Shooting a double barrel .65 calibre BP pistol

[Brutus]

The antique howdah pistol @mega range of 9 yards.
The far right & high bullet holes were with patch lubed with spit.
Used TC No. 13 and the group kind of shifted left and tightened up somewhat.
That big ragged hole is from 6 shots.
Yeah, she's no tackdriver, but this certainly would deliver a migraine X's 2 to the unwanted jungle kitty kat.
BTW, it works out to about 18 gauge or thereabouts.

fun fun fun............

 

[mrclean89]

that is one awesome looking pistol!

Cheers, McLean

 

[NorthCoastBigBore]

No question, that is neat. Not something ya see every day....

 

[cyclone]

Somewhere , out there , Jesse Ventura's Ol' Painless just felt insignificant....

 

[plinker 777]

What's the brush for??

 

[Brutus]

What's the brush for??

It's a pick & brush for cleaning carbon residue out of the nipple positions where the caps sit upon.
I actually meant to bring the smaller pick & brass brush because it's much better for cleaning black powder carbon off gunmetal.
The one you see here is the second best one, a bigger steel pick & horsehair brush. At the other end of the brass chain is the small pick.
All this BP stuff begins life at my newest crackhouse: Track of the Wolf.

Thanks guys!

 

[DEZ]

I'm glad to see you have it out and shooting lotsa fun that old beast
It's a robust and heavy barreled monster very nice.

 

[fat tony]

Brutus, I woe ye be not becomin' a theivin' highway scurvy dog! Looks like a fun piece, enjoy!

 

[10x]

Shoots minute of tiger - that is the whole point of the howdah gun...
Very nice gun,
very good shooting
I envy you.