flintlock and percussion muzzleloading handguns

[dfxjedi]

I posted this question on another forum and afterwards decided i should post it here,since this is the forum especially for my home state of Calfornia,whereas the other forum was for the whole U.S.

About 3-4 years ago a friend of mine (who,at the time,was 19)bought a replica 1858 remington through cabelas and then mentioned to me that a person can buy and own a blackpowder non-cartridge revolver if your 18 or 19.How could he have done that,doesn't a person have to be 21 to own handguns?
Or is there a different law for a replica cap and ball revolvers,and/or muzzle loading single shot flintlock/percussion handguns?

Please someone help me out with this.

[Uberdummy]

black powder firearms are unregulated. fairly simple actually.

[CSACANNONEER]

It's 18 to own a handgun. You only need to be 21 to buy one.

[Uberdummy]

question for you cannoneer. where is a good place to get 1/8 fuse?

[dfxjedi]

unregulated??

what do you mean by unregulated?

[Scarecrow Repair]

You can walk into a store and buy a muzzle loading revolver and its conversion cylinder which lets you fire black powder cartridges. Pay with cash, walk out with gun, conversion cylinder, ammo, no wait, no registration. No doubt there is an age limit, but if you have a credit card or drove up, maybe the gun shop owner figured that was good enough.

[CSACANNONEER]

PM me and let me know where you are and how much you need? BTW, there are new laws limiting the amount of fuse one can purchase each year. Also, I play with full scale field artillery from the time of the War of Northern Aggression and we do not use fuse. We use period correct friction primmers.

[CSACANNONEER]

Many blackpowder "firearms" are regulated. But, many blackpowder guns (yes, some cartridge guns too!) are not considered "firearms" when it comes to transfering them. Although, if you are a felon or otherwise prohibited from having a gun, DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS A LOOPHOLE-IT'S NOT. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT, YOU WILL GO TO JAIL!!!!!

[Scarecrow Repair]

Blackpowder and muzzleloading are not the same

Every web site I have found that sells the Colt Single Action Army of 1873, a black powder cartridge revolver, warns that modern handgun rules apply. I do not know the laws much at all; for instance, there are modern muzzle loading rifles, they are not replicas, I do not know if they are all black powder or if there are smokeless ones, and I do not know if modern long gun rules apply, since I have not been interested in buying one. A black powder muzzle loading replica is pretty safe. Start changing those specifications and I no longer know.

[dfxjedi]

Savage sells a muzzleloading rifle that you can shoot in smokless powder or blackpowder.

[Scarecrow Repair]

Savage sells a muzzleloading rifle that you can shoot in smokless powder or blackpowder.

Any idea if this rifle requires the standard long gun rules?

[Mike 56]

I have two Cap and Ball Revolvers i shoot all the time. I all ways transport them in a locked case. Do i need too? Does any one know what the law is on that.

Mike

[Scarecrow Repair]

I have two Cap and Ball Revolvers i shoot all the time. I all ways transport them in a locked case. Do i need too? Does any one know what the law is on that.

Mike

Same here, and I asked, and was told treat them as regular handguns. I ave no law cites.