Busyhands94
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yes! i went shooting today, i brought my dad along as well! my goal was to test out my new revolvers. i had brought the NAA .22 LR companion and the NAA Super Companion. i loaded the Super companion with 5 grains of T73F, a 30 grain lead bullet, and some toy caps. i didn't put hearing protection in but i probably should have. so i set some empty Coca-Cola cans up about 15 feet away leaning against a piece of plywood. they were filled with some water. i put a rock on each one to help them explode better. i aimed my Super companion at a can, pulled the trigger BOOM... the can went splat and broke open. there was water all over the 1/2 inch thick plywood backstop and a .22 caliber bullet hole as well. the can was pretty destroyed from that powerful little gun! i can't believe how well it worked! the .22 LR companion did well too, i hot loaded it with 3 grains of Triple se7en. the cans were split open nicely! that .22 Magnum did not feel like a mouse gun to me, it felt like i had gotten a hold of a very powerful little handgun. i am confident with this handgun, i KNOW that it has the stopping power to take down a full grown attacker. it is very capable.
good news with the .22 Long Rifle version, it is very powerful as well, it can shoot through the plywood with ease. the fact that it is the worlds smallest blackpowder revolver is incredibly cool! i would say it is definitely worth the money. it is small, decently accurate for it's size, well made, and you can wash the cylinder in your dishwasher or place it in the bottom of the shower to clean it while you clean yourself. it is capable of very good velocities too, i highly recommend it! if you want power though i would recommend the Magnum. it seems to get about 1200 FPS when hot loaded, and shoots through dense plywood like it is paper. it is absolutely worth $200! the machining is top notch, the gun is solid and American made quality. i modified mine and added a rear notch sight, it helps a lot with aiming!
There is a time in every boys life when he is only allowed to have BB guns, and later on if he plays his cards right he will become a man by owning his first firearm. for my whole life i felt emasculated by only being able to own BB and pellet guns. but now i own a firearm that is truly powerful I feel like a man because i own a real firearm. i know that the Remington Parlor Pistol is a firearm but that didn't feel like it had any "bawls" to it. yes, a .22 is not the most powerful caliber, but this little handgun has more stopping power than the cartridge version of the gun. can you believe the blackpowder version actually can outdo the cartridge version? now this is a true Magnum!!! in this case the word "Magnum" deserves to be capitalized. it has truly earned the capital letter 100% Yes!!!
Triple Seven is the best non-smokeless propellant, it is very efficient and it washes away with water. my father and i fired fifty rounds out of each handgun, a total of 100 rounds. halfway things started to get a little sticky. i grabbed my water canteen and took my green bandanna off my head, got a little bit on it. i wiped the firing pin, inside the frame, near the throat of the barrel, the retaining pin, and under the top strap. i also got the front and rear of the cylinder. i loaded it, slid the cylinder back in, and it was buttery smooth once again!! when i got home i took the nipples out of the cylinders, and washed them with hot water. YOU CAN LITERALLY SEE THE GUNK MELT AWAY LIKE MAGIC!!! how cool is that!! at first when i was buying that T73F i was a little bit skeptical. i didn't want to use something that was pretending to be something else. i don't use anything like that in my cooking, i only use stuff that is real and not pretending to be something it is not. and shooting is no exception. however this T7 is actually pretty great stuff!!! i highly recommend it when real black is unavailable. it smells pretty good too, kinda sweet and smokey like blackpowder but without the sulfur smell. but what can i say, i am a connoisseur of powders and propellants and i judge by smell and sound, not only performance. i like the smell and the deep boom so i think T73F is a winner!
so today was great. i got to shoot guns, make a rear sight for my handgun and test it out, shoot my guns with high powered loads, and i got to spend time with my dad. and guess what... He loved shooting these guns. i think i might need to take him on a few more trips shooting powerful guns so he will become hopelessly addicted to blackpowder like me. he LOVED shooting that LR companion, and could hit with it too! he seemed fascinated with the loading process and even loaded his own cylinder, i didn't need to load it for him! how cool is that! i think i will get a full sized .44 cap and ball next, that will be great fun to shoot!
the next logical step is to get my mother hooked as well, and my brother, and then a lady friend of mine. my brother does not show interest in shooting sports, however once he starts shooting cap n' ball i am sure he will at least enjoy it. my mom likes to shoot .22s when offered to do so, she enjoys shooting and i think these guns will be a good tool for getting her hopelessly addicted to black powder shooting like me. and last but not least i will need to take the girl shooting and show her how much fun shooting blackpowder is. she is good with a .22 (like my mother as well) and can shoot really tiny groups as well! that's part of the reason why i want to share the wonders of BP with her, she enjoys it and i am sure she will like to learn blackpowder shooting and how fun it is! i might take her sometime around her birthday next month! that would be very fun!!
