Hi,
I am new to this forum and this is my first post although I have been following the forum for a month or so.
I currently shoot both shotgun and rimfire, clays and game for the shotgun and vermin etc. for the rimfire.

I am in the process of joining a gun club and am pretty sure that my main interest will be BP (or the common substitutes if the wife’s not happy with having explosives in the house!!)

A couple of questions which I would appreciate peoples views on.
Firstly BP revolvers, whilst the Colt looks better than the Remington I don’t like the open frame in terms of strength or the lack of a rear sight. As a first revolver what would people recommend would it be the Remington 1858 New Model Army or should I consider the Ruger Old Army? What are the pro’s and con’s between the two?

Also when I put in for my variation I would also like to add a BP rifle. Here I am even less clear what to consider. I think I want a rifle rather than a musket, distances 100 to 200yds with the capability for say 500 yds.
Any suggestions would be welcome so that I can research in greater depth.

Best Regards
Lansdown