1860 Gallagher Carbine made by ERMA in West Germany
Hi All,I was just wondering whether any of the forum members here have had any experience with one of these carbines reproduced by ERMA of West Germany around the late 80's early 90's any information...
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I think you're about ten years or so late on production timeframe. A friend of mine had one in the mid to late '70's. Sorry, I can't give any details on how he was loading for it, he died last year...
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Hi Bilbo & David K,Thanks for the responses and tips, I will follow the link to the NSSA and hopefully get some starting data there. The one I have found is in near new condition languishing in...
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I've had one for 7 or 8 years, and like many, I've had a hard time feeding it. They used old machine gun barrels with very fast twist and shallow rifling. If you shoot wheel weights or soft lead,...
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Hi Michael,Thanks for the information on this rifle, I figured stuck cases may be an issue. Just out of interest what sort of powder load did the cases take and what sort of life did they have ? And...
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Peter, I think the case takes about 40 grains, depending on the maker. I've got three kinds of cases, all with different capacities in the 38-45 grain range. I use 38 grains of FFg GOEX with cornmeal...
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Hi guys back about 1984 my friend I used to hunt with got a used Erma and figured it was the strange rifling that gave him the total inability to hit the paper at 50 yds so he gave up and sold it . I...
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Hi Guys,Thanks for the responses, funny that it is still sitting with the dealer after all this time I have the feeling that I am the only ratbag who has considered buying it down here in OzRegards,...
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Hi All, Finally caved in when the dealer reduced the price, here are some pictures which I hope you enjoy, Regards, Peter B.Still with original factory installed spare nipple in place,It came with two...
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Peter, I have a hunch I used to own that rifle, as mine came had both the grooved & un-grooved cases. Of course, I'm going back probably thirty years since I bought it secondhand (& sold it...
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Looks pretty nice hope you can get it shooting, If it has that fine spline rifling try hard bullets as has been said is all I can offer cheers Ian.
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Looks well worth messing about with......good luck (Im envious).
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Hi Folks,PommyB,It could very well be your rifle as I would imagine that there would not have been too many of these make their way down here to OZ,Ian,Thanks for the tip on the hardened projectiles,...
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I have a Erma Gallagher carbine, thou mine has had the barrel relined to .50 cal by Hoyt. Really enjoy shooting it. My son shoots a repo Maynard carbine, also a very nice shooting weapon. I've...
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Stuffy, The N-SSA disallowed the Smith cartridge conversion, after the first guy posted about it on the forum there and everyone else said, "Me, too!" BTW, I took your old Gallagher out last weekend...
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MichaelNH wrote: Stuffy,The N-SSA disallowed the Smith cartridge conversion, after the first guy posted about it on the forum there and everyone else said, "Me, too!" BTW, I took your old Gallagher...
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Stuffy, you wouldn't happen to belong to the 25th Iowa Veteran Volunteers, Co. B, by chance, would you? Clancy still involved in it? I'm a (long) past member! David
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David K wrote: Stuffy, you wouldn't happen to belong to the 25th Iowa Veteran Volunteers, Co. B, by chance, would you? Clancy still involved in it? I'm a (long) past member! DavidYes I am a member...
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Good people, the Clancy's. Tell them Hi! from me when you see/speak with them next!David Kaiser
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In the current issue of The Fouling Shot; Jrnl No.209, Jan-Feb 2011 (the official publication of The Cast Bullet Assoc.); p.209-6&7 is an article by Larry Overbaugh on 'Shooting the Gallager...
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