I had forgotten how much I like the smell of black powder smoke

[plumberroy]

there was a time I hunted with nothing but a muzzle loader . I still have a cut down CVA hawkens and a CVA trapper shotgun . A few years ago I got a 36 navy , but did nothing with it for a long time. Just before Christmas I got it out and run a few rounds down range. I have had it to the club a couple times since then . Well I was searching Gunbroker the other day and saw a lyman trade rifle listed since the gun shop selling it was between the house and a store we frequent there was no shipping. I picked it up for cheap after a good cleaning I was busting clay birds free hand @ 60 yards My wife said she hadn't seen that smile in a while.
Then this past week some one mentioned on another gun forum that 2 of the muzzleloader I have wanted for years where setting on the shelf in a gun shop in Rhode Island Some digging got me the phone number a couple of calls and I now have a very nice T/C renegade in 56 smooth bore coming . I had not bought a muzzle loader in 10 years and bought 2 this week.
Roy

 

[Crawdad1]

How many post here saying they just bought their first revolver a '51 Navy and then 2 weeks later post, "I'm looking for a Colt or Remington something or other"

I don't know if its the challenge or the smoke or what it is. I just know, I know what you mean.

 

[RS1860]

I have owned various black powder guns since I was a kid but just recently got back into it. It started with a good deal on an 1860 and then I started casting and buying more moulds and making my own lube and wads. I don't know what it is but it is addicting! I'm trying to decide what I "need" next! I don't have a flintlock in my collection so maybe a 50 cal Kentucky flintlock would be fun

 

[J-Bar]

After our cowboy action match yesterday, the fastest smokeless shooter wanted to try my Pietta 1860 Armies. After 5 shots he was grinning ear to ear. He had his significant other/wife(?) shoot a cylinder and she was grinning too. We might have a couple of converts.

Black powder shooting is the quickest way to put a grin on a shooter's face. it never fails.

 

[BullRunBear]

Over the years I've had dozens of people approach when using my BP gear and I'm always glad to let folks try the guns. With maybe two exceptions (Glock shooters as it happens who hated the slow pace) they end up smiling and asking questions. The novelty, the smell of the smoke, probably a lot of other things really have an appeal. My favorites are the youngsters who drag their dads over to see what is making all that smoke and strange booming sound. If I'm using the rolling block I love watching their faces when I show them a 45-70 next to the 22lr that they're probably shooting.

Jeff

 

[Armored farmer]

I always say 12 rds of percussion revolver is the equivalent of 50 rds of smokeless centerfire revolver. Enjoyment wise anyway.

 

[Tallbald]

For me at least, there's the pleasurable focus that is required for shooting loose powder guns. I do love my cartridge guns, but age and experience have turned muzzle loading into a Zen experience of sorts. "Reloading on the fly" as I refer to it. And the belching smoke, orange flame and thunderous boom reward all my senses. Still don't like cleaning up afterwards but it's a good tradeoff in my book. And I'm still in the process of learning to make paper cartridges just for the fun of it. Don

 

[ontarget]

The best is seeing their looks when you touch one off just at dusk. That's a real eye catcher. And who needs those Glock guys anyways.

 

[CANNONMAN]

I joined this site 'bout a year ago wanting help with knowing about BP. Got my first cannon built, learned a lot about how to make BP and I now have a garage full of cannons, cannon ball molds and three BP mills. On the range it doesn't matter who's shoot'n what. When they see my truck with a trailer full of cannons everyone likes to come on over and smell the smoke. I did buy a .5o flinter that I take out while firing the cannons. It's kind of like the guys who have a side arm while shoot'n their long guns. Maybe I'll get an eye patch and a stuffed parrot...