Don't see much discussion of black powder cartridge firearms or shooting here.
I am currently enamored with my small collection of USFA single actions in 45 Colt and the only ammunition I shoot through them is black powder hand loads, duplicating the performance of the original 45 Colt cartridge before the military gutted it down to 45 S&W levels. On the civilian side you could still get full power 45 Colt black powder ammo well into the 20th Century. Some old timers thought the new smokeless power was a passing fad. (lol)
I also load and shoot 44 WCF in a Miroku '73 Winchester and have just started playing with a rifle I've wanted since 1985 when I first read the story of Billy Dixon and the mile long shot at the 2nd Battle of Adobe Walls.That is a 74 Sharps Business Rifle in 50 2-1/2" Sharps Straight, also known as the 50-90 Sharps and The Big Fifty Sharps. Even at my age and against my reconstructed shoulder, what a hoot it is to shoot this thing.
So anyone else loading brass cartridges with black powder, chime in and tell us about it.
Dave
PS: Sorry about the triple picture post. Didn't think it worked the first two times. OOPS!
I am currently enamored with my small collection of USFA single actions in 45 Colt and the only ammunition I shoot through them is black powder hand loads, duplicating the performance of the original 45 Colt cartridge before the military gutted it down to 45 S&W levels. On the civilian side you could still get full power 45 Colt black powder ammo well into the 20th Century. Some old timers thought the new smokeless power was a passing fad. (lol)
I also load and shoot 44 WCF in a Miroku '73 Winchester and have just started playing with a rifle I've wanted since 1985 when I first read the story of Billy Dixon and the mile long shot at the 2nd Battle of Adobe Walls.That is a 74 Sharps Business Rifle in 50 2-1/2" Sharps Straight, also known as the 50-90 Sharps and The Big Fifty Sharps. Even at my age and against my reconstructed shoulder, what a hoot it is to shoot this thing.
So anyone else loading brass cartridges with black powder, chime in and tell us about it.
Dave
PS: Sorry about the triple picture post. Didn't think it worked the first two times. OOPS!