I am addicted

[Captain*kirk]

Rogue, you are headed downhill on a slippery slope. Not much hope for recovery, like the guys say, might as well lean back & enjoy the ride.
Prior to this year, my last BP purchase was 1985. I thought I was cured.....NOT. I've already purchased five since January with two more deals in the works as we speak. I got one of my buddies turned on last fall and he has purchased nine or ten since mid-summer.
The best treatment is to keep the beast fed with small, trifle trinkets that won't cost an arm & a leg. And for Pete's sake, keep it away from the Sharps pictures!

 

[Busyhands94]

i just watched The Patriot last night... best dang movie I've seen in a long time. it had flintlocks, cannons, pretty powder horns, paper cartridges, possibles bags, bullet casting, etc. all i can say is i need to get my guns, and go shoot ASAP.

 

[arcticap]

The Patriot starring Mel Gibson is a great movie!

I am addicted

It's common for folks to say that black powder guns & shooting are an addiction, but I prefer to think that the hobby is more of an obsession.

 

[Busyhands94]

it is kinda like an obsession. i mean you look at things as ammo or things to clean or load your guns. cool stuff right there.

 

[MCgunner]

Ever get POed at someone for telling you cap and ball is "too much trouble" to load and clean? LAZY BA*****S we're bringing up now days! They just don't get it, I guess. It's a world of black guns and semi autos. Oh, I own a black gun and a few autos and I carry autos and DA revolvers, but when I wanna have fun, I look to black powder. Hell, I'm starting to fall in deeper, having thoughts of finding a rendezvous or a reenactment club, seek out fellow addicts, find a pusher that can sell me the holy black........HELP!

 

[Busyhands94]

i know what you mean. my dad is all "i want a gun where you can just put bullets in it maybe once or twice a range trip, and targets you don't have to set up all the time" i can't expect Hollywood to help load the gun either, i have to load the rifle, pistol, or whatever else we are shooting for him. last time i brought along a Smith and Wesson 719A that i was restoring for a buddy, he liked that. i think i need to get him some paper cartridges made for the next range trip. like a ton in them. i can load my Remmy with combustible paper cartridges and it's very quick. plus i don't have to stab the back with a pin through the nipple or remove the darn empties. just use some thin paper, cigarette papers work best. they are really thin and the flash from the cap goes right through them like they aren't even there.

 

[andrewstorm]

colts galore skinny got em

makes me wanna put in the josey wales disk,i think i will ..........i got nuthin better to do...........and buzzerds gotta eat same as worms,redlegs beware......josey will be waiting in hell for you.....and iffn we find you buried up to yer neck,we know it twernt mormans that did it.......redlegs love them boat rides.mr chianed blue lightning wont hesitate.................patriot is a good movie also.....very good and a true story to boot

 

[MCgunner]

Man, you forgot my two fave lines....

Josey Wales: When I get to likin' someone, they ain't around long.
Lone Watie: I notice when you get to DISlikin' someone they ain't around for long neither.

Bounty hunter: You're wanted, Wales.
Josey Wales: Reckon I'm right popular. You a bounty hunter?
Bounty hunter: A man's got to do something for a living these days.
Josey Wales: Dyin' ain't much of a living, boy.

And, I kinda like....

Lone Watie: [realizes Josey has snuck up behind and pulled a gun on him] They said a man could get rich on reward money if he could kill you.
Josey Wales: Seems like you was looking to gain some money here.
Lone Watie: Actually, I was looking to gain an edge. I thought you might be someone who would sneak up behind me with a gun.
Josey Wales: Where'd you ever get an idea like that? Besides it ain't supposed to be easy to sneak up behind an Indian
Lone Watie: I'm an Indian, all right; but here in the nation they call us the "civilized tribe". They call us "civilized" because we're easy to sneak up on. White men have been sneaking up on us for years.

 

[Skinny 1950]

Just moved into cartridge guns what do you think:

 

[MCgunner]

Nice. This one's mine, not REAL authentic, but she's a tack driver and strong as an ox. This one's why I don't really want a converter cylinder in .45 Colt for my ROA.

 

[Busyhands94]

MCgunner, that is beautiful. now i want a Colt single action!

 

[MCgunner]

Well, mine's a Ruger Blackhawk, but the colts do look better IMHO, just don't work as good.

 

[Busyhands94]

but it does look real "colty" if you ask me. i like that style of gun. it's pretty!

 

[mykeal]

I think you need one of these:

 

[Skinny 1950]

This smoothbore .50 cal is a lot of fun to shoot and cleans up quickly,lots of smoke and surprisingly reliable. No caps to buy so it is cheap to shoot.

 

[MCgunner]

A flinter WOULD give me a reason to bulk order 4F.

.58 caliber. Ouch. They had one shot back then and BY GAWD it was gonna work. LOL!