"How Good Was Black Powder?"

[Jim McArthur]

It certainly was that. I'd long suspected that the UK habit of shooting round ball didn't exploit the capabilities of the guns or the energy availability from the powder. Publishing the actual values achieved isn't something often seen.

I wouldn't myself ever have shot .45 Long Colt in a WG. I've seen too many scary exhibits in the window at Fulton's years ago to want to shoot anything outside the standard design envelope in a Webley .455. There are probably more than a few of England's foes who could testify to the effectiveness of the standard round, too - were there to be a spirit world whence such testimony might be communicated...

Regards,
MikB

Mik, what is "WG", and "Fulton's"?

Cheers,

Jim

[tacfoley]

Mik, what is "WG", and "Fulton's"?

Cheers,

Jim

WG = Webley-Greene - a high-class version of the standard Webley revolver in .455 Webley. THE definitive collectible Webley when we were allowed to have them.

Fultons is one of the oldest gun-dealers and target rifle converters in the business. Located in Bisley Camp, they are an institution. In the good old days of .303 military match shooting, to have a gun marked 'Regulated by Fultons' was to improve your chances of being 'chaired' by a substantial margin.

tac

[Jim McArthur]

WG = Webley-Greene - a high-class version of the standard Webley revolver in .455 Webley. THE definitive collectible Webley when we were allowed to have them.

Fultons is one of the oldest gun-dealers and target rifle converters in the business. Located in Bisley Camp, they are an institution. In the good old days of .303 military match shooting, to have a gun marked 'Regulated by Fultons' was to improve your chances of being 'chaired' by a substantial margin.

tac

OK, Thanks, Tac.

Cheers,

Jim