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recurve shooter:
hi guys. aint been on here in a while. my computer died on me. anyway i just ordered a black powder revolver and was lookin for any pointers or info or sugestions that anyone would have, because im kinda clueless.

anyway its a traditions Bison pistol (man they arnt very creative with the names of these things.)  .44 cal, twelve inch barrel, adjustable sites. i didnt know if they can be accurarte or not so i figured if it has a freakishly long barrel i should be able to hit something with it.  ;D

so yeah guys let me know what yall think, what bullets, powder, wadding, lube, cylender sealer stuff, or whatever, anything anyone knows will come in handy.  ;D

Dane:
You have a Remington style solid frame revolver, vs. the open framed colt style cap and ball handguns. I understand the long barrels are good for pistol whipping the bad guys if you happen to be a marshall on the frontier. Or Gene Hackman. :)

Just like archery, you can go crazy with lots of little accessories. Most important is an adjustable powder measure, a powder flask, round balls in the right caliber, wadding or grease to seal each chamber after you load it, a nipple wrench, and prick, and a set of good screwdrivers. 3F powder will be fine for this gun. Caps, too. Only cast your own balls or bullits if you fall totally in love with cap and ball guns, as they are really cheap to buy.

Crisco is fine for lube, but you can buy it in tubes. Hot water is fine for clearning it, but solvent makes life a bit easier, and they foul up really fast, so have solvent at the range with you. Good oil for keeping the gun from rusting after you clean it.

Almost all guns have far more potential accuracy than we humans are capable of, so you can generally blame yourself when you miss. :)

I think a big thing to remember is when you shoot, keep your brace hand out of way of the front of the cylinder. If you have a chain fire, your hand will be hamburger, and then you can dress as Captain Hook on Halloween with a real hook.

Have fun. I'm building a NW Trade Gun right now. I've been away from black powder for years, and it is a lot of fun no matter what kind of weapon you use.

Dane

Hillbilly:
That sounds more like a short-barred rifle with a pistol grip. ;D I've been thinking about getting me one of those Confederate Navy revolver replicas to play with.

recurve shooter:
thanks dane, lots of helpful info there. i ordered it online cuz it was 70 bucks cheaper than at the bass pro. im just waitin on it to show up now. i see stainless seel nipples for sale to mod the cylender, would that be worth doing?

hillbilly, yea thats about right lol. its a big booger.  ;D

skyarrow:
hey recurve here is my bpp its a cap and ball it should look alot like yours its a navy arms i load around 22-24 gr of fff and she is dead accurate 

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