Comrade Mike
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I've just begun looking at an 1861 Colt a Navy, admittedly because I've seen too many westerns. So I figured I'd try and learn a little bit about black powder shooting, I figured I learned center fire reloading, might as well add another feather in the cap.
My reason for interest is mostly historical, but during this last run on supplies I also noticed black powder and percussion caps were always on the shelves. Practice is practice right?
I was wondering how accurate the cap and ball revolvers can be? Do people patch the balls like with muzzle loaders? Also how do you know how much BP to use? Also I hear you can get flash over igniting other cylinders, is this common?
My reason for interest is mostly historical, but during this last run on supplies I also noticed black powder and percussion caps were always on the shelves. Practice is practice right?
I was wondering how accurate the cap and ball revolvers can be? Do people patch the balls like with muzzle loaders? Also how do you know how much BP to use? Also I hear you can get flash over igniting other cylinders, is this common?