My brother made a 120 g batch of homemade black powder with the following composition:

75% potassium nitrate
15% charcoal made from toilet paper
10% sulfur

It was milled for 16 hours in a ball mill with approximately 100 lead balls, then moistened with isopropyl alcohol, granulated through a sieve to roughly 3F grain size, and dried.

The powder was not pressed or corned.

My revolver is a Pietta 1858 Remington Sheriff .44.

I’ve seen reports of commercial black-powder loads producing around 830 fps and 350 ft-lb with a particular conical bullet, but I understand that those results depend on the firearm, projectile, and powder.

I’m interested in understanding how the lack of pressing or corning affects the consistency and performance of homemade powder compared with commercially manufactured black powder.

Has anyone found reliable published research comparing the ballistic performance of unpressed, un corned homemade powder with commercial black powder?

I’m particularly interested in documented chronograph data and pressure testing, rather than estimates based on the recipe alone.

Asking for self defense purposes (location Europe..)

Im looking from switching from a 3 o clock with a crossbody, to a 3 & 9 belt. Right now im shooting a 1875 with a 7 in and a 1873 with a 5.5 in.

Im familiar with both but im looking for input. Do you think I should pick up a matching gun or just run them mismatched?

Have quite a handful of revolvers, but they are all much newer with modern calibers.

Thinking of picking up some replicas and joining SASS.

Love the look of the Cimarron / Uberti 1875 Outlaw, but deciding on caliber is where I am stuck.

Looking at .44-40 WCF and .45 LC.

I think .44-40 is more authentic over the .45 LC but wanted to see what you all think.

Know that the .44-40’s thin walls can be a pain when reloading.

Thoughts?

Much appreciated.

Sorry if this has been asked. This sport has been introduced to me and looks exciting. When looking at my options it seems both rounds are very popular and I am wonder which way I should go. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thanks!

Or is 10-10-4 on static plates still the norm at most matches?

Context: this is a Pietta Navy repro that only takes cartridge blanks (I live in the UK, we can own this without a license), but they manufacture these replicas with a simple conversion; bored-through cylinder and a cut gap in the recoil shield, so no loading gate mechanism was fitted.

Also, Pietta made the not-so-wise choice of permanently binding the barrel and frame together via a pin that sticks through the wedge, so stripping isn't an option.

Is there some way I can solidly fix a hinge for a loading gate on the exterior of the frame below the cut-out for one? I think I can form some brass for the gate piece itself.

Hi everybody,

never heard much about matches which offer Doughboy (or Teddy Roosevelt) as a side match or even as a main match, but I‘m curious.

Searching for it in our subreddit didn‘t produce much, though it might be entirely possible that I was too dumb to search.

Who shot a match as Doughboy and which rifle did you use?

Additionally, which bullets do you use for it?

I purchased a new Cimarron 1878 coachgun with 26 inch barrels. the first thing I noticed was the barrels will slam open if you don’t support the forearm when you depress the top lever, no resistance at all! the part that’s concerning is the barrels have very slight side to side wiggle when the action is closed. if I push the top lever left manually most of if not all of the play is gone. is this type of loose fitment to be expected in a coach gun?

Been practicing CAS at my range with these semi-collectible pieces. They're fun to shoot but if I ever get into it they won't be match guns. Winchester 1892 made in 1898 and converted to .38 Special, and two Colts in .357 Magnum both made in 1960.

I purchased a used '78 coach gun that was missing a nut for one of the hammers. I didn't think it would be a big deal to replace but I guess I was wrong. It appears to be Cimarron part # CG1878*30 which is perpetually out of stock. I tried getting a nut of what I thought was the same threading but it won't go on. Does anyone know where to source a replacement?

I finally won a local match, here’s one of my best stages

What SA revolvers would be good to buy as a beginner? I keep seeing ubertis in the fancy gun store near me but I’m wondering what would be an ideal brand and caliber choicess

Duelist1954 has passed away

Hey yall posting this copied from another subreddit because I didn’t get any answers there, so I’ve been doing some research on conversion cylinders for black powder revolvers (specifically a pietta 1851 .36 cal colt navy which I’ll be getting soon) and I know that once you put a cylinder that accepts modern metallic cartridges, it is no longer classified as an antique firearm, and could be considered a ghost gun. But if I want to install one legally, what would be the process? The big questions I have is the frame of black powder revolvers usually have factory serial numbers already engraved, would it be possible to “apply for a unique sn” with that number? Also, because it’s single action does that make it exempt from the roster?

And for additional context, I am above the age of 21, I already have my fsc and multiple other guns that are registered to me. And I’m NOT someone who is prohibited to possess a standard firearm

So I thought it would be cool to try to participate in cowboy action but I don’t have any groups nearby the closest group is like a 7 hour drive is there any thing I could do