Would you stillshoot a BP pistol, if you could shoot a cartridge pistol?

[Mousemann]

Oh interesting one, that. I got into BP shooting because I was damned if I would let the government spoil it all and figured I might as well use it whilst I can. But I think now, even if there were cartridge pistol shooting, although I would major on that, I'd undoubtedly keep my BP stuff just for variety.

In fact, we plan to emigrate to Canada in a few more years and for me, the primary aim (apart from some SPACE) is so I can shoot handguns.

[Chocchip]

I'd certainly keep my black powder revolver - its fun to shoot and lot less clinical than the cartridge revolvers I used to own.

When I take my friends shooting on an open day its the black powder guns they want to try - nice big boom and a big cloud of smoke Of course they don't get to spend an hour cleaning each one afterwards...

[Mr. Gain]

I tried BP after the handgun ban but once the novelty had worn off gave up and now only shoot air pistols, and only then when the weather's too bad to go out with something else.

If the ban were repealed though, I'd go back to pistol shooting at once. Imagine!

I guess my attitudes are also influenced by the fact that I always preferred automatics to revolvers - to the extent that, had they only banned the former, I might still have given up!

I don't yet feel like emigrating, or at least, not every day, but if I ever did up-stumps and move overseas, getting back to pistol shooting would certainly be one of the major plus points.

[Smokeless Coal]

I'd keep my hand cannon purely because I want to master it and its a big grin on the firing line. For myself a .22 semi such as a Ruger Mk2 would be the ideal, light weight low recoil and adequate for 25m targets.

Airpistol is good at 6m or 10m but can be a struggle out to 25 or 50m.

[moonraker]

I would still keep my two but I doubt they'd get much use if I could get a cartrigde pistol (I reckon I could hit the target with a cartrigde pistol) I've got a slot for a LBR in 44 and reckon they'll get even less use when I finally get one.

[Smokeless Coal]

I'm tempted by a .357 LBR, could probably still hit paper with it. The .44 is a lot of gun, but to control the beast takes more of a body than I have got,

[Jim McArthur]

But Smokeless, if you used .44 Specials, or soft reloads, it would probably be tamer to shoot than your big muzzleloader, don't you think?

Of course, by definition, it's easy to tailor the loads for a muzzleloader!

Cheers,

Jim

[moonraker]

I'm tempted by a .357 LBR, could probably still hit paper with it. The .44 is a lot of gun, but to control the beast takes more of a body than I have got,

I went for .44 as I've got a Marlin 1894SS in 44mag so it seemed easier than messing about reloading two different cartrigdes. The load I use in my Marlin is 6.6grs of bulleyes which is a real nice soft load and thats what I'll most likely use in the LBR WHEN she lets me buy it

[Calibre44]

I'm tempted by a .357 LBR, could probably still hit paper with it. The .44 is a lot of gun, but to control the beast takes more of a body than I have got,

I tried a .357 LBR from a fellow shooter at the range the other day and tried to be a ‘cool dude’ and shoot it one handed with the other in my pocket – big mistake!!! … Really hurt my wrist.

Shot it two handed after that which was better and it was ‘on the money’ at 25 yards!