r/canadaguns • u/Dill_Pickle_Tears • Mar 01 '26

Buy recommendations Antique Revolvers - Competition Worthy?

With the handgun freeze, does anyone here run antique single action revolvers in cowboy action shooting competitions?

I’d like to get into competition shooting, and cowboy action caught my eye. How common is it to buy antiques for that purpose? Assuming that they comply with the rules of the competition and actually shoot/function safely.

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u/Afrocowboyi Mar 01 '26

Black powder cap and ball guns would probably the be the only option. .36 and .44 cal. Then people with modern replicas could play.

Not many people with competitive spirit would put up with inconsistency and failures to fire. Events would probably be more about seeing what you can do and communities

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u/Savageplayr29 Mar 02 '26

Hot take the modern repro cap n ball wheelguns should be NR

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u/outline8668 Mar 03 '26

They should have been antique

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u/escv_69420 Mar 05 '26

Hilarious, that's the case in most European countries with tighter gun laws than ours. Repros count as antiques.