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Black Powder works for me! If'n ya don't hit'em, you'll set'em on fire!

Stainless custom Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 Mag., loaded with 240 gr. .44 Specials, strapped on for a date with a coyote in the neighbors chickenyard. Scoped .44 Mag. Redhawk in the cabinet "at hand" loaded for deer. Stainless Old Army needing a sight repair (insert fell out) and a...

Somebody has tooooo much time on there hands....

40 gr. of 777 under a 220 gr. slug will get yer attention! Lotsa fun for the demented. I fired off several cylinders of various levels of BP excitement several days ago. The (Sacred) Black at thirty gr. under the slug really did smell up the front yard, but took too long to recover between...

I'm looking at my 1st Gen. .44 Bulldog with a 2 1/2" barrel, marked on the left side with "BULLDOG .44 SPL", and on the right with "CHARTER ARMS CORP. BRIDGEPORT, CONN." Ser. No. is 2581xx. After having it 35+ years, the bluing is worn in places, the bore still looks good, and although it...

I've had mine for a little over a year and I love it! I'm looking for a scope to use to set it up for varmit use- the accuracy is there. I'm still using the 'battle sights" and have scored 1 shot stops on cats and muskrats at 10-30 yards; in fact, I have missed twice (my fault both times) out...

I think ya'all have missed an important part of self defense with a BP revolver, esp. at closer ranges. If you miss, you'll still probably set them on fire! At random times, I do have my Old Army laying on my nightstand with 35 gr. BP under a 220 gr. lead slug. I've left it loaded for as...

For what it's worth (or fuel for the fire...), when I was in Basic training (US Army, FT. Leonard Wood, Mo.; July 1963) we were told taught that the purpose of the full metal jacket was to stop the enemy soldier from participating; hopefully wounding him so it would take two or more to take care...

I've had my .327 Ruger SP 101 for several months now, and carry it continually at home. (Illinois doesn't have concealed carry- yet!) I've fired it with .32 S&W long for practice, and put some Federal Hydro-Shocks thru it- they WILL get yer attention! Accuracy is good (it's better than I can...

I had a direct paternal ancestor with two of his sons fight with Washington and spend the winter at Valley Forge. Another lost his life at the Battle of King's Mountain, believed to be from "over the mountain". Maternal side had a Paul Revere rider, and my G'pa fought in WW I. Side note...

An old German clock/watchmaker that settled in our small town had a Grandfather clock in his shop that he had made. All parts were wood except the chimes, and the gears were handmade out of Walnut and Cherry. The reason was that these woods are "self lubricating," as they wear-polish to a very...

Well, for what it's worth, here's my two cents... Part of the story is not being told. The young thug had been provoking this confrontation for quite some time by deliberatly allowing his pooch to number one and two on the retiree's yard. IIRC, the police had been involved before and the...

Mine is a 181 series I've had for a lo-o-o-ong time; I paid $125.00 for it. It always goes bang when I pull the trigger, even with cheapie mags. Accuracy is so-so; I find it adequate for protecting wildlife by "one shot saluting" cats. It's fun to shoot, reliable as death and taxes, and...

Greebly has it right; when's the book coming out? I'm a FNG on this site, but I've been lurking about the edges for awhile. The first couple of times that I read sm's posts had me wondering who the hell he thought he was. Then "CLICK", I saw light! Now I absorb his posts and try to remember...

I'm glad I live in the country! I give all feral cats ( even the ones with a collar...) a one gun welcomeing salute and make them a permanent resident of my 24 acres. I have birds galore at my feeders,and a quail raised about two dozen babies last year. (You ever try to count a covey when you...