This subforum is for the discussion of any and all brands of Black Powder handguns... Feel free to discuss the different brands you own and enjoy shooting...
Sense the early 1970s I've shot reproductions of the 1858 Remington revolver and single shot percussion and flintlock pistols. The SS pistols I usually made myself. The Remington revolvers is all anyone shot on the National range and then Ruger started making a BP revolver. I quit going down to Friendship a number of years ago. Right now I have 4 revolvers for sale and all any of them have been shot is one time through each cylinder, or 6 times per gun. There are 2 guns with 8" barrels and the other 2 with 12" barrels, all steel frame guns. It's amazing how accurate they are. With a ..451 RB I use to be able to keep them offhand in a 8"" circle at 25 yards. My 50 cal single shot percussion pistol will shot even better. I built it with a 8" Bill Large barrel and killed a 8 point buck with it. Now anymore because of different injuries I don't hunt and other than shotgun clay target shooting where I can use a little electric scooter that's about it. If anyone has a question let me know, maybe I can help.
I have a replica Colt 1860 Army that I bought 30-some years ago. It’s a beautiful gun but I still haven’t used up that original can of black powder I’d bought. After a few shots the thing is such a sticky mess that I don’t even want to touch it. Then cleaning it is a royal pain, and it can’t be delayed because of corrosion. It does looks great on my bookshelf.
When I shot on the national range pistol matches we used to shoot 10 to 15 shots every half hour if I was using it for the just percussion single shot events I would load only one chamber ( that was so you didn't worry if different holes lined up differently with the barrel throwing the shot off ) at the end of the day the fouling would build up maybe a quarter inch deep on the bottom you needed a little screwdriver and pick it and then disassemble it completely throw it all in a bucket of hot soapy water let it soak take it out dry wipe it out and dry it off, oil it up, and you're set to go it isn't that hard it's a little messy but not bad. For slow fire off hand bullseye shooting no one use the Colt model. The rear sight was in the hammer and it made it harder to be very accurate everyone used the Remington and then the Rugers when they came out. Back in the '70s when it was very busy down at Friendship you had to get to the pistol line at least a half hour early and put down your gear on a spot so you had one to shoot from too many people wanted to shoot. I got lucky and they allowed me to keep a trailer down there year-round for a dollar a week except for shoot dates and then it was a dollar a day I'd go down with four or five friends we had a place to stay and we'd shoot all day long everyday. As they say " those were the good old days ". Back then powder was three bucks a pound if you are a member and bought it when you were down there on the shoot we go back in a Winnebago and we'd have between all of us maybe 60 lb of powder all set in 1 lb cans Glad we never gotten an accident
