I'vd got a book here somewhere about blackpowder and the products needed. One part I like is about how to make percussion caps. I'm not talking about the little 'cap-o-punch' or whatever they call it. On this one you just punch and there's a perfect cap. Then you add a drop of mercury fulminate or whatever you call it and maybe a drop of candle wax if you like and you're ready to go. (mercury fulminate is what the book said and that's what I'vd got put away to use if I ever need to, but I understand they have cleaner and better stuff out there now to load the caps with) I have the machine to make the caps to. I keep it sitting right next to a quart of 30 weight oil that was made in 1944. Anyway it's a good book. Damn thing must be a good 3 inches thick at the least. Got all kinds of pictures in there to help you. There ain't no big history lessons on blackpowder firearms and pictures of muskets or whatever that was used in such and such a war and whatnot. Just has some real good recipes on making blackpowder, casting balls, making caps, slow matches, and stuff like that. I need to hunt it up. I'vd got it here somewhere. I don't need to read it but just have it close by for reference. That book belonged to my daddy and maybe to my granddaddy before him.
Guess I'm wrong in the head then. Dosen't bother me any. Ya'll can play with that junk all you please. The particular blackpowder firearms I picked out are the only ones I care anything about. I like the way they're built and the way they load and shoot. If they would handle smokeless powder I'd be putting that in there I guess. I list::Remington (Pietta) 1858 New Model Army .44--ColtWalker (Uberti) 1847 .44 (.45)--Colt (Uberti) 1849 Pocket .31--Remington (Uberti) Cattleman's Carbine .44--North American Arms .22 Magnum Mini Revolver, plus CVA .45 inlines and Traditions .45 inlines.....I chose these pieces (every single one of them) very carefully, and I own more than one of each one of these weapons. They suit me fine. Not the least bit interested in anything else or any other type or caliber or model they have on the market. Not interested in the difference between Goex and Elephant powder. They're both woefully weak in the stopping and knockdown department, and a real b**** to try and clean up from all I'vd ever read and heard. Believe me, if I could open up a few .338 Winchester Magnum rounds and use that powder in my pieces I'd be doing it. I do own one 1st Model Dragoon. I keep forgetting about it because I don't ever shoot it. But then again I don't ever shoot much any more anyway. Just when I need to....PS. Was going to buy myself a LeMat but after a lot of reading and researching I figure a LeMat is just a problem waiting to happen....
