perldog007
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For the serious woods loafers in the black powder shooting fraternity, what is your favorite revolver / knife combo and what woods do you loaf it? I'm an Appalachian Virginia native and currently in the lowlands of Delaware.
No predators here in Delaware, some rare sightings of coyotes that so far are not in packs or bothering humans or much livestock. A few reports of feral pigs. BP revolvers not legal for any hunting that I know of, so here it's strictly carry for peace of mind where legal. In the hills of home, on the Tennessee side I gather BP revolvers legal for just about anything that moves. Rattlesnakes, feral dogs, the odd coyote, black bears are of secondary to the people you sometimes meet in God's country.
If I'm in really rough country I like a big machete or hatchet like belt knife, a Cold Steel Smatchet Machete or a Windlass Steels Kukri with an edge put on by the local wizard. On one such jaunt, a landowner asked me to expatriate a squirrel in the ladyship's garden. The 1851 may have been better suited to that not fully loaded....
With a big blade I tend to carry the 1851 .. I have since modified the strap on the holster with another hole so it can be worn folded behind the belt for 'open top'. Open carry regulations and full flap holsters... I've heard tell of misunderstandings.. I put about 30 grains of 2f pyrodex behind an 80 grain ball. Very accurate for me and very little recoil.
Most of the time my 'duty belt' has my Pietta 1860 repro and my Cold Steel Bushman, shown partially here. The bushman fits my hand really well, will do some chopping and splitting and also fine work. Easy to make a spear with the hollow handle design. Never thought the 1860 would go into the woods with me over the 1858 reproductions( which I am also quite fond of ) but the gun just does wonders in function that make up for it's slow reload and quirks. So this is my my normal woods loafing set up. I go with 40 grains of ffg pyrodex and a .454 round ball. Shoots well in this gun.
So any other backwoods bums on here? What's your favorite combo for ducking over the hill and brewing a cuppa whilst disappearing?
No predators here in Delaware, some rare sightings of coyotes that so far are not in packs or bothering humans or much livestock. A few reports of feral pigs. BP revolvers not legal for any hunting that I know of, so here it's strictly carry for peace of mind where legal. In the hills of home, on the Tennessee side I gather BP revolvers legal for just about anything that moves. Rattlesnakes, feral dogs, the odd coyote, black bears are of secondary to the people you sometimes meet in God's country.
If I'm in really rough country I like a big machete or hatchet like belt knife, a Cold Steel Smatchet Machete or a Windlass Steels Kukri with an edge put on by the local wizard. On one such jaunt, a landowner asked me to expatriate a squirrel in the ladyship's garden. The 1851 may have been better suited to that not fully loaded....
With a big blade I tend to carry the 1851 .. I have since modified the strap on the holster with another hole so it can be worn folded behind the belt for 'open top'. Open carry regulations and full flap holsters... I've heard tell of misunderstandings.. I put about 30 grains of 2f pyrodex behind an 80 grain ball. Very accurate for me and very little recoil.
Most of the time my 'duty belt' has my Pietta 1860 repro and my Cold Steel Bushman, shown partially here. The bushman fits my hand really well, will do some chopping and splitting and also fine work. Easy to make a spear with the hollow handle design. Never thought the 1860 would go into the woods with me over the 1858 reproductions( which I am also quite fond of ) but the gun just does wonders in function that make up for it's slow reload and quirks. So this is my my normal woods loafing set up. I go with 40 grains of ffg pyrodex and a .454 round ball. Shoots well in this gun.
So any other backwoods bums on here? What's your favorite combo for ducking over the hill and brewing a cuppa whilst disappearing?