I find the question, "Will it work for self defense?" to be
by Paul 
, Thursday, September 09, 2021, 09:40 (960 days ago) @ Hobie
highly entertaining. Yes, we have much more modern firearms available - but the old cap and ball still does what it did 150 years ago. AND we have better components to load it with and almost 200 years or experience with the platform that we can fall back on to inform us. At a couple points in time the cap and ball revolver was my only self defense weapon available - and I did not feel unarmed. First choice? No. But viable alternative if push comes to shove? Definitely. Some day I need to pick up a .36 caliber version to play with. I keep cogitating on that engraved 1851 clone I saw earlier this year.
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2021-09-07, 16:46
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- Those BP conversions are SLOW -
Rob Leahy,
2021-09-08, 13:30
- Those BP conversions are SLOW -
Paul,
2021-09-09, 09:34
- A .44 "D" frame would be a Charter Bulldog. -
Hobie,
2021-09-11, 19:13
- A .44 "D" frame would be a Charter Bulldog. - The Alsatian, 2021-11-18, 09:06
- A .44 "D" frame would be a Charter Bulldog. -
Hobie,
2021-09-11, 19:13
- Those BP conversions are SLOW -
Paul,
2021-09-09, 09:34
- We have had more inquiries about cap n ball revolvers -
Hobie,
2021-09-08, 23:03
- I find the question, "Will it work for self defense?" to be -
Paul,
2021-09-09, 09:40
- I find the question, "Will it work for self defense?" to be -
Don Sikes,
2021-09-09, 15:47
- I find the question, "Will it work for self defense?" to be - Paul, 2021-09-10, 09:03
- I find the question, "Will it work for self defense?" to be -
JT,
2021-09-11, 17:07
- Thank you for the extensive reply... - Paul, 2021-09-11, 18:53
- I always wondered about long term reliability - bj, 2021-10-23, 22:31
- I find the question, "Will it work for self defense?" to be - The Alsatian, 2021-11-18, 09:09
- I find the question, "Will it work for self defense?" to be -
Don Sikes,
2021-09-09, 15:47
- I find the question, "Will it work for self defense?" to be -
Paul,
2021-09-09, 09:40
- Belly gun cogitations - Bob Hatfield, 2021-09-09, 12:45
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2021-09-11, 17:02
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Paul,
2021-09-11, 18:56
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JT,
2021-09-11, 19:31
- Thank you! They're in a new thread up above. (nt) - Paul, 2021-09-11, 20:51
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2021-09-11, 19:31
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Paul,
2021-09-11, 18:56
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- Those BP conversions are SLOW -
Rob Leahy,
2021-09-08, 13:30