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.44 Special rifle loads I have a mini-Sharps that Bobby Hoyt rechambered for .44 Mag. Shoots great with 20.1 g IMR 4227 under a 240g LSWC; 3/4" group @ 50 yds. The gun was chambered for .45 Colt originally, but had a bore like a railroad track, and shot dinner plate-size groups @ 50 yds. I...

Count me in My Uberti .44 Remington is pictured on the "show your black powder pistol" blog.

Nice underhammers, and a pocket rifle! I thought I was the only one making them. Cool!

Why not black powder? Why not a round ball? 22g of 3f under a wad and a .454 ball gives me 2" groups at 25 yards in my Uberti "Remington. I have found the round ball to be more accurate than a conical.

Martini-Greener .45-70 I have a Martini-Greener (same as the Martini-Henry, actually) in .45-70, made sometime around the '80's I believe, by Navy Arms. They bought up a bunch of the actions, and made a nice rifle with them. As for black powder loads, 70 g ain't so puny, in fact, that load has...

3f vs. 2f I use 3f for everything, even my 20 gauge fowler. I use a little less in the larger bores. Burns cleaner, quicker. 30 grains is more than you need in a cap & ball. I use 22g with a wad and a .454 ball, and get spot on 2" groups at 25 yards with my Uberti "Remington". I don't ever use...

Try the real stuff I like, or I should say, my Uberti .44 likes 22 g. 3f black powder, with a wonder wad and a .454 ball. Seems to have the same point of aim for 25 and 50 yards. The combination has won me gold at North-South Skirmishes, gives me a 2" group at 25 yards. For caps, I use RWS...

My Uberti New Model Remington .44 has been very good to me. These are just the gold, there's a bunch of silver & bronze, too. It's nothing special, not a "shooter's model" or whatever, but the trigger pull is sweet, and it's very accurate. It likes 22g of 3f under a wonder wad and .454 ball...

I traded for a Navy Arms Martini-Greener, .45-70. Having fun turning it into a silhouette gun! My newest gun, however, is one I made, my Pocket Rifle, an underhammer muzzle loader in .36.

Think black poeder For my money, a lot of fun can be had rather cheaply with a muzzle loader, and they can be multi-purpose. Load it light for target or plinking, load it heavy for hunting. Lots of used reproductions out there pretty cheap, too. You can shoot a .50 cal. for the price of a .22

Good site! Bob Worthington here. I build muzzle loaders and shoot all kinds, mostly old stuff. Grey Haven Arms is my business, and my website is www.greyhavenarms. Recently, I resurrected my first gun, a .577 Snider-Enfield, and for the first time in 53 years, I made it shoot well! 1-1/2" group...

Looks like the pocket rifle didn't post, so I'll try again. In case you haven't heard the term, a pocket rifle is essentially a long-barreled pistol with a removable buttstock.

Tough choice Right now it would be a toss-up between my .577 Snider-Enfield, my baby Sharps in .44RM, My .36 underhammer pocket rifle (brand new, just built by me), or my Martini-Greener Navy Arms .45-70. Attaching pics of the pocket rifle and the Snider, which was my first gun at age 11.

More guns Here is a group of pistols that took all the prizes at Whidbey Island rendezvous in 2011, and the team that shot 'em. All Grey Haven underhammers. That's me on the left. Bragging rights-I took first.

More guns Here is a group of pistols that took all the prizes at Whidbey Island rendezvous in 2011, and the team that shot 'em. All Grey Haven underhammers. That's me on the left. Bragging rights-I took first.

The pics, I hope Here are some of my guns. A boxed pair, and a pocket rifle. The buttstock is removeable, so it's a pistol, too.

Grey Haven stuff Interesting bunch of guns, including the one I made for Pete-thanks Pete! And thanks to Paul for his kind comments. So here are some of my other pistols, and one pocket rifle (the latest creation off the Grey Haven press.)