Ratio unmentionables to BP firearms?

[Old-Duckman]

I've only fairly recently gotten into BP firearms. my ratio of UMs to BPs is about 5:1...and you?

 

[mushka]

Quite aa bit more than 5:1

 

[pacanis]

Still moving.
My BP guns are catching up to my underwear guns.

 

[64Springer]

Oodles:Oodles

 

[NorthFork]

Don't know and don't care. I own 50+ plus UM's and at least 20 BP's. I only shoot one UM several times a year at geese these days, It's just easier. Everything else I do is BP ML only. I shoot and kill 3-6 deer, 5-12 ducks, 3-15 geese, 1 turkey, 10-30, rabbits, 10-15 pheasants, 20-40 chukar, 30-40 squirrels, 1-4 fox, and 1-4 coyotes everyear with BP only. It's just what I do anymore. Smokeless can end for all i care.

 

[Erwan]

've only fairly recently gotten into BP firearms. my ratio of UMs to BPs is about 5:1...and you?

For modern weapons, I only have an antediluvian Anschutz Match 64 22LR rifle, and for classic black powder fifteen rifles and pistols and not a single smokeless powder weapon. That's 15/1 for me if you consider the 22LR as a modern weapon...

 

[Ed C.]

UM:BP....about 2.5:1.

 

[Mark E. Prickett]

1929 parker shotgun that wa my grandfathers,ww2 up to moderen AR15s and 7 black powder guns. Probably 20 to 7.

 

[R Ellis]

50/50

 

[kansas_volunteer]

About 50-50. But some of my unmentionable are things like trapdoor Sprinfields, rolling blocks and Martinis.

 

[BillRob]

2.647 to 1 UM to BP

 

[longcruise]

Too much math! Some of both. I spend more days hunting with a bow than the UMs and BPs combined.

 

[John Spartan]

Also a latecomer to the BP game but I jumped into it strong about 3 years ago. With that said I’ve also been culling the UM herd keeping what’s practical (modern) and historic (WW2). After all that chin flapping its about 2:1 UM to BP.

 

[RMH]

About 4 UM to 1.

 

[Eric Krewson]

I have 9 M/L and 10 UMs, I have enough of each and don't plan to buy or make any more. Well, maybe one more B/P gun if the 15" bear pistol barrel I ordered ever gets here, I am over a year in waiting for it so far. I have the stock wood and a Kibler lock but am on hold for the barrel.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

100 to one. Maybe 200 to 1
It's best not to count. AND, I really HATE the term " unmentionables". Let's all grow up shall we?

 

[Johnny Tremain]

I've only fairly recently gotten into BP firearms. my ratio of UMs to BPs is about 5:1...and you?

Interesting question.

I have one muzzle loader and 3 45/70s. Do I count them, fore they shoot holy black also.

If so Im 4:10, if not 1:13

 

[SOLANCO]

22 to 6. Assuming I have not forgotten any.

 

[user 53891]

Don't know and don't care. I own 50+ plus UM's and at least 20 BP's. I only shoot one UM several times a year at geese these days, It's just easier. Everything else I do is BP ML only. I shoot and kill 3-6 deer, 5-12 ducks, 3-15 geese, 1 turkey, 10-30, rabbits, 10-15 pheasants, 20-40 chukar, 30-40 squirrels, 1-4 fox, and 1-4 coyotes everyear with BP only. It's just what I do anymore. Smokeless can end for all i care.

By golly, you're a real goliath animal harvester....

 

[Dale Allen Raby]

Pretty close to 50/50. Not sure what category to put the single in-line muzzleloader into. Most of my cartridge guns are handguns and most of those are at least approaching a century in age. Most of the muzzleloaders are rifles. I don't often shoot the cartridge guns these days.