My first black powder gun.

[bunkysdad]

I learned a few things in this thread.
1. What these look like before they are finished out.
2. What they look like all polished out.
3. Brian has a beautiful Pitt bull.
4. Brian shoots blanks in a cap n ball revolver? How the heck?:P
5. Brian keeps his guns outside in the trash can. Just need the address.
6. Desdem is quick with a laugh!
7. Dan can't spell pistol. Ha!:P

[Dan4good]

wow i went back and looked and i musta typed fast or never looked at what i wrote befor posting

[gurn]

I got around to shooting it a while back and it is fun to shoot and fun to load. One of the old guys at the club instructed me on all the how to and how not to on bp. It is starting to age nicely. Shooting it sped up the process.

[Junk Yard Dog]

It will brown itself naturally over time.

[bunkysdad]

I posted this on the other thread, but this old Pietra is right at 40, as indicated by the proof code of XX9 being from 1973. I don't know if it has ever actually been polished bright but I don't think so. I got this in a trade with SgtRob.

[gurn]

I like the aged look of that one. Cabela sells those and I think they are already finished and not a kit like mine was. So it was probably polished when new.

[Junk Yard Dog]

The Cabela's brass 1851 is a fully finished revolver, but this is still sold in a kit, you just have to hunt around for it, the kits have unfinished brass.