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Black Powder Pistol
- RanchRoper
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Re: Black Powder Pistol
TGR coached me through the same dilemma. I went with Cimarron/Uberti.
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- whitelightning
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Re: Black Powder Pistol
I have a few BP pistols revolver and two handed pistols, .451, .504 mostly. I do have a Ruger Old Army as well was my brothers haven't shot it yet. BP is a blast been doing it for a long time now. Don't know a lot but I will share what I do and learn from you all as well.
The Ruger is a well built BP revolver as far as I can tell. I will probably get some powder in her this spring and see how she does.
Most outdoor ranges I go too allow BP rifle pistol on the line, you might get some guys that gag or give ya a look or two.
The Ruger is a well built BP revolver as far as I can tell. I will probably get some powder in her this spring and see how she does.
Most outdoor ranges I go too allow BP rifle pistol on the line, you might get some guys that gag or give ya a look or two.
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I forgot about this thread until you bumped it, whitelightning.
I never did end up buying a black powder pistol. Saw some great deals around the holidays but didn't pull the trigger. Still considering it though...
I never did end up buying a black powder pistol. Saw some great deals around the holidays but didn't pull the trigger. Still considering it though...
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Re: Black Powder Pistol
Revolver add a little extra skill to reload . Here is a few of my Black Powder gun below . I use a cylinder loader tool below make them super easier too load and super accurate too for about $20 . Also I made a loading stand to hold my guns too . Remember I'm selling all my gun .
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I have to agree with BigAL look for a Ruger old army I own a three Italian BP pistols but none of them can hold a candle to the rugged build and ease of use the Old Army has...And BTW they are not hard to clean...a few more parts but not hard.
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I had several revolvers, sold most but kept my Uberti 1858 Remington. It was a special order by Cabela's, they had a few of them built then I never saw any just like it again. 5 1/2" Bbl, Goncalo alva grips, it's regular gun steel but has a brushed nickel finish. It is more accurate than I am and shoots very well. I was just using it for my tv gun earlier tonight. Instead of a fidget spinner I have this beauty to play with.
I have run out of FFF and have to drive 100 miles round trip to buy some more. BP is hard to find around here.
I have run out of FFF and have to drive 100 miles round trip to buy some more. BP is hard to find around here.
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That was funny ConaxConax wrote: Instead of a fidget spinner I have this beauty to play with.
What are those, something you're suppose to have if "you think" your IQ is over 150?
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They are those ball bearing toys the kids all carry around. They flick it with a finger, it spins and somehow this is deemed "fun".Henry88 wrote:That was funny ConaxConax wrote: Instead of a fidget spinner I have this beauty to play with.
What are those, something you're suppose to have if "you think" your IQ is over 150?
Modern chilluns don't know what fun is.
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Oh, I remembered another black powder story- I had a Ruger Redhawk .44 magnum, real nice double action revolver.
After working up smokeless loads my brother suggested I could try a few loaded with FFF, it would be like the olden days, he said. Always ready to screw things up, I rolled about 30 rounds of hard cast bullets with all the FFF the brass would hold, gave em a fair crimp and went back to the railroad tracks.
Man the smoke was a roliin, we had a ball until...
It started to get stiffened up and was hard to cock. I put an end to the experiment and took it home to clean.
I ended up totally disassembling the gun to get all the crud out of there and vowed never to do stupid stuff again until the next time at least. That thing was shooting hard, folks. About like a full house .45 colt.
He loved it, but it wasn't his $600 gun.
If you're going to make a lot of smoke, use something like this:
Look at the fitment and whatnot, she's a purty girl!
After working up smokeless loads my brother suggested I could try a few loaded with FFF, it would be like the olden days, he said. Always ready to screw things up, I rolled about 30 rounds of hard cast bullets with all the FFF the brass would hold, gave em a fair crimp and went back to the railroad tracks.
Man the smoke was a roliin, we had a ball until...
It started to get stiffened up and was hard to cock. I put an end to the experiment and took it home to clean.
I ended up totally disassembling the gun to get all the crud out of there and vowed never to do stupid stuff again until the next time at least. That thing was shooting hard, folks. About like a full house .45 colt.
He loved it, but it wasn't his $600 gun.
If you're going to make a lot of smoke, use something like this:
Look at the fitment and whatnot, she's a purty girl!
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Re: Black Powder Pistol
I shot the 1858 Remy 44 cal copy in the big matches for years . The pic below is my 36 cal Remy and it is not as accurate as my 44 . The pic below is the 1st 12 rds and only 12 rds I ever shot in it . A perfect score is not bad for 1st time out .
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