perldog007
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- Nov 5, 2007
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I came on here a few years back to learn about my new 1858 Pietta Remington New Army Clone. Had researched getting something to keep my Smith 25-5 out of the field. The standard .45 Colt load is fine for how I goof off in the woods.
In researching the old BP load I came across that famous blog post of 'black powder ballistics' then read about Kaido Ojaama's VKV bullets which could exceed the performance of the original 'cowboy' load.
The idea of constructing each round for the job at hand appealed to me.
Now I own four bp revolvers, and one flintlock, no cartridge handguns.
I no longer look for trouble as a profession, loved all my service sidearms I used in security work. Nothing more beautiful than a Glock when you have to walk in the rain all night, my opinion only.
Now I stay home, target shoot, and hunt. These are all that I need for myself.
I had five, but I fired my plain blue steel 1858 on one occassion. It was so boringly reliable, I fell in love. Like what a model 10 should have been. First time out with 35grains of 2f pyrodex and 140 gr .454 rb it was magical.
I broke it down and cleaned it, gave it to a friend with the same birthday who had a brassy and wanted to shoot stouter loads than were recommended. I kept the pretty one.
My 1860 is simply my all time favorite handgun. Even though not as reliable as the 1858 it runs well with care. Had one jam before I learned a few things. Fine ever since.
The 1851 Navy in .36 with RB is no joke at max loads, 23 grains of 3f Goex and a 140 grain Kaido Ojamma VKV flat nosed 'conical' punches out of all porportion to it's paper numbers. A fine upgrade from a .38 spl woods gun in versatility?
My pocket Remington in .31 is basically a kit gun. Can be loaded to about the same energy as a .22 3" bbl pocket rocket.
I live in an area where owning anything of value puts a target on you. Own my place outright though. Everybody knows I have 'good aim' ( average for a person born in 61 ). Nobody wants to come take these. Cops have had AR15's stolen from their homes not too far from where I sit. As in more than one :/
If I felt the need to CC again I'd almost certainly get a pistol or revolver depending. For the way I live right now, these are the working guns I enjoy.
Any other non history buff types who are just shootists and fell in love with BP revolvers? Being still a bit overweight, I might even try to hunt squirrel with my .45 Kentucky Pedersoli kit gun. Also my 94 and Mossy are in danger of collecting dust if I get a trade gun, maybe a hawken.
Was Sam Colt correct when he said real shootists would prefer to load their own rounds?
In researching the old BP load I came across that famous blog post of 'black powder ballistics' then read about Kaido Ojaama's VKV bullets which could exceed the performance of the original 'cowboy' load.
The idea of constructing each round for the job at hand appealed to me.
Now I own four bp revolvers, and one flintlock, no cartridge handguns.
I no longer look for trouble as a profession, loved all my service sidearms I used in security work. Nothing more beautiful than a Glock when you have to walk in the rain all night, my opinion only.
Now I stay home, target shoot, and hunt. These are all that I need for myself.
I had five, but I fired my plain blue steel 1858 on one occassion. It was so boringly reliable, I fell in love. Like what a model 10 should have been. First time out with 35grains of 2f pyrodex and 140 gr .454 rb it was magical.
I broke it down and cleaned it, gave it to a friend with the same birthday who had a brassy and wanted to shoot stouter loads than were recommended. I kept the pretty one.
My 1860 is simply my all time favorite handgun. Even though not as reliable as the 1858 it runs well with care. Had one jam before I learned a few things. Fine ever since.
The 1851 Navy in .36 with RB is no joke at max loads, 23 grains of 3f Goex and a 140 grain Kaido Ojamma VKV flat nosed 'conical' punches out of all porportion to it's paper numbers. A fine upgrade from a .38 spl woods gun in versatility?
My pocket Remington in .31 is basically a kit gun. Can be loaded to about the same energy as a .22 3" bbl pocket rocket.
I live in an area where owning anything of value puts a target on you. Own my place outright though. Everybody knows I have 'good aim' ( average for a person born in 61 ). Nobody wants to come take these. Cops have had AR15's stolen from their homes not too far from where I sit. As in more than one :/
If I felt the need to CC again I'd almost certainly get a pistol or revolver depending. For the way I live right now, these are the working guns I enjoy.
Any other non history buff types who are just shootists and fell in love with BP revolvers? Being still a bit overweight, I might even try to hunt squirrel with my .45 Kentucky Pedersoli kit gun. Also my 94 and Mossy are in danger of collecting dust if I get a trade gun, maybe a hawken.
Was Sam Colt correct when he said real shootists would prefer to load their own rounds?
