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Over a period of many years, I have experimented with many different black powder and substitutes. Here is what I have learned: Pyrodex: Corrosive factor is unknown because I clean guns and cartridge cases immediately after use. Velocity and power is on par with the best black powder. Triple...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d70_1305799582 Watch this video carefully. At first glance, you see an arrested suspect attacking the processing officer who then manages to choke the assailant into submission. Now look closely. Where did this attack happen? How long did it take for backup to...

(DISCLAIMER: FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. DO NOT ATTEMPT unless you know what exactly you are doing) In response to the curiousity displayed by some in the previous thread about sulfurless black powder I decide to start an official thread regarding this subject. FROM WHAT I EXPERIENCE...

Many people here say that the cloud of smoke produced upon firing is the greatest handicap towards using caplocks for defense. Others bring up the issue of sparks and fire hazard in an enclosed area. Both issues can be corrected with the right propellant and right/adequate lube in my...

The thread about the Philly shooting, the story about the cop-rape of a drunken woman in NYC, and finally, we all have heard about the forced entry-gun confiscation and to top it off, the execution of unarmed citizens by mercenaries in New Orleans in 2005 after Katrina. You are legally...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K1EPQu_Rp4 I am just gonna leave this here for y'all today. Have fun:D

Question for Walker/Dragoon owners: Is the arbor pin on Walker/Dragoons replaceable? I plan to get one soon as a hunting gun when living out in the sticks, and I will be using powder charges up to 55 grains. Should I also obtain some spare arbors if I do get one of these cavalry pistols? Also...

Effective Range versus Accurate Range...Impossibly Long Range Shots?? First off, I would like to comment on the movie Lonesome Dove. Seen it many years ago and watched it again these past few days after reading the novel. That movie is perhaps the most historically accurate Western ever made...

Truckers move from state to state very often, especially owner operators who pick up jobs from various places. Is there a procedure that allows a traveling trucker to carry a handgun or rifle that would be recognized in all states and cities, including places like NYC? I would like to carry my...

Many threads involving fun anachronistic pondering involve modern weapons being introduced into historical battles, like machine guns at the Alamo. Howver, lets have a thread that is exactly the opposite, an ancient army known for it's sheer ferocious fighting tactics versus a more modern one...

Hopefully in .45-70 or .45-110 and possessing the massive Sharps receiver. BUT, I have questions regarding the percussion 1859 Military Rifle. Searching the archives didnt really help much since there is just not that much written about it. ACCURACY: Grouping is not important. Can the MODERN...

Western expansion has began again and even though the smoke has not faded from the eastern battlefields yet, enterprising men are hitching up their horses and heading to the highlands. Now, we all know that Smith and Wesson held the rights to the Rollin White Patent until 1869, so while...

Last night while downing a nice amount of Jack Daniels (alcohol always make you take things easy and think deeply about stuff you don't pay attention to when you're sober) and reading some past editions of Guns of the Old West Magazine, I notice that all revolvers which load through a port in...

What pressures are steel frame reproductions typically rated for? Specifically 1858 Piettas? Also, Kirst converters require you to machine a channel in the gun's recoil shield. Does this affect the structural integrity of the frame?

I prefer not to shoot commercially loaded smokeless powder factory cowboy action rounds because the powder is exceptionally dirty and leaves carbon everywhere. With the smoke and dust produced by these rounds, I might as well be using authentic black powder rounds However, recently I am taken...

I prefer not to shoot commercially loaded smokeless powder factory cowboy action rounds because the powder is exceptionally dirty and leaves carbon everywhere. With the smoke and dust produced by these rounds, I might as well be using authentic black powder rounds;) However, recently I am taken...

I need a relatively light and reasonably powerful revolver for both carrying while on the road, self defense and for cosmetic use in an independant film(no live rounds needed of course:)) I am looking at getting a Pietta .36 Navy and the Kirst conversion for .38 Long Colt right now. The...

I defeated all three difficulty settings without taking ANY damage using ONLY the default weapon, which is a Remington 1858 cartridge conversion. I think Elmer Keith and Ed McGivern would have loved this one. Yes, believe me, it CAN be done. Try it for yourself. Mouse up to aim and fire...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/nursing_home_shooting The more this kind of putrid thing happens, the more ammo it will give to the collectivists bent on taking our freedom away. Although some people may say this will call for more rules allowing people to carry their weapons with them into former...

While waiting on line at my local grocery, I happened to notice on the mag racks that this month's Combat Handguns issue is all about GUNS OF THE WEST!:D From Kirst converters to Alchimista SAA revolvers, wow! They also have complete behind the scenes info and the guns from the movie Appaloosa...