UK Taurus conversion.

[bigduke6]

Just before I begin for those around the world you may know of our handgun ban, but there are a few exception to this, the most common ones are Blackpowder pistols ( Muzzle loaders) and Long barrel revolvers which are a revolver with a 12" barrel and a wrist brace which makes it 24" or over.

After blowing the dust off my Ruger old Army BP revolver a few weeks back it brought a big grin back to the face, and out of interest I was looking on Guntrader when I noticed a Westlake Taurus conversion.

This is a taurus LBR that has been converted by a UK Gunsmith Alan Westlake, it has had the barrel shortened, the brace removed and has had a new cylinder fitted (also altered on the cradle so it cant use the original cylinder) the new cylinder has been made to allow the revolver to be classed as muzzle loader with the cylinder made to allow for shotgun primers to use as the precussin caps and the cylinder is proofed for Nitro powder.

Thought I,d give it a go as it was advertised at a resonable price, its very nice bit of kit and nice to shoot, loading is quite quick using a loading stand, 3 grains of Herco powder, Hollow base wad cutter and cci shogun primers.

The best thing is its nitro powder and doesnt require the usual cleaning of a BP, is a double action revolver, accurate and you can still see the target after use and as it runs on nitro you dont get the usual glare from others as you do using BP.

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