Barbwire Bill, SASS #661

When I talked to Shiloh awhile back, they recommended getting a 30 in barrel that was half round to stay under weight. Is that recommended? Going to order my rifle soon. How can you make sure you are under weight with a 45-70? Thanks BB

I tried searching for this topic so if I missed it and this has already been covered, I would appreciate it if someone can point me to the topic. But if not, I am thinking of converting one of my Ruger Old Army's to cartridge and I know there are two different cylinders available. Can someone tell me if one system has any advantage over the other? Thanks BB

These are great photos. I remember many of these pard’s I wish SASS would digitize all the old Cowboy Chronicles into a set of DVD’s. There are some great stories and wonderful pictures in those old issues. I still have all of mine.

I saw them at SHOT as well. Nice looking gun. Didn't get a lot of info, but the guy I talked with said they were made out of bar stock, so no cast frame. He also indicated a lower price than Colt but he may not have know for sure. I hope they can produce a good product at a decent price. Always looking for an excuse to buy more guns. I would like to see Capt Baylor do a review of this and the rolling block that Tippman has out.