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So I got home last night after the fireworks show. The neighborhood kids where popping away with their fireworks. I decided to make a lil' noise myself so I broke out the ROA. Keep in mind it is illegal to discharge a firearm in the city limits where I live. However, I live in a small dark...

A brass framed BP revolver is pretty low on my list of priorities. There are a lot of other BP revolvers I'd rather buy first. For some of you it was one of your first purchases. So the question is: What was the reason you bought a brass framed BP revolver?

Yes, this is yet another thread about making wads for your cap-n-ball BP revolver. Lubricated felt wads can be used in the loading process to provide several advantages over plain cap-powder-ball loading. Specifically, among these advantages are: 1. Added sealing of the chamber to further...

MidwayUSA finally got in the Rainier 50 Caliber 335 Grain Plated Hollow Point Bullets. I believe they started with 40 (500 count) boxes. Looks like they are down to 24.

Thought I'd post a couple of pics of my new toys. Nothing exciting here. Just some vanilla Pietta products. In the first pic the 1858 on the left is the well documented "reject" firearm that is going back to Cabelas. The bottom pic shows the new toys together; a SS 1858 shorty and the 1860...

I went with a ROA for my photo submission in the photo contest. One of these days I'm gonna need to get a real camera. My little 1.2M pixel Canon Elph just doesn't cut it anymore. But here it is anyways.

Big surprise huh? Not that I expect these things to be perfect. But the obvious issues should never leave the factory IMHO. So in this thread I told you I was ordering a Pietta SS 1858 shorty and a Pietta 1860 shorty. The 1860's quality was acceptable. Not perfect but good enough for the...

Had a few questions for those who handload .45-70 with black powder. 1. What granulation do you use? 2. Have you loaded 70 grains? 2. Do you use a compression plug? 3. Do you crimp?

I saw a Colt Walker replica made by Armi San Marco and imported by Dixie Gun Works today at a gun show. The backstrap, trigger guard, and loading lever appeared to be plated silver. The grips had a gold colored eagle embedded in them near the bottom of the grip. The gun appeared to be unfired...

I've got a Desert Eagle that I'm thinking about reloading for. Do y'all have a good source for FMJ or plated bullets for the 50AE? I'm always looking for the lowest cost.

If you had to pick one of the three powders listed for use in loading handgun cartridges which one would it be? Is there a specific reason such as cost, how well it meters, or its versatility?

I take it when some of you read the subject of this post you thought to yourself "so what's new". I've read a few posts on other forums regarding metering issues with Unique. I thought I'd do a sanity check anyways and ask y'all about your experiences with the Lee Perfect Measure and Unique...

Is anyone using grease cookies in their 45 Colt blackpowder cartridges? Specifically, my question relates to revolver shooting and not rifile shooting. Thus, we are talking about a much shorter barrel. I was using "standard" 250 grain RNFP .452 bullets that have rather shallow lube rings...

I just saw a Harbor Freight flyer that has this bench on sale for $139.99. For those who own it could you please let me know how it worked out for you?

I don't think I'll be casting my own lead bullets anytime soon. For now I've been using Dardas Cast Bullets in flavor LRNFP 250 grain .252 diameter. However, these come with a smokeless powder lube. For now I melt out the lube and insert my own beeswax/crisco lube. However, these bullets...

I've been loading Colt 45 with: Starline brass, Winchester LP primers, Goex 35 grain black powder, Walter Wad, and a 250 grain lead RNFP bullet. So I have a little experience with 45 Colt. My questions are in regard to using smokeless powder. I picked up a pound of Unique and plan to use the...

There's been some confusion as to the specifics of Federal's "Personal Defense" .410 Handgun shells that uses 4 shot. Some folks falsely assumed that "4 shot" surely means #4 buck. I took the following picture to take the mystery out of what is in several types of shotshells including the...

There are a bunch of wonderful pics posted in the 2009 Firearms Photo Contest. Don't forget to vote for your favorite one.

Just as someone previously predicted....Cabelas raised prices on some of their BP firearms after the new year. Specifically, I note the Walker went from $399 to $419 since yesterday. I'm sure some of the other revolvers have gone up too. It's kind of odd that Cabelas already had one of the...

Just a link to the December Photo Contest that includes BP firearm photos from DonP and myself. Y'all should submit one of your BP firearm photos in the next contest.