type mould is the thumbpress type
). And I was just wondering if anyone here loads for and shoots one of these old hand canons. It's still the original 50cf caliber (basically a shortened 50-70) - I've located dies and brass, but I want to know if anyone has any experience with the guns & caliber. 
