matfor13
Cadet
- Joined
- Jan 3, 2016
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
Hi guys and gals,
After being out of the reenacting hobby for a few years due to being in college, I have the itch to get back involved and join up again since I'm graduating in a few months. Reenacting provided some of my best memories and the camaraderie was amazing.
I'm going to be looking at finally purchasing a gun and I'm leaning towards the 1842 Springfield. I'm a federal reenactor and everyone has told me it is underrepresented in the ranks when compared to 1853 Enfield and 1855/1861/1863 Springfield.
I am wondering if there is a significant difference when using the 1842 Springfield smoothbore when compared to the other rifled guns. I am most likely never going to be live firing it...just using it for black power firing.
Is the pricing significantly different? Is the cleaning process more or less intensive with a smoothbore than a rifled gun? Are there more quirks and things about the 1842 model that I should be aware of? I've even heard that with some manufacturers, the 1842 is quite a bit heavier. However, I've never had them next to one another so I haven't compared and I'm somewhat skeptical of that claim.
I've never owned another firearm so this will be my first and I want to make sure I'm fully invested in what I'm getting myself into. If you know any answers to my questions, please answer. Looking for all the information I can get!
Thank you so much,
Matthew
After being out of the reenacting hobby for a few years due to being in college, I have the itch to get back involved and join up again since I'm graduating in a few months. Reenacting provided some of my best memories and the camaraderie was amazing.
I'm going to be looking at finally purchasing a gun and I'm leaning towards the 1842 Springfield. I'm a federal reenactor and everyone has told me it is underrepresented in the ranks when compared to 1853 Enfield and 1855/1861/1863 Springfield.
I am wondering if there is a significant difference when using the 1842 Springfield smoothbore when compared to the other rifled guns. I am most likely never going to be live firing it...just using it for black power firing.
Is the pricing significantly different? Is the cleaning process more or less intensive with a smoothbore than a rifled gun? Are there more quirks and things about the 1842 model that I should be aware of? I've even heard that with some manufacturers, the 1842 is quite a bit heavier. However, I've never had them next to one another so I haven't compared and I'm somewhat skeptical of that claim.
I've never owned another firearm so this will be my first and I want to make sure I'm fully invested in what I'm getting myself into. If you know any answers to my questions, please answer. Looking for all the information I can get!
Thank you so much,
Matthew