Got this collectors grade 41 cal colt thunderer today,,all original including the nickel finish,,it was a bit pricey but I had to have it,,,these model 1877s were made in three calibres 38 lightning,,,32 rainmaker,,and 41 thunderer,,john wesley hardin carried a thunderer,,so did billy the kid,,doc holliday carried two lightnings in shoulder holsters,,colt produced a lesser amount of rainmakers making them hard to find today.

 Hello Ross,,no I don't fire these antiques,but they are all in working order,,black powder licences can be bought,but shooter tend to fire modern percussion revolvers,,as for the distance,,smooth bore barrels are not very accurate,,these colts have rifled barrels and a good man can hit a playing card at 50 yards.

 Hello STEVE,there is a shooting ground there,also they use bird scarers on the tip,,when I shoot vermin I use a rifle with a silencer no one news I am there.,,by the time the rats see me it's too late for them.