Oh Ya I'm Hooked!

[686 Shooter]

So last Saturday I took my Uberti 1860 Army out for the first time. I have shot handguns for many years but this was the first time shooting a black powder revolver. I bought it on a whim, and am I ever glad I did!

And I am hooked. That was some of the best shooting ever! Talk about fun. There was a couple of other fellows out at the range that had never shot a bp revolver either. I let each of them shoot it and their smiles were from ear to ear as well.

It's going to be a fun, and smokey, summer.

Hmmmm. Now maybe an 1851 Navy........

 

[72coupe]

See I told you it was fun.

 

[Panzerschwein]

So last Saturday I took my Uberti 1860 Army out for the first time. I have shot handguns for many years but this was the first time shooting a black powder revolver. I bought it on a whim, and am I ever glad I did!

And I am hooked. That was some of the best shooting ever! Talk about fun. There was a couple of other fellows out at the range that had never shot a bp revolver either. I let each of them shoot it and their smiles were from ear to ear as well.

It's going to be a fun, and smokey, summer.

Hmmmm. Now maybe an 1851 Navy........

Awesome! It's going to be a "fun and smokey" summer for me too!!

 

[tbob38]

What's the availability of black powder up north?

 

[midland man]

I love it soon as cabelas runs there 51' navy on sale this summer i'll be ordering one!

 

[Blackpowdershooter44]

Hmmmm... Now maybe a 1851 navy.



686 shooter, once you get hooked into black powder, it never ends

 

[TruthTellers]

Black powder shooting is... very addictive. If you fall in too deep, there are no therapy groups to help you get out of it.

You have been warned.

 

[Panzerschwein]

Don't forget the single-shot pistols as well!



This is my original 1849 dated M1842 Aston Johnson U.S. military pistol. It is currently being worked on and once it's done, I will be ready to shoot!!

 

[midland man]

yep I was warned but well I fell deep into this bp thing lol!!

 

[Noz]

I was shooting in a Cowboy match, some over 10 years ago, with smokeless powder. I had my back to the firing line while I talked to a friend at the loading table. There was a big explosion behind me and I snapped around to see a huge cloud of smoke with a 58 Remington sticking out of it.
I have never shot a match with smokeless powder since. Only one with cartridge pistols, a pair of 1860 conversions with C45S cartridges.

 

[Jimster]

Don't worry. Your support group is right here on this forum.

 

[Ephraim Kibbey]

Hmmmm. Now maybe an 1851 Navy........

Then it will be: Hmmmm. Now maybe an 1858 Remington........

Then it will be: Hmmmm. Now maybe a flintlock........

Then it will be: Hmmmm. Now maybe a Sharps ........

Then etc.

So many BP variations and so little time!!!!!

The sooner you get started, the more sheer JOY you can experience.

Welcome.

 

[686 Shooter]

What's the availability of black powder up north?

Seems to be pretty easy to get right now. Cabelas up here had a good supply of Goex.

 

[Branko_D]

Well, that's what happens, yes.

With two BP revolvers I'm pondering now a Sharps this fall when I save up a bit, and somewhere down the line I want a flintlock rifle, and also a 1851 Navy, and a 1862 Police, and maybe a Walker, and... yeah

 

[whughett]

One of the perks of South West Florida. Year round summer. Downside, in my area, a dearth of black powder supplies. Have to rely on the good old internet for that.

 

[MIOkie]

Welcome to the Dark Side...!

The Holy Black claims yet another...

 

[BCRider]

What got me is the big difference in how the black powder guns feel. Then of course there's the smoke.

If you're like the rest of us you're likely finding that the sights are set for something out pretty much on the horizon. If you want to make them better for closer in at more normal handgun distance look for the threads about making up and fitting taller front sights to the 1860's.

In addition to that I also used a small flat needle file on edge to cut the shallow joke of a "v" on the hammer into a proper sized "U" notch. Makes a HUGE difference to accurate shooting. But don't just go and cut the notch right away. You want to include making the notch with some sighting shots so you open it both down and to the sides as needed to get the right windage from the notch.

My own pair of 1860's (need two as I use them in cowboy action as well) went from peering with squinty eyes over the useless sights to being able to use them just as well as 686 sights. And with that came accuracy that matches my own S&W smokless guns. So you can actually HIT what you see.... or can't see depending on if it's the first or subsequent shots....