doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Just bought a Purdey.

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WOW! I feel very happy for you! Post pictures, if you can and we'll smile with you.

Martin:
With a kit such as you describe, it may be well worth having Purdey check their records for the original owner and specifications. There may be some fascinating provenance there. Perhaps you know something already...

Best, Kensal

Not worth the waste of ink.

I think Purdeys will tell you everything except the name of the original owner. I may stand corrected on that one if someone else knows better. Lagopus.....

Lagopus:
According to my friends at Purdeys, they will even disclose the name of the original owner -- as long as that person is deceased. I'm willing to bet that whomever ordered the gun in 1870 has long since attained that condition... and that Purdeys would concur.

Best, Kensal

It shouldn't need saying, but just in case, only use Black Powder as a propellant in your ammunition.

Bye the way, congratulations.

Harry

I'd bet it was Nitro proofed when it was sleeved.

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HE, you might note that there has been a good deal of research on use of nitro powder to duplicate BP loads. Pressure being the issue for the action and barrels, high quality loads have been developed for both commercial loads and for reloaders. Both are now commonly available and commonly in use. Most of the "common knowledge" about BP pressure has turned out to be generally mostly wrong. The pressure vs time and pressure vs displacement curves for nitro and BP are not nearly as different as we had been lead to believe. Mostly, it is a matter of using loads of known low pressure.