Recently discovered my GG Uncle was a sniper in the Civil War and he used a "7 shooter" Spencer. He was infantry with the 100th Pennsylvania Roundheads from late summer 1861 until his capture in the Fall of 1864 in South Carolina. He writes in a letter home after the "Battle of the Crater" at Petersburg that he fired 100 rounds of ammunition that day and "I took my time to it".
Now I have been bitten by the urge to acquire a Spencer. After doing a little research , I was pleased to find that Taylor's is having repros made in carbine and rifle , albeit centerfire.
I am hungry for any and all info on loads for this cartridge , both black and smokeless. Anyone reading this that owns or has shot the Spencer repro , please respond. Thanks in advance!
Now I have been bitten by the urge to acquire a Spencer. After doing a little research , I was pleased to find that Taylor's is having repros made in carbine and rifle , albeit centerfire.
I am hungry for any and all info on loads for this cartridge , both black and smokeless. Anyone reading this that owns or has shot the Spencer repro , please respond. Thanks in advance!