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Pardon me, but unless you can load a full metal jacket round, (a conical, I suppose it would have to be) into a C&B, should we be discussing or at least comparing the average stopping, first round kill of say, a .36 cal. to a .44 cal. C&B? Have stated before. om this forum that I sometimes carry...

In loading, I seat the ball directly over the powder. Have used a lube called, 'Grease Ball' in the past, to cover the chambers but my supply is direly diminished and have been unable to find it anymore. If you go for an extended period of time, it does tend to crust over, but it doesn't affect...

For those interested, found online what appears to be a comprehensive guide for the loading a storage of black powder revolvers. Under the heading Black Powder Guide, the subtitle is, How Long Can a black Powder Revolver Stay Loaded. Hope this helps.

Carry my .44 New Army loaded for months at a time. Never had any problem when the time came I wanted to shoot. Read somewhere/some when, that BP doesn't degrade much over time if it is kept free from moister, in a sealed container. Can't think of anything more sealed than the chamber of a BP...

All this discussion about which gun, which caliber, roundball, conicals all come down to one thing, the gun you have on you at the time you need a gun, is always the right gun. Most times, I carry a .22 North American Arms revolver in my pocket. Why? It's small and easy to conceal. In my many...

French Colonial, you're absolutely correct. this is a muzzle loading, black powder forum. When I get trolled by some armchair commando, I sometimes overreact. ............. Would love to have another .36 Navy. Had one until the bolt broke (cylinder lock) and couldn't find an adequate...

French Quarter, New Orleans, LA during Mardi Gras, Thrift Store, 12t St. and Vine, Kansas City, MO. Neither exactly 'High Crime' area. Like saying you should avoid going into banks because there' a 1-1000 chance they might be held up.

DEFUSE THIS! Man puts a cut-down .22 rifle to your chest and demands your wallet, or pulls a knife on you and says, 'Give me your money or I'll cut you!' One happened while I was living in Kansas City the other during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. In one, I took the gun away from him, breaking his...

Every time and I mean EVERY time I am threatened with violence, whether that be some troll pulling a knife and demanding my wallet or some goon threatening 'I'm Gonna Beat Your Ass!', just because he doesn't like something I said or the way I dress, the situation has already escalated past a...

Every 'situation' I.ve found myself in required either implied violence (showing your weapon to the perp) or executed violence (using your weapon on the perp) Perhaps, my negotiating skills aren't as finely hone as some others. I've never found myself in a 'situation' where a little judiciously...

Growing up in the '50s-'60s. had the privilege, honor of learning from a few of the 'old timers' still around that used BP pistols and rifles every day. Once in a while, 'horse pistols' would be mentioned. Fact or fiction, according to these 'old timers' a horse pistol was one that too large or...

Long before CCW was a thing, carry laws varied by state and even by town, there was one general agreement amidst all this confusion of laws and ordinances, black powder/ cap and ball pistols were not firearms, Lethal weapons in some cases but not a firearm. During this period and doing a great...

From what I understand through research and talking to 'Old Timers' who should have known, brass frame revolvers came about in the Confederacy from a shortage or lack of access to steel. don't know this to be a fact, but when a 100 something year old man, claiming to have served with the South...

Other than a brief encounter with an 'odd ball Japanese C&B .36 revolver, which was a total POS, I have owned two Japanese Arisaka rifles both Type 38 in 6.5 Jap. Both excellent shooters with mild recoil, both with machined receivers. Had a chance at a Type 99 in 7.7 but avoided it like the...

Had a brass frame .36 Confederate Colt reproduction. The only issue that I had with it, was that the bolt (the piece in the frame that locks the cylinder in place) broke. No one and I mean NO ONE! had a replacement for it. Even traveled about 150 miles to a Certified Colt Repair shop. Mine was...

SERIOUSLY!! You've never heard of Elmer Keith?!

Glad someone wrote this. Sometimes. I catch heat about carrying my .22 NAA' mouse gun.' Mostly where concealability is an issue. Small perhaps, effective at close range, YES. It will discourage if not disable all but the most determined. Even multiple hits from a .41 mag. won't stop a...

I've subscribed to Elmer Keith's theory, 'If it ain't big, it ain't sh*t!' for years. I think he knew a thing or two about 'big' calibers, having grown up with a 30-06 as his first rifle. Then going on to help develop both the .357 & .44 magnum. When concealability is an issue, I carry my NAA...

When I was a cop in Okla. in the 70's, Super Vel was the Gold Standard in police loads. Never cared for it myself, but many officers on my dept. swore by it, until guns started blowing up. And it wasn't because Super Vel was 'too hot.' It was a question of quality control. This came out in a...

Just saying, I've gotten bad ammo in all brands. It happens! Big mess in the 60s when I was a Cop in Oklahoma was Super Vel. They'd either not fire at all or blow up your gun. Too many cops got hurt by their failures. Only once have I gotten a tin of bad caps, and this was when I first got into...