~Levi
good news with the .22 Long Rifle version, it is very powerful as well, it can shoot through the plywood with ease. the fact that it is the worlds smallest blackpowder revolver is incredibly cool! i would say it is definitely worth the money. it is small, decently accurate for it's size, well made, and you can wash the cylinder in your dishwasher or place it in the bottom of the shower to clean it while you clean yourself. it is capable of very good velocities too, i highly recommend it! if you want power though i would recommend the Magnum. it seems to get about 1200 FPS when hot loaded, and shoots through dense plywood like it is paper. it is absolutely worth $200! the machining is top notch, the gun is solid and American made quality. i modified mine and added a rear notch sight, it helps a lot with aiming!
There is a time in every boys life when he is only allowed to have BB guns, and later on if he plays his cards right he will become a man by owning his first firearm. for my whole life i felt emasculated by only being able to own BB and pellet guns. but now i own a firearm that is truly powerful I feel like a man because i own a real firearm. i know that the Remington Parlor Pistol is a firearm but that didn't feel like it had any "bawls" to it. yes, a .22 is not the most powerful caliber, but this little handgun has more stopping power than the cartridge version of the gun. can you believe the blackpowder version actually can outdo the cartridge version? now this is a true Magnum!!! in this case the word "Magnum" deserves to be capitalized. it has truly earned the capital letter 100% Yes!!!
Triple Seven is the best non-smokeless propellant, it is very efficient and it washes away with water. my father and i fired fifty rounds out of each handgun, a total of 100 rounds. halfway things started to get a little sticky. i grabbed my water canteen and took my green bandanna off my head, got a little bit on it. i wiped the firing pin, inside the frame, near the throat of the barrel, the retaining pin, and under the top strap. i also got the front and rear of the cylinder. i loaded it, slid the cylinder back in, and it was buttery smooth once again!! when i got home i took the nipples out of the cylinders, and washed them with hot water. YOU CAN LITERALLY SEE THE GUNK MELT AWAY LIKE MAGIC!!! how cool is that!! at first when i was buying that T73F i was a little bit skeptical. i didn't want to use something that was pretending to be something else. i don't use anything like that in my cooking, i only use stuff that is real and not pretending to be something it is not. and shooting is no exception. however this T7 is actually pretty great stuff!!! i highly recommend it when real black is unavailable. it smells pretty good too, kinda sweet and smokey like blackpowder but without the sulfur smell. but what can i say, i am a connoisseur of powders and propellants and i judge by smell and sound, not only performance. i like the smell and the deep boom so i think T73F is a winner!
so today was great. i got to shoot guns, make a rear sight for my handgun and test it out, shoot my guns with high powered loads, and i got to spend time with my dad. and guess what... He loved shooting these guns. i think i might need to take him on a few more trips shooting powerful guns so he will become hopelessly addicted to blackpowder like me. he LOVED shooting that LR companion, and could hit with it too! he seemed fascinated with the loading process and even loaded his own cylinder, i didn't need to load it for him! how cool is that! i think i will get a full sized .44 cap and ball next, that will be great fun to shoot!
the next logical step is to get my mother hooked as well, and my brother, and then a lady friend of mine. my brother does not show interest in shooting sports, however once he starts shooting cap n' ball i am sure he will at least enjoy it. my mom likes to shoot .22s when offered to do so, she enjoys shooting and i think these guns will be a good tool for getting her hopelessly addicted to black powder shooting like me. and last but not least i will need to take the girl shooting and show her how much fun shooting blackpowder is. she is good with a .22 (like my mother as well) and can shoot really tiny groups as well! that's part of the reason why i want to share the wonders of BP with her, she enjoys it and i am sure she will like to learn blackpowder shooting and how fun it is! i might take her sometime around her birthday next month! that would be very fun!!
~Levi
