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.
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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
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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,
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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
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"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
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Something about those Navy Colts that catches my eye.
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
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I light load my Rogers Jim, and can control it well enough for single handed shooting. I have fired a Taurus in 44mag and after a couple of loads it really tells on the wrist. I'm sure that younger fitter people can master it but not me.
I'm a frail old man which is another reason why I want the pistols back in our clubs, them long arms are too dang heavy especially when you have to haul them back and forth to the club.
I dont like the colts for target because of the sighting over the V cut in the top of the hammer.
“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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stop using BP pistols
to be honest Jim, No, its cheap and fun, but if they ever allowed us cartridge pistols again I would buy one, either a 1911 and or a 357 revolver, you dont know how lucky you are, they banned handguns here but they have not banned murder, hand gun crime is rocketing yet they are making it difficult to buy airguns and airsoft, just does not make sense, but there again what goverment does as long as they get there perks and huge expenses, sorry about the ramble Jim, keep your right to bear arms, cheers from the UK, tezz
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Agreed! ... here is a pic of mine just after a full strip down and cleanOriginally Posted by Jim McArthur
Something about those Navy Colts that catches my eye.
Jim
I would still shoot BP ... my Dragoon has just arrived at Kranks and I can't wait to make some smoke!
'Gun control is like trying to reduce drink driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars'
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Agreed! ... here is a pic of mine just after a full strip down and clean
I would still shoot BP ... my Dragoon has just arrived at Kranks and I can't wait to make some smoke!
As the Irish say: "Sure, and 'tis a beauty!"
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
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“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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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
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[QUOTE=moonraker; 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
Well i followed your advise when i asked for a .44 target load and am well pleased,i actually use a little less than the 6.6 you use.But the results so far have been pretty good.
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Simple, do both. Although i have a .357 lbr which i shoot in postal comps i also have a .44 Rogers and Spencer and a .44 lepage muzzle loaded pistol.
The Taurus lbr for me is more accurate than the black powder revolver probably due to the length of barrel, wrist brace and sights. Its also more practical in that all the loading ect is done at home so you get on range and just shoot. The Lepage is probably just as accurate as the lbr with its set trigger and good sight picture, but being a single shot muzzle loader its rate of fire is much slower. The R+S is my favourite and cant think of anything that i would replace it with. Easy to load, cheap to run, more accurate than i am and just plain old fun to use.
BUT.. If i could have a .357/44 with 6" barrel and no wrist brace would i still shoot charcoal burners.. Yep! Just more fun to shoot.
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Before the ban I used to shoot both and ended up with a 6 inch 686 S&W revolver and a single shot flintlock and percussion BP pistols. I found the single shot a bit easier t get on with. I used to have a Rogers & Spencer revoler but I had trouble with the caps coming off because of recoil and then it chain fired despite caking it in grease. I used to end up covered in muck as well compared to the cleaner single shot machines.
Just my observations.
Allan
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