Herbert's Firearms **** Photos and Text ***

[Two Flints]

Hello SSS,

I received the photos appearing below from SSS member, Herbert, by "snail-mail" from NSW, Australia.  I scanned his photos, and he has given me permission to post them along with information about each photo      Two Flints


Photo #1 shows an Evans New Model Sporting Rifle with a perfect bore. I am in the process of working up an accurate load for it.


Photo #2 shows a home-made Spencer cut-off made so ejected cases don't hit the frame. I thought while I was at it, I might as well add the cut-off device.


Photo #3 shows James Standish Buckland's personal firearms, when he was a Mounted Police Sergeant in the goldfields of N.S.W. Australia, same as Canadian Mounties. Firearms shown are a Spencer Burnside 56-50 carbine with stabler cut-off; a cased 3rd model double trigger 54 cal bore percussion revolver, and a Remington New Model Pocket Revolver, 3rd Type, 31 cal. Buckland used these in the late 1860s to mid 1870s.


Photo #4 shows a combination Beach Sight at the front of a 44 Russian Spencer with target barrel.


Photo #5 shows a 3rd Model Double Trigger Tranter, cased with some tools missing.


Photo #6 shows (fron top to bottom) a new 56-50 Spencer Army rifle, a 44 Russian Carbine that I re-barreled and installed a Tang Sight and Beach Front Sight to, and an original 56-50 Burnside Spencer.


Photo #7 shows a Tang Mounting Plate and Tang Sight.

[Fox Creek Kid]

Is that a cased Tranter? 

[Herbert]

tranters were conciderd the rolls royce of revolvers in there day and a states simble fore the well armed oficer oficial isue mounted police revolver was colt 1851 36 cal revolver but in australia any one that could aford a tranter bought on they are quite comon around gold field districts hear second only to 1851&1849 colts percusion revolvers were used well after they became obserlet hear ,but cartrige rifles took hold quicker hear than almost anywere ,lot of gold and a rifle was conciderd a must for food and protection ,cartriges keped much beter than loose pouder

[Bead Swinger]

Herbert -
How's that load of wonderful Spencers shooting?    Did you come up with a satisfactory Evans load?

[Herbert]

yes once i got the mould from buffalow arms everything came together,load is 2.2cc lee diper of wano ff bp fedral lrm primers milk carton wad over pouder1/8 inch greese cooki then the heald bassed buffolow arms bullet made for the NM Evans ,casses are cut down 30-40 krag,cut to lenth and the rime turned to size,fireformed with .5cc TB pouder to save time in cleaning wile cases were being fireformed,acuracy is very good with this load can get the full magizineof 26 into a 4 inch croup at 100 meters without cleaning first 10 yously in 2 1/2 inch