"Notches" on Canadian Peabody??

junkman said:
I don't think it is anything. Probablly handling marks from over the years. Banged up against a nail or something.
I'm more interested it what you are using for ammunition? If your using rim fire, where did you get it? Did you change the block out to shoot centre fire ammo. I've had a Peabody for years and it's the only weapon I own I've never fired.
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One of the members on here that I've met has some special brass loaded up that were specially made up from 50-70 centre fire brass. The centre hole was soldered up, a new rimfire hole was machined, you prime them with .22 acorn blanks. The shells are loaded up with Shockey's Gold black powder substitute. He puts a small wire ring around the brass to make the rim thicker, to close up the headspace so it fires reliably. The shell is loaded into the chamber with the acorn at about 4:00 position. They all went bang.

Hardly any kick.

Now, plans are afoot to convert the rifle to centre fire as GrantR did. The brass is a whole lot cheaper. Should be doable while not altering anything original.
 
Win 38-55 said:
Short knife, that is a nice '73. That 'DC' is nicely done and part of what makes the history of that rifle so interesting. DC will not appear on the Cody info, so we might as well make up some names. In that era, a common anglo saxon name was 'Dave'. Now we just have to make one up for the 'C'. It could have been Campbell. There. I've run out of ideas. I'm sure the rest of the list can come up with a truly impressive number of candidates for the 'C' or the 'D'. When it comes time to sell that '73. PM me.
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Well, I know the odds are slim, but I'm hoping the rifle was ordered by a specific individual. There are very few old guns with any sort of provinance, and it would be neat. Even if the rifle was ordered by some guy named Damon Carlson of Ogallala Nebraska. :D Still is cool to know where it began its journey back in 1890. I could tell from the pics the lever and loading gate are replacement, and before I shoot it, the mainspring must be replaced or lightened somehow (it takes the strength of Hercules to open the action with the hammer down). But I am absolutely thrilled with it. I also have a '92 with the Dominion proof mark on the barrel that was made 1915. Presumably for use in a POW camp of WWI.

Hey cantom, good work on getting the Peabody to go bang. Dixie Arms makes similar shells for rimfire handguns. But they are pretty spendy.
 
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OK, thanks, good to know. I've just gotten around to scrubbing the bore, the whole thing is going to get stripped for an inspection this weekend. I just don't have the right size screwdrivers. And then... we shoot!
 
Three less post civil war Irishmen who came to Canada with full support of the U.S. government?
Both Confederate and Union Irish regiment members participated in the raids.
The then president of the U.S. ordered the U.S. armoury to supply arms and ammunition to them free.
A great gun, and a good reminder of one of the three times the U.S. has tried to take us over by force of arms.(1776, 1812, 1866-69)
We're still here and we're not going away!
 
simulate said:
Three less post civil war Irishmen who came to Canada with full support of the U.S. government?
Both Confederate and Union Irish regiment members participated in the raids.
The then president of the U.S. ordered the U.S. armoury to supply arms and ammunition to them free.
A great gun, and a good reminder of one of the three times the U.S. has tried to take us over by force of arms.(1776, 1812, 1866-69)
We're still here and we're not going away!
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Interesting that we used an American made gun(along with our British arms) to repell them?

I've heard there was only one death due to the Fenians crossing near Niagara?

How many actual engagements were there?

My Snider is marked to the St. Clair Borderers near Sarnia. (27)
 
Grizzle bear hunters back in the day used that method of marking the guns,every hole is a season.I know this because I said it was so and the internet is never wrong.
 
hi cantom, i was one of those lucky ones who you graciously allowed to have a shot with those rifles. just wanted to say thanks again.

dave

ps from "conflicts that defined canada" by bill ####io regarding the battle of ridgeway

"the fenians did not have long to enjoy thier victory. with scouts bringing in news of a force of british regulars approaching from chippewa, O'Neill ordered a retreat from fort erie leaving 10 dead, 6 seriously wounded, and 63 prisoners behind him."

so definately more than one kia
 
DaveA said:
hi cantom, i was one of those lucky ones who you graciously allowed to have a shot with those rifles. just wanted to say thanks again.

dave

ps from "conflicts that defined canada" by bill ####io regarding the battle of ridgeway

"the fenians did not have long to enjoy thier victory. with scouts bringing in news of a force of british regulars approaching from chippewa, O'Neill ordered a retreat from fort erie leaving 10 dead, 6 seriously wounded, and 63 prisoners behind him."

so definately more than one kia
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Wow! Interesting indeed, hadn't heard that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ridgeway

Once again, why do we know nothing about Canadian history?

Hey, glad you enjoyed shooting it, it was my first time too!

Thank Frank for supplying the ammo for the Peabody, very special ammo that.
 
When the Fenians returned to Ft Erie after Ridgeway they fought another engagement with a Cdn force that had arrived by steamboat.
 
green said:
When the Fenians returned to Ft Erie after Ridgeway they fought another engagement with a Cdn force that had arrived by steamboat.
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Sadly, after doing some reading on the Battle of Ridgeway...we got our clocks cleaned pretty good.

Many of the Fenians were Civil War vets with combat experience.
 
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