Cap and ball revolver loading stand

BlackPowderBen · February 3, 2016, 01:27 PM

Have any of you made a display/loading stand for your black powder revolver? (Not the cylinder loaders). If so, would you mind telling me how you did it?
Thanks!

swathdiver · February 3, 2016, 03:56 PM

Lots of photos of them over at the muzzleloading forum, including ours.

Ours are more for shooting than display. The bases are made from 1" (3/4") pine, 3-1/2" - 4" wide and 10-11" long. About 2" from one end a vertical piece of pine the same width and about 4" high is glued and screwed. Before installing however, it is cut out in the center with hole saw and a little further down for the hammers. On the base, about 3" or so from the vertical piece an indentation is made into the wood for the stock (grips) to dig into. We also add another piece of wood with cut outs for lead and wads.

There are plenty of plans on the web, lots of variations. My girls like making them, they're simple and quick to make.

Pahoo · February 3, 2016, 05:14 PM

Ben, I have made a number of these and the general shape is similar to an ankle and foot. I have thought about making plans but all the ones I have made, are always a bit different. When making one, make sure you add a heel, for added stability. If you go on Ebay you will see a number of variations. You can use a variety of woods and options. It's enjoyable coming up with your own design. If you make a folder, be sure you can lock it in the open position. .......

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Folding-Pine...0AAOSwEeFVTUhC

Good Luck and;
Be Safe !!!

Model12Win · February 4, 2016, 07:34 PM

You could make one of them for less than $10 in no time. Wouldn't take more than an hour.

kwhi43 · February 5, 2016, 08:36 AM

This is what I use

bprevolver · February 14, 2016, 04:28 PM

Here is a copy of an old antique revolver stand that a guy used to make around twenty years ago. He lived in Colorado and would display his various designs at gun shows. Back then they sold for around $95.

Model12Win · February 14, 2016, 07:42 PM

Man, that's a little overkill. How heavy is that thing?

I wonder what the old cowboys would say if they saw all us comfy shooters with our fancy trick loading stands and accouterments.

BlackPowderBen · February 14, 2016, 09:46 PM

I wonder what the old cowboys would say if they saw all us comfy shooters with our fancy trick loading stands and accouterments.

They'd probally load up the slow way, and then "when they had to shoot, they'd shoot, not talk.

Hawg · February 14, 2016, 11:05 PM

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I wonder what the old cowboys would say if they saw all us comfy shooters with our fancy trick loading stands and accouterments.

Probably walk away laughing at the city slickers.

hartcreek · February 15, 2016, 01:36 AM

Seems like there was this same thread last month......am I the only one that uses the search function?

Fingers McGee · February 15, 2016, 12:00 PM

All of the stands shown place all the stress on the arbor of an opentop. These stands do not, and are easy to make, use and store.

**4V50 Gary** · February 16, 2016, 08:07 PM

Learnt something new today Fingers.

February 3, 2016, 01:27 PM	#1
BlackPowderBen Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2015 Posts: 380	Cap and ball revolver loading stand Have any of you made a display/loading stand for your black powder revolver? (Not the cylinder loaders). If so, would you mind telling me how you did it? Thanks! __________________ "If you have to shoot, shoot! Dont talk"

February 3, 2016, 03:56 PM	#2
swathdiver Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2012 Location: Treasure Coast, Florida Posts: 335	Lots of photos of them over at the muzzleloading forum, including ours. Ours are more for shooting than display. The bases are made from 1" (3/4") pine, 3-1/2" - 4" wide and 10-11" long. About 2" from one end a vertical piece of pine the same width and about 4" high is glued and screwed. Before installing however, it is cut out in the center with hole saw and a little further down for the hammers. On the base, about 3" or so from the vertical piece an indentation is made into the wood for the stock (grips) to dig into. We also add another piece of wood with cut outs for lead and wads. There are plenty of plans on the web, lots of variations. My girls like making them, they're simple and quick to make. __________________ “Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.” - Job 38:3

February 3, 2016, 05:14 PM	#3
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	Lots of options and fun to make Ben, I have made a number of these and the general shape is similar to an ankle and foot. I have thought about making plans but all the ones I have made, are always a bit different. When making one, make sure you add a heel, for added stability. If you go on Ebay you will see a number of variations. You can use a variety of woods and options. It's enjoyable coming up with your own design. If you make a folder, be sure you can lock it in the open position. ....... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Folding-Pine...0AAOSwEeFVTUhC Good Luck and; Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.

February 14, 2016, 09:46 PM	#8
BlackPowderBen Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2015 Posts: 380	I wonder what the old cowboys would say if they saw all us comfy shooters with our fancy trick loading stands and accouterments. They'd probally load up the slow way, and then "when they had to shoot, they'd shoot, not talk. __________________ "If you have to shoot, shoot! Dont talk"

February 15, 2016, 12:00 PM	#11
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	All of the stands shown place all the stress on the arbor of an opentop. These stands do not, and are easy to make, use and store. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

February 4, 2016, 07:34 PM	#4
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	You could make one of them for less than $10 in no time. Wouldn't take more than an hour.

February 5, 2016, 08:36 AM	#5
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393	This is what I use

February 14, 2016, 07:42 PM	#7
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	Man, that's a little overkill. How heavy is that thing? I wonder what the old cowboys would say if they saw all us comfy shooters with our fancy trick loading stands and accouterments.

February 15, 2016, 01:36 AM	#10
hartcreek Junior member Join Date: April 22, 2014 Location: Washington Posts: 1,549	Seems like there was this same thread last month......am I the only one that uses the search function?

February 16, 2016, 08:07 PM	#12
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,833	Learnt something new today Fingers. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*