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 04-26-2010, 02:55 AM | #31 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: , Central Florida Posts: 1,527 |
I had never done it at an indoor range before but the owner said it was ok due to their air handler. Its an 11 ton unit with fans like in the lobby in the MIB movie. The fans are behind you and have such a force than they move the paper targets even at 14 yards.
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| 04-26-2010, 03:05 AM | #32 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Stafford, Virginia, The state of insanity. Posts: 14,049 |
My indoor range has a fresh air system. It blows air down your back at an amazing speed so there is not much smoke to deal with from something like this.
Not sure where the big deal with shooting blackpowder in a centerfire revolver chambered for a cartridge that was designed around blackpowder. Can someone explain this to me?
Here are some loads for black powder direct from goex. http://www.goexpowder.com/images/LoadCharts/Cartridge-Pistol-Revolvers.pdf
A quick trip into google land will turn up 44 mag and 357 mag load data for black powder.
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| 04-26-2010, 03:46 AM | #33 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ohio, Ohio Posts: 10,953 |
Look at the residue on the gun and grips. Just my opinion, but I don't use a pair of pliers to hammer a nail. There are very affordable BP guns out there that don't spit hot powder back at the shooter. __________________ From C3Shooter:
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| 04-26-2010, 11:18 AM | #34 | Supporting Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Katy, Texas Posts: 1,376 |
I only shoot Black Powder .45 Long Colt cartridges in my Uberti Model P (Peacemaker replica). That is what the originals were designed to shoot, and it is a very fun experience, and pretty accurate at that. I only shoot at an outdoor range, and I frequently get comments (always favorable) when other shooters realize I am shooting BP loads. __________________
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| 04-28-2010, 05:54 AM | #35 | Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, P.A. Posts: 99 |
I had no idea you could buy these without a ffl... | |
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| 05-10-2010, 08:58 PM | #36 | Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 41 |
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I hunt with an inline modern bp rifle because I can and I never got into the percussion or flint rifles. I am actually staying away from them because I know I will end up loving them and we know where that leads.
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Isn't your inline a percussion rifle? | |
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| 07-09-2010, 12:17 AM | #37 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: southbend Posts: 380 |
I have a turn of the century American Bulldog that shoots the 44mag webly"s. It does mist you with black powder something awful too! __________________
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| 07-09-2010, 12:24 AM | #38 | I'm always 10-8 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: 150 miles NE of Sloppy Joe's Bar, in the "GunShine" State Posts: 19,200 Liked 7 Times on 6 Posts
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I have a turn of the century American Bulldog that shoots the 44mag webly"s. It does mist you with black powder something awful too!
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Here's a .44 Rem Mag that does "mist" all within db range!
God I love that gun! Everyone should own a S&W 29-2 or at least shoot one with a really heavy load!
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| 07-10-2010, 01:48 PM | #39 | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 4 |
I personally love shooting black powder. I own a .50-caliber Hawkins, my dad has a Knight MK-85, .54-caliber, and I'm a Civil War re-enactor, so I shoot .577 Enfields both with blanks and I have with live loads.
To me, nothing beats black powder. And I mean true black powder. Pyrodex and Triple-7 just aren't the same for me. If I'm shooting black powder, I want the smoke, and the smell, and the taste of the sulfur. It's just part of the fun. Especially at re-enactments. It's just part of the deal.
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| 07-10-2010, 02:43 PM | #40 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 267 |
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