Easiest to find obsolete handgun ammunition?

[jethunter]

In my opinion, one of the best true antique cartridges is the big, fat, hard-hitting 45 Schofield, but you would have to reload for it. Brass is available, cast bullets are available, and dies are available.

The 45 S&W Schofield is one of my favourites too. It's very close in capability to the 44 S&W Special and it has an antique heritage which the 44 and 38 Specials do not.

 

[dingus]

So is the consensus then as long as the caliber is not on the no-go list, even if it's even if it's a more modern round like the .38 special and the pistol is antique, you're ok to discharge on land where an unrestricted firearm is allowed to be discharged? I've tried wading through the other threads on this, but there are so many posts in most of them, they get confusing.

Yes being as no one else has answered this question ^ the answer is yes. discharge would be target shooting with a antique handgun.
The RCMP Will give you a letter stateing a 38 Sp is a antique as long as its made pre dec 31st 1897 and same with a 44 speical and of course 45 acp all 3 of them cartridges were created post 1898 but guns made before 1898 and in them newer calibers there still considered antiques because there not on the list.
The WG webleys that are marked 455/476 that happen to chamber and shoot 45 long colt are also considered antique why?? Because the Webley WG was never manufactured in 45 colt chamber but the fact they happen to fit and cycle in the guns does not exclude them from being a perscribed antique. as long as it was not altered to shoot 45 colt if 45 colt just happens to fit cycle and shoot in a WG it does not matter.
Alot of the 455/476 webley WG armys do in fact chamber and shoot 45 colt and there still antique most guys shoot 45 schofield in them tho so your not carrying a antique around with 45 colt head stamped ammo remember a officer in the feild might not be as up on the antique rules as us.
best to carry some info like the caliber no list and some info to show your gun is in fact a antique it does not have to be a rcmp letter it could be info from a book or a frt report from the rcmp or any info that shows the guns pre 1898.
Its a strange set of rules or laws but thats the way it is so enjoy it and always remember to be responsible with your antiques.

 

[10x]

Stan Taylor in Torrington Alberta usually has obsolete ammo for sale.

He does gunshows in Western Canada and every second year does an August/ September trip to Ontario....

 

[detonator]

Is anyone selling .41 colt ammo? Or is it fairly easy to reload? (I have no experience with such things). Because there are some nice SAA's available in that caliber.

 

[41 Colt]

Is anyone selling .41 colt ammo? Or is it fairly easy to reload? (I have no experience with such things). Because there are some nice SAA's available in that caliber.

I used to reload it. Budget Shooter Supply sells bullets and cases for it. Go with hollow base bullets. BSS is also good at getting hard to find stuff, and a few companies do make blackpowder .41 Colt rounds. You could see if BSS could get some in.

 

[Found]

I got some bullets from Rusty Wood Trading Co. in 41 Long Colt. Several suppliers have the brass and the dies for reloading. It is easy to reload for and some old manuals actually have some recipes for newer powders. I really enjoy reloading and shooting the 41 Long Colt and find it equal to the 38 Special.