Hello,
Not new to forums but new here. I was reading reviews on the Pietta .44 1851 black powder revolver and one man claimed you are able to conceal/carry the firearm without a permit (in FL in his case). Now I too own one of these guns and I did not have to fill any paperwork for it to register it.
As far as I know these guns are under the category of "Antiques" and for the most part are exempted from normal gun restrictions as long as they are not modified to shoot modern rimfire or centerfire rounds.
Why is this? A .44 round lead ball with a 20 grain charge is generally the "norm" in these revolers but I've heard people putting up to 40 or even 50 in them (if 50 would even fit). I would not want one of these flying at me and is by far much larger then a little .22lr that does require you to register and abide by the NFA. Is it because you can't exactly reload a black powder revolver in the middle of a shootout? But how often do shootouts in the streets (self-defense is the subject here since the man is claiming to conceal carry it for that use) last long enough to need a reload? If anyone has ever seen the 1858 Remington black powder by Pietta (which shoots .44's and does not require a registration just like the 1851) you can get pretty quick with speedloading those cylinders (example). You can buy replacement cylinders for some of the models that accept modern centerfire bullets in place of the black powder cylinder.
http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,4776.html
Again that cylinder if for the 1858 Remy that has speedloading capabilities. Also "pocket" versions of these handguns are available too.
So I'm just a bit confused with the legality of all this. And don't think that I'm gonna start carrying one of those hunks of brass and steel around with me in the city I'm just curious towards how the NFA goes about all this and how is it applied.
Not new to forums but new here. I was reading reviews on the Pietta .44 1851 black powder revolver and one man claimed you are able to conceal/carry the firearm without a permit (in FL in his case). Now I too own one of these guns and I did not have to fill any paperwork for it to register it.
As far as I know these guns are under the category of "Antiques" and for the most part are exempted from normal gun restrictions as long as they are not modified to shoot modern rimfire or centerfire rounds.
Why is this? A .44 round lead ball with a 20 grain charge is generally the "norm" in these revolers but I've heard people putting up to 40 or even 50 in them (if 50 would even fit). I would not want one of these flying at me and is by far much larger then a little .22lr that does require you to register and abide by the NFA. Is it because you can't exactly reload a black powder revolver in the middle of a shootout? But how often do shootouts in the streets (self-defense is the subject here since the man is claiming to conceal carry it for that use) last long enough to need a reload? If anyone has ever seen the 1858 Remington black powder by Pietta (which shoots .44's and does not require a registration just like the 1851) you can get pretty quick with speedloading those cylinders (example). You can buy replacement cylinders for some of the models that accept modern centerfire bullets in place of the black powder cylinder.
http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,4776.html
Again that cylinder if for the 1858 Remy that has speedloading capabilities. Also "pocket" versions of these handguns are available too.
So I'm just a bit confused with the legality of all this. And don't think that I'm gonna start carrying one of those hunks of brass and steel around with me in the city I'm just curious towards how the NFA goes about all this and how is it applied.
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