Yeah, knowwhatchamean .....
Two pals each have a Schofield(?) in .45Colt and that set me to droolin'.
Then I read Venturino's article on shooting his .44 Russian and I was desperate. Found TWO at a dealer's and asked that they select the one with the best trigger pull. It's now going through the hoops required to own such a dangerous gun in Kanuckistan - likely three weeks to a month before I have it.
I hinted to my wife that I'd like the pair and got that raised eyebrow look that meant - "Don't even think about it .....!"
I'll be using it as a novelty gun and just to break hearts - like yours ... ;>) BP, of course. I have a period flap holster to fit and a period correct British lanyard for the ring.
I'll be shooting it along with my .450 Tranter Army. Now that really is a heart breaker! Looks brand new. I had the cylinder magna-fluxed by an aerospace testing firm and it passed with flying colours.
Now I'm in the line up for .44 Russian brass, the gamers having scooped up all the available stock. In the interval, I can cut down some .44 Spl. brass to get shooting.
In one of my Colt reference books, there is a poor reproduction (i.e very faint) of an 1890 Colt ad showing a Navy .38 being loaded with a two piece speed loader and the wooden block to load them. You inserted the rds and pulled out the central core plug, allowing them to fall into the chambers. The rubber ring around them was removed as part of the process.
The Brits were offering the same sort of thing with their break open revolvers of the same era. Nuthin' new about speed loaders at all.
The Canadian dealer is Ellwood Epps in Orillia, Ontario, and yes, they would ship to the US ....... nudge, nudge, wink, wink ....