Quote from: Treeman on April 24, 2024, 02:15:02 PMThree months ago I was in a large local gun shop. I asked if they had a Chiappa spencer. He pointed to one hanging on the wall behind the counter. I'd missed it. He said it was new but had been hanging there for like 6 years. He said they'd sold a few and had them come back for repairs so they'd not put this one out to sell. It had been relegated to a wall hanging decoration. It still had the 2018 price of $1800. I told him to give me a deal and I'd buy it and never bring it back for repairs if there were issues. He gave me a handful of snap caps to try there in the store. They would not recycle reliably. That was good for me because he sold me the rifle for $1200 or so. I brought it home, read a lot here and loaded up a bunch of ammo. I used 255 grain hard cast Keith bullets from Missouri bullet co in my loads. Got them loaded at exactly 1.6 inches and started shooting. Trigger measured at 6lbs right out of the box. The first 100 rounds I had quite a few feed issues. I just kept Block Blast shooting and learning how to manhandle the lever. Now that I have about 500 rounds through it it's as smooth as glass. Took at least 150 rounds to get it to this point. The only issue I had was feeding the very last round from the magazine. I clipped a couple rings off the spring and that cured that issue.

When guns become sensitive in some countries and some enthusiasts also give up before the fierce wave. You are still luckier than many others because you have the opportunity to continue.

Quote from: PaleHorse6 on February 21, 2025, 06:15:10 PMI live in the panhandle of West Virginia and metal detect around my farm.  I have found a fair amount of Spencer casings and bullets.  I believe there was likely a late war cavalry unit parked on my farm based on some of the things I've dug up.  Is there any listing of AOP cavalry units that were issued Spencers?  I'd like to figure out which unit was here if possible.

Second question, my 3x great grandfather was in the PA cav in 1864 and remained in service several months post war.  My Great Aunt told me that when she was a child he still had his issued Spencer and saber.  I was lucky enough to inherit the saber but the Spencer supposedly went to a great uncle in the 1930s upon my grandfather's death.  Is there any documentation out there for PA cav units being issued Spencers?  I recently purchased an 1860 Spencer carbine SN 52081 and would love to know more.

Thanks!

Drew

Hello, I think you should warn people around you first. In many cases, bomb shells will be stored for many years but when there is an impact, they will still explode if not careful.
Spencer carbines, in particular, became a standard issue for cavalry regiments during the later years of the Civil War..

<a href="https://www.wikipedia.org/">Anchor Text</a>

[test keyword](https://www.google.com)

[http://www.google.com test keyword]

thanks for the info

Health is a state of physical, mental, and emotional well-being, requiring balanced nutrition, exercise, rest, and stress management for longevity.

Kid have you mustered out ?

Very cool Rube,

I do.

Do you still have these items

Of course I will post pic's when they return home!

I've seen some very good ivory imitations, but very few good stag or bone imitations, most are pretty fake looking.