Tag: Black Powder

Worth The Wait

[su_heading size=”30″]Dixie Gun Works offers Uberti’s ‘new’ Cattleman Flat-Top single action in .44/40[/su_heading] STORY AND PHOTOS BY MIKE NESBITT [su_dropcap style=”flat” size=”5″]B[/su_dropcap]ack in 1961, Colt allowed some announcements to leak out about a new target-sighted single action they’d soon release. At...

When West Meets East

[su_heading size=”30″].44 Russian A Stubby, But Accurate Load[/su_heading] STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY MIKE NESBITT [su_dropcap style=”light” size=”5″]T[/su_dropcap]he .44 Smith & Wesson Russian is a rather stubby little cartridge. It has an overall cartridge length that is just a bit shorter than...

What Is Black Powder? Part II of III

[su_heading size=”30″]Part II of III – Loading And Safety[/su_heading] STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY BOB SHELL [su_dropcap style=”flat” size=”5″]We[/su_dropcap] began this three-part series on blackpowder last issue, where we covered its invention, refinement and today’s four grades – five, counting a special Swiss version. This issue we...

Fifty-plus Caliber Freedom

[su_heading size=”35″ margin=”0″]Fifty-plus Caliber Freedom[/su_heading] The Advantages Of Hunting With Muzzleloaders Story and photographs by Mike Nesbitt [su_dropcap style=”light”]B[/su_dropcap]elieve it or not, there are some real advantages to hunting with muzzleloading rifles and smoothbores. Those advantages are not found in the...

The Shiloh Sharps Rifle

[su_heading size=”27″ margin=”0″]The Shiloh Sharps Rifle[/su_heading] An American Black Powder Tradition Rediscover a legend!  The Sharps rifle has taken down African game along with American plains game.  Shiloh Sharps Rifle is a family owned business that has been established since 1976, and...