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There was a time when I was interested in long range black powder cartridge shooting, but the cost of everything has kept me from doing that.
There was a time when I was interested in long range black powder cartridge shooting, but the cost of everything has kept me from doing that.
Funny you should say that. I fired my forest even black powder pistol last weekend. What great fun! Involved process though. You wouldn't want more than 6 people running at you at any given point! I wonder what sort of accuracy a black powder rifle would have over longer distances. Apparently most of the problem with shooting off the firing line with black powder rifles was seeing the enemy through all the smoke!
From what I understand, the black powder cartridge competition shooting is done with vintage type single shot rifles, usually in large bore calibers, typically 40 caliber or larger. When I was reading a lot about it, the 45-70 and 45-90 were two of the most popular calibers. There were a fair amount of people who competed with 40 caliber rifles also. The most popular types of rifles were the Sharps type and the rolling block type actions, with several other types being used as well. I haven't kept up with it for the last year or 2.