Dearest moderators,
Few as we are in number:
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might the BBS please consider a section for black powder shooters?
Thankin' you,
MM
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Black powder section?
Dearest moderators,
Few as we are in number:
http://www.knology.net/~jparkes/gene...re/5612561.jpg
might the BBS please consider a section for black powder shooters?
Thankin' you,
MM
Yes but apart from that, Mrs Lincoln, what did you think of the performance?
The Prophet
I'm hoping the new BBS rifle club will develop a Black Powder section. As much as I fancy an 1851 Navy Revolver I need plenty of reassurance about Blackpowder!
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I've not fired my .45 Old Army for a while - we should have our own section.
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The majority on here don't use Black Powder. They use Pyrodex, Triple 7 or some other heathen concoctions.
Robin
I shoot and I vote
Eagleman, 1851 Navy Revolver ,Hmm nice.
Not the ideal target shooter, more a sticking to the spirit type. They are open framed, meaning there is no top strap above the cylinder to keep them rigid, also try to avoid anything brass framed as they can "stretch" over time and if heavy loaded a lot.
If you do any reloading, thats exactly what you are doing with a m/l, the difference is you do it at the range instead of sat at a press. The press is built on to the firearm. Even if it is just a ramrod on a longarm.
You soon get in the swing of it and have a set pattern to avoid dangerous operations.
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Take your point Hares Ears why don't we change it to 'Muzzle Loading' instead of BP?The majority on here don't use Black Powder. They use Pyrodex, Triple 7 or some other heathen concoctions
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nasty smelly horrible things , on the firing line just about to complete that one hole group ..... and you get enveloped by a cloud of choking smoke from 6 points down ( why is it the muzzle loading fanatic always gets the downwind firing point .....)
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Ok you have it, so lets see some posts, nice looking bunch of lads in the pic by the way
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'Ang on! 'Ang on! Can it please cover both BP and ML?Originally Posted by baz
Ok you have it, so lets see some posts, nice looking bunch of lads in the pic by the way
There are those of us who shoot BP cartridge stuff like 577 Snider and 450 Martini-Henry, even if we might use modern propellants that are easier to purchase and store.
Why not just call it 'Antique and Repro' ?
Regards,
MikB
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too late mike,,,,its called muzzleloaders..oh and i was the first one to post on it even with my limp wrist
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Yep, absolutely. Muzzle-loaders, not just BP.
Sorry - put BP meaning ML, if you see what I mean.
Yes but apart from that, Mrs Lincoln, what did you think of the performance?
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I bought an Uberti Navy .36 in Jan this year after shooting a few BR revolvers at my range. The Navy is a beautiful looking gun (with octagonal barrel) and the mechanics are sound. (at least I haven’t had any probs). Getting the BP licence from the Explosives Officer and the carry licence from H&S was a fag at the beginning but all well worth it in the end.As much as I fancy an 1851 Navy Revolver I need plenty of reassurance about Blackpowder!
The arguments for and against BP are well argued but I knew what I was getting into. (do lots of research first – the American website are great for this) One of the reasons I chose BP was I just wanted to use the Navy as it was intended i.e. .36 cal and BP.
BP is indeed messy, dirty, smelly and the gun needs scrupulous cleaning after each shooting session but that’s all part of it to me.
In terms of the accuracy arguments between BP and its substitutes - don’t go there as you won’t win your argument!! – it’s more important to get the load, lube and weight of the ball right what ever propellant you choose. My Navy doesn’t shoot POA but most don’t. There is an argument to say that Colt BP revolvers were designed to aim at the groin or belt buckle in order to hit the heart. – not sure how true this is. I have to aim below the black and off to 5 o’clock at 25m to hit the target (which quite often looks like a pepper pot). But I didn’t buy it for accuracy: I bought it to have fun – which is what I have time and time again. I have an order in for a .44 Remmie with target sights which I will use in competitions.
Not sure if this helps but I love my Navy and BP. (but don’t shoot it with a strong wind blowing in yer face or you’ll be smelling like you’ve just smoked a thousand cigs)
John
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I shoot and I vote
it’s more important to get the load, lube and weight of the ball right what ever propellant you choose.
Just about sums up the "black art" of muzzle loading.
“If a cricketer, for instance, suddenly decided to go into a school and batter a lot of people to death with a cricket bat, which he could do very easily, I mean, are you going to ban cricket bats?” :- Prince Philip said after Dunblane
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