What did you do today

[G Dog]

Yea, G&G’s are pretty things and ginuwine Reb, so that’s another feature.  Only problem is that it’s brass (.36 of course) so I keep loads at 15 grains, although I cheat and use T7, which, according to the 15% rule is the equivalent of 17.25 grains black.
My only brass frame, but I’m real glad I got it.  I appreciate the cachet of a Confederate piece.  Need a Leech & Rigdon   = Steel Griswold. Best of both worlds.  I bet you like that brace of big old Walkers.

[Captainkirk]

Illinois has solved the puzzle. If it shoots a projectile, it's a firearm.

[G Dog]

That could include a slingshot.

In California, Penal Code § 16520 defines a firearm as “a device designed to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled through a barrel, a projectile by the force of an explosion or other form of combustion.”

“other form of combustion” includes compressed air.
 
The managerial technocracy has got us covered from noon to Sunday (for our values and who we are).

[WECSOG]

Federally, a c&b revolver is not a firearm... until you put that conversion cylinder in it. So a felon had better just keep it c&b. I'm not sure how the feds would view a felon owning the cylinder and a revolver it fits (but not assembled into the gun), but it's a moot point because possession of ammo for it is also forbidden.

States can and often do have more restrictive laws on the issue. And, carrying it is a state issue. In a lot of states, if you load it and carry it it's a firearm.

[Zulch]

Illinois has solved the puzzle. If it shoots a projectile, it's a firearm.

I wonder if kids little rubber tipped dart guns fall under that in Illinois Capt. Kirk?

[Zulch]

Yea, G&G’s are pretty things and ginuwine Reb, so that’s another feature.  Only problem is that it’s brass (.36 of course) so I keep loads at 15 grains, although I cheat and use T7, which, according to the 15% rule is the equivalent of 17.25 grains black.
My only brass frame, but I’m real glad I got it.  I appreciate the cachet of a Confederate piece.  Need a Leech & Rigdon   = Steel Griswold. Best of both worlds.  I bet you like that brace of big old Walkers.

That sounds like a nice gun there G. I do not have a brass framed revolver. Not by choice just haven't sought one out to date. The Leech and Rigdon you mentioned, they had to move around quite a bit back in those days it seems. I guess that would account for the few numbers of guns that were produced. The last location they set up shop was in Greensboro GA which is about 1:45 hours from my location. I need to see if there are any landmarks there someday. The Walkers are nice. I had actually considered selling one but the more I thought about it the less of a good idea it seemed. 

[Zulch]

I keep looking at 1860 Armys. Can't afford one right now. But I keep looking, just the same. I've even thought about buying just a frame on fleabay, and building one up piecemeal as I have the money.

I actually bought from these folks awhile back and even though their site is a tad archaic by todays standards they are a good reputable company with a lot of choices. Their prices on some guns are even less than Midway. Here is an 1860 for instance.

https://www.jedediah-starr.com/closeup.asp?searchWord=1860&pid=348&offset=0

[Len]

It's been said before, but can stand repetition:
The Colt 1860 Army is an utterly aesthetical design (I know, there's a risk of being labled a bad guy for calling a gun a beauty)

[WECSOG]

I keep looking at 1860 Armys. Can't afford one right now. But I keep looking, just the same. I've even thought about buying just a frame on fleabay, and building one up piecemeal as I have the money.

I actually bought from these folks awhile back and even though their site is a tad archaic by todays standards they are a good reputable company with a lot of choices. Their prices on some guns are even less than Midway. Here is an 1860 for instance.

https://www.jedediah-starr.com/closeup.asp?searchWord=1860&pid=348&offset=0

Thanks for the link! Old South is another good site. Here's the one I keep looking at: https://www.oldsouthfirearms.com/Traditions1860ColtSheriffRevolver5.5-inchbarrel.44cal.St.aspx

[WECSOG]

Illinois has solved the puzzle. If it shoots a projectile, it's a firearm.

I wonder if kids little rubber tipped dart guns fall under that in Illinois Capt. Kirk?

How about a Bic Stick pen and a sheet of notebook paper? 

[G Dog]

“Federally, a c&b revolver is not a firearm... until you put that conversion cylinder in it. So a felon had better just keep it c&b”. WECSOG

Ok, this is the Internet but there it is again - the same GD’d statement on nine wheels.  You make me think of Psalms 115,  SOG.

Let’s do an experiment. The next time you take a commercial flight, put one  unloaded (!) in your carry-on luggage,  let them scan the bag,
find the not a firearm and then let us know when you get out of jail.  The experience will be a real education for you.  As to felons, who can  only use one as a club … I won’t even bloody start. 

As they say in Kraut:
völliger Unsinn

[G Dog]

Hi Len.  You can call Colt 60’s “beautiful” if you want to.  I’ve been doing that since I was about nine.  My own appreciation of their aesthetic qualities rages undiminished.  Those 61’s ain’t too shabby either. 

Those were my first identification.
In fourth grade, I was looking up colts (the equus kind) in an encyclopedia and came upon Colonel Sam - with illustrations.  Life would never be the same again.

[Zulch]

I keep looking at 1860 Armys. Can't afford one right now. But I keep looking, just the same. I've even thought about buying just a frame on fleabay, and building one up piecemeal as I have the money.

I actually bought from these folks awhile back and even though their site is a tad archaic by todays standards they are a good reputable company with a lot of choices. Their prices on some guns are even less than Midway. Here is an 1860 for instance.

https://www.jedediah-starr.com/closeup.asp?searchWord=1860&pid=348&offset=0

Thanks for the link! Old South is another good site. Here's the one I keep looking at: https://www.oldsouthfirearms.com/Traditions1860ColtSheriffRevolver5.5-inchbarrel.44cal.St.aspx

Oh yeah!! I have an 1860 with that sheriff barrel and I bought a spare 7.5 to suit whatever mood I'm in. That's a nice one. I think I saw one on Jedediah maybe about the same price. Can't remember. Thank you for the Old South link. I've never been to that one👍👍

[Zulch]

Wecsog. Here it is on J Starr. A little cheaper. I think it's the same but not sure. If I'm not mistaken they do not charge tax either.
https://www.jedediah-starr.com/closeup.asp?cid=14&pid=323&offset=4

[G Dog]

Very early on, I think the Colt factory put out some 1860s with 7 1/2 inch barrels. Very few though, even the McCulloch Colt was 8 inches.
The repros I have are all 8 inches.  That’s standard 1860.
Get your ruler out, Zulch.