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Welcome from another California newcomer :)

I know what you mean about the "detectors". I've seen them go nuts over a .22 shell on our land...just 'cause it was near a historical place. Mor'n likely it was from me or my brother shooting jack rabbits 50 years ago :wink: Guess I can't be too ornery though...my brother and I do some...

Yeah, years ago I had a kentucky, a zouave .58, a Colt conversion I converted myself, and an 1858. They all were lost when our home burnt down. I got a target BP pistol after that and it was stolen. After that I kind of just gave up. So it's been 20 years since I've BP'd. I sure loved that ol'...

Went out shooting the Uberti 1858 I got for my birthday today. First time shooting in lot's of years. Forgot how fun it was. The smoke, the smell, the slow recoil....the boooooom....and even the cleanup :v edit: the first time black powder shooting that is :)

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome :grin:

That'd be nice of you! But, alas, I'm afraid there's not much to share. It's been picked clean over the last 70 years. Arrowheads are all gone and the only metal left is a gazillion shotgun bb's, .22 bullets and lot's of worthless shells. Many years ago several detector's went through and...

Yep, we live 12 miles from the Stronghold. A piece of the old Applegate trail runs through one of our farms and we border Bloody Point where a massacre of a wagon train took place.

Howdy there. Another noobie named Jim. I live in far Northern California Cascades. Been shooting black powder for 45 years but got out for awhile. Back into it now because of a birthday present of a Remington New Army (knockoff) and a little more leisure time.