What do you use your BP weapons for?

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I use my 1860 Army for virtually everything. Shoot it at least twice a week between April, if the weather turns quick enough, and October. A day at the range testing loads or just practicing getting use to the primitive sights at various ranges and at various sized targets, and a day hunting varmints. Currently, I hunt mostly groundhogs and such but I'm always on the look out for that elusive coyote that I always see signs and tracks of, but, of course, never see. :banghead:

I hunt between April and October. I'm currently looking at a reloading press to work up loads for the conversion so I can hunt with it in other seasons as well.


Clean her up, put the conversion in and she goes on my night stand for those pesky two legged varmints.
 
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BP used for

hunting as needed, modtly rabbits and such.
Target practice and self defense as needed.
Yes there may be better options today,
But they worked great for over 400 years.
 
For me it's mainly target shooting. I hunt with mine as well but that's mostly just to extend my hunting season.
 
Stress relief and hunting. Nothing more pleasant than sending a 300 gr hunk of lead and a massive cloud of smoke towards a target repeatedly with a slow methodical process between shots forcing me to focus on loading rather than focusing on what has me aggravated. The dull boom helps a bit too. Beyond that I hunt deer with a caplock hawken
 
Every thing!
Keep one pistol loaded for "emergency". Shoot every week or so for fun. Carry one when working alone in wolf areas or just to the ATM.
Occasionally I shoot black powder for CASS.
I do use smokeless shot gun loads for "critter control", don't want to clean the gun after chancing racoons or bears away in the middle of the night.
 
I used to compete in BP matches, but nowadays my blackpowder guns are used as teaching tools to show the youngsters what is was like back-in-the-day. Great fun.
 
Critter control, protection and paper punching... All around working gun.

What really drew me to BP and what I like most, is that Im basically handloading each round. I can have truly devastating loads, mid level for small game and even snake shot for fishing, either with a quick cylinder change or even all in one cylinder (though that gets a little trickier). For me, a real working gun needs to be as versatile as possible, and my .44 Remingtons just cant be beat for that...

The all around "cool" factor aint bad either LOL ;)
 
Well so far the response seems to run about even as to hunting or just shooting. My self I just shoot paper targets once a week or so. However if it were just shooting I'd own just one gun and I have nine revolvers now. So there must be some collecting involved here also. Course I am the same way with center/rim fire hand guns, and back in the day I hunted, long guns also so perhaps the term "gun nut" applies here.:rolleyes:
 
Fun and informal Target shooting.
Shooting BP is just relaxing, measuring every chamber full , slowly and carefully handling the revolvers, inspecting all the beautifull workmanship ( lots by hand!) and generally appreciating the skills of the craftsmen who built these fine replicas! Crafts and artisanmanship that's being lost daily due to modern CNC equipment.
BP shooting is a total experience, ment to be enjoyed at a slow relaxing pace.
With my other pistols I can go as fast as I want, for these I reserve the most precious thing, TIME.
AS a H/D gun you aren't underarmed with a BP Revolver It'd serve as well as 100 years ago!
Just remember to lod it carefully, and make sure the caps are tight!
Have fun and be carefull!
BPDave.
 
the guys at the range I shoot at....ask if I am shooting my Ruger Old Army.....and when I nod yes...they ask me if I would mind shooting in the lane next to the homies....shootin whatever they got ...sidewise/gangsta style....after six booms/huge cloud of smoke/one ragged hole...the homies lose interest in the spray and pray they were paracticing and leave. the range guys always thank me for my visit..
 
Upon reflection, the number 1 purpose of my BP arms must at its core, be so I can smell the smoke.

I just enjoy the Black Powder arms more than any of my smokeless arms.
I take the BP hunting and shoot targets, and so I get to smell the smoke.
I'm fortunate enough to be able to afford to acquire more than some folks probably think I really need so like whughett has said already that must make me a collector too.
 
I can't stop buyin' 'em 'n' reworkin' 'em. Don't shoot 'em 'til each ones finished. Anticipation keeps me goin', to see how the next one's gonna shoot.

As the availability of ROA's is dryin' up, find myself workin' on Pietta's now, which I've grown to prefer, after modifications, over ROA's. Not much to do to an ROA. Set o' capsules, action job, taller front sight, reshape grip, "Bang!".

Pietta's require a complete makeover, presenting a challenge and scratchin' my potential. That's where I find the fun.

As ya already know, the 1858 Rem, design-wise, was, and IMHO, still is, way ahead of it's time.

Kindest Regards,
Doak
 
Just recreational back field plinking and casual paper target shooting. They are so much more relaxing than cartridge arms for plinking. You shoot a little, then sit back for a spell to reload. No rush to get anything done. They do a number on old TVs and appliances too. What I really need is a shootin' car. :D
 
The Thompson Center .54 Hawken is for deer hunting.

The percussion revolvers, 12 of them, are for cowboy action competition.

And fondling.
 
I enjoy loading 45 Colt with 40 grains of 3F Olde Eynsford under a 250rn Big Lube.

Shoot them in my Cimarrons SAA clones like the old west pistol fighters did!

I know... I'm a goober...:D
 
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