Okiepan Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 As the title states whats your Favorite Civil War Carbine ? And why . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 I'm glad your post explains that, because I was looking at the title trying to figure out what the hell a country western carbine was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okiepan Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 He he that reminds me of Bobs Country Bunker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Henry (not really a carbine what with a 24" barrel), because it's an effective repeater and because I already have one. Second choice is a Triplett and Scott because it's weirder than I am and it's cool beyond description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Spencer Carbine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Never heard of Triplet&Scott. Nobody likes the Burnside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Sharps percussion carbine, because I have an original in shooting condition. Would love to have one converted to metallic cartridge, but those were post civil war. I’ve handled one and it’s a pretty slick piece of re-engineering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Alpo said: I'm glad your post explains that, because I was looking at the title trying to figure out what the hell a country western carbine was. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 53 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Sharps percussion carbine, because I have an original in shooting condition. Would love to have one converted to metallic cartridge, but those were post civil war. I’ve handled one and it’s a pretty slick piece of re-engineering. You can convert it yourself. S&S Firearms sells conversion breech blocks. Also available from Buffalo Arms Everything you ever need to know about Spencer rifles, carbines, and shotguns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Thanks, but this was made in 1863 and saw action. Gonna leave it alone. Will have to wait for one converted before me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Thanks, but this was made in 1863 and saw action. Gonna leave it alone. Will have to wait for one converted before me. Do you have any details about its service? How about a couple pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Ron Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Howdy, Of course the Winchester 92. John Wayne won the Civil War with one. Best CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I have a 5th model Burnside carbine. It's my favorite CW carbine for several reasons: 1- it's the only one I own . 2- the ammunition design is extremely interesting. 3- My great-great grandfather was a cavalry troop with Company A, 2nd Illinois Cavalry Regiment and was assigned a Burnside. It wasn't the 5th model, but it was a Burnside nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Spencer! Used my repro in a match last Sunday! Had some fun on one stage - I shot the falling plate rack BACKWARDS! Back to front! At a slight angle to the target, there was about 1/2" of plate visible. Aimed for that sliver of plate and got all five! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Henry made a good number of guns with shorter than 24" barrels. Seen several in the museum in Indianapolis. I have a Uberti Henry Trapper. Single shot would be a Smith. Simple, reliable and more powerful than some others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Enfield carbine. General John Hunt Morgan and his men carried them on his famous Raid, part of which passed through the land of my nativity. They were carried because they could be fed with commonly available powder and caps, and if no Minie balls were ready, they could be stoked like shotguns. My choice, because it was their choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Had to look it up. Sure would be fun to shoot one in a match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Another cool rifle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: Do you have any details about its service? How about a couple pics. Records are incomplete so I can’t say this with certainty. But according to my research from a definitive book about them, it likely served in Grierson's cavalry brigade which consisted of the 6th and 7th Illinois and 2nd Iowa Cavalry regiments. This is the same outfit on which the movie The Horse Soldiers is loosely based. Here are a couple of pics of me shooting it a few years back. The flamethrower image shows a blank being fired for a Fourth of July event. Without a bullet, most of the powder burns outside the barrel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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