Thread: Any Blackpowder Shooters out there?

I am a black powder shooter, I have 2 handmade flintlocks that I shoot and have gone hunting with and taken a deer with one of them. Cabela's has a .36 cal. revolver they call the "Yank", all steel. I already have one and just bought another. It is on sale for $199.00 normally $249.00. It is kinda cold this morning down here but I have my melting pot out and will made some round balls for them a bit later when it warms up a bit this afternoon. I have no delay in when I am shooting the rifles, I have a .40 cal. and a .50 cal. rifle. They are sure fun to shoot at the range and I get questions all the time about them. I have the outfit to go along with them also. Anybody else out there that shoots blackpowder?.

Yes Yes Yes,,, Love My Black Powders,,, Still Love To Use Reall Powder Instead Of The Pellets,, Caps Are Fun When Its Not Rainin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey If Memory Serves Me Right I Believe I Hunted Squirrels With A 36 Cal Back In My Youth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ty

Yep, I use real blackpowder also. I also use hand made round ball instead of conical.

I would not consider myself to be a "Shooter" but yes I own three

.50 CVA Pennsylvania Long Flintlock
.50 CVA Hawken percussion
.44 Navy percussion Revolver

I don't shoot them often enough to be any good with them, but I can hit with them..

I mostly use Pyrodex powder, and round balls

I have a CVA Hawken .50 Caliber caplock. It is fun and I use Goex real black.

I have two:

.58 Caliber Model 1861 Enfield reproduction
.44 Caliber Griswold and Gunnison revolver reproduction

Love the smell of black powder in the morning! Or anytime of day! I use Pyrodex powder and round ball in my two:

1.) Thompson Center 50 cal. Renegade I built 25 years ago from a kit and can kill a bulls-eye at 120 yards with it.
2.) CVA 50 cal. Kentucky pistol with a hair trigger..........just ask my chin.

Originally Posted by DoughBoy68

Love the smell of black powder in the morning! Or anytime of day! I use Pyrodex powder and round ball in my two:

1.) Thompson Center 50 cal. Renegade I built 25 years ago from a kit and can kill a bulls-eye at 120 yards with it.
2.) CVA 50 cal. Kentucky pistol with a hair trigger..........just ask my chin.

I use to have a Renagade, sold it to get a custom made one. I have loaded my revolver and cleaned my .40 cal. rifle, with the .50 cal. next, I haven't shot them in a year, too much going on in life.

No pictures?!? Here are mine, top to bottom: .40 Lancaster County rifle by Michael Seidelman, .50 Buck's County rifle by Ross Westgate, .54 Jaeger rifle by Nathan Stephenson.




My bag and horn:

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ty