Actually I am a hunter and don't care for inlines. However I don't begrudge anyone who does.
I also prefer Olde Eynsford black powder, but still buy small quantities of Triple 7, which was the first powder I used (other than the Pyrodex my father gave me which I dislike but used to break in my sidelock). I mostly prefer it because it's cheaper but gives me the same high performance. Being the real deal makes it kinda cool too, but if T7 were cheaper I'd likely be shooting mostly it instead.
I've also been considering trying sabots to shoot my cast 285 grn WFN bullets, but mostly to find something with a high BC that I can use to hunt fields from a fixed position/blind. I do like shooting a PRB but I wouldn't feel comfortable shooting very far if it were breezy. Some of those full bore aerodynamic bullets are quite pricey though and I like to shoot what I shoot when at the range so $1/ea just won't cut it for me.
For this rifle I'd want for shooting across fields I've contemplated peep sights or a Malcolm style scope, which I think is just way too cool.
https://hi-luxoptics.com/products/m...MI1NWchKjG2AIVxLfACh0RMgRTEAQYASABEgJMSfD_BwE
I've also read people claiming those little rubber cap keepers will make a sidelock damn near waterproof. Not sure but I can see that being true for all but dropping your gun in a pond for long. But then Colt himself would load and cap his pistol and put it in water while he talked about his product and then fire it. Apparently if the cap fits tight enough it's water proof for a bit. It seems like my TOW nipples with a Rem #10 might be as they are newry impossible to remove. Maybe I should try it some time.
I've also considered a nipple adaptor for my sidelock. But I'd prefer it to use large primers. This is merely because of the potential for caps to dry up us they did years back. But percussion caps work just fine and don't require the hassle that primer capsules do.
I also prefer Olde Eynsford black powder, but still buy small quantities of Triple 7, which was the first powder I used (other than the Pyrodex my father gave me which I dislike but used to break in my sidelock). I mostly prefer it because it's cheaper but gives me the same high performance. Being the real deal makes it kinda cool too, but if T7 were cheaper I'd likely be shooting mostly it instead.
I've also been considering trying sabots to shoot my cast 285 grn WFN bullets, but mostly to find something with a high BC that I can use to hunt fields from a fixed position/blind. I do like shooting a PRB but I wouldn't feel comfortable shooting very far if it were breezy. Some of those full bore aerodynamic bullets are quite pricey though and I like to shoot what I shoot when at the range so $1/ea just won't cut it for me.
For this rifle I'd want for shooting across fields I've contemplated peep sights or a Malcolm style scope, which I think is just way too cool.
https://hi-luxoptics.com/products/m...MI1NWchKjG2AIVxLfACh0RMgRTEAQYASABEgJMSfD_BwE
I've also read people claiming those little rubber cap keepers will make a sidelock damn near waterproof. Not sure but I can see that being true for all but dropping your gun in a pond for long. But then Colt himself would load and cap his pistol and put it in water while he talked about his product and then fire it. Apparently if the cap fits tight enough it's water proof for a bit. It seems like my TOW nipples with a Rem #10 might be as they are newry impossible to remove. Maybe I should try it some time.
I've also considered a nipple adaptor for my sidelock. But I'd prefer it to use large primers. This is merely because of the potential for caps to dry up us they did years back. But percussion caps work just fine and don't require the hassle that primer capsules do.
