Colt 73 SAA.
- Thread starter oldiron
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If it is in shape fit to be fired, commercially available 38-40 ammo will do. It is loaded to pretty low pressures, based on the premise of being safe to shoot in the weakest firearm that it is likely to find it's way into.
If your gun is a Black Powder rated gun, you will have to be doing some homework and reloading, or track down some appropriate low pressure loads.
On the plus side, the Cowboy Action Shooting guys and gals have created a market for light loads of ammunition that may be what you are looking for.
There are a couple powders, like Trail Boss, for one, that are more appropriate for loading loads that are approximate to the same as black powder loads, as far as smoke and noise go, that may be worth the time to look into.
Oh yeah! Pictures! If yer gonna brag about a score like that, pictures!
Cheers
Trev
If your gun is a Black Powder rated gun, you will have to be doing some homework and reloading, or track down some appropriate low pressure loads.
On the plus side, the Cowboy Action Shooting guys and gals have created a market for light loads of ammunition that may be what you are looking for.
There are a couple powders, like Trail Boss, for one, that are more appropriate for loading loads that are approximate to the same as black powder loads, as far as smoke and noise go, that may be worth the time to look into.
Oh yeah! Pictures! If yer gonna brag about a score like that, pictures!
Cheers
Trev
There's not a whole lot of factory offerings out there in 38-40 - you're best bet would be to reload your own. It'd be cheaper too, because you're not likely to find any 38-40 for much less than $1 a round. Some people say they're finicky to load because they have a thin neck, but I had no problems whatsoever when I was loading them for a Marlin 1889 I used to have.
The more recent P-models can use factory 38/40 which is still being made by W-W. Factory 38/40 is expensive and you might want to consider reloading, as cast bullets and small amounts of powder add up to a very inexpensive gun to reload for. You may also wish to reload some Black Powder ammo for a more authentic old west exp.
