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**Mike Irwin** · February 22, 2009, 01:59 PM

I have one very similar to that.

Be VERY careful about shooting it with modern ammunition. Most of these apparently were designed with either black powder or semi-smokeless ammo in mind, which generated lower pressures.

If you want to shoot it, I would suggest the Colibri primer powered rounds only.

February 22, 2009, 01:59 PM	#13
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	I have one very similar to that. Be VERY careful about shooting it with modern ammunition. Most of these apparently were designed with either black powder or semi-smokeless ammo in mind, which generated lower pressures. If you want to shoot it, I would suggest the Colibri primer powered rounds only.