[su_heading size=”30″]Montana company producing blends for shooting in warm, cold weather. [/su_heading] STORY AND PHOTOS BY MIKE NESBITT [su_dropcap style=”flat” size=”5″]B[/su_dropcap]ullet lube in a black powder cartridge can function in two ways. On grease-groove bullets, it helps keep the bullet from rubbing...
[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...
[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...
[su_heading size=”30″]Defouling, Best Bullets, Hunting, Accuracy And Cleaning[/su_heading] STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY BOB SHELL Editor’s note: We’re wrapping up our three-part series on blackpowder, which previously looked at its invention and early usage and then loading and safety, and now finalizes...
[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...
[su_heading size=”30″]History, Tradition And Heritage At The New Musket Range[/su_heading] Story by Larry Case [su_dropcap style=”light” size=”5″]A[/su_dropcap]lthough not a soldier himself, Rudyard Kipling was familiar with the British army, their weapons and methods of fighting. No doubt he had soldier chums...
[su_heading size=”27″ margin=”0″]Step 1: Read The Instructions[/su_heading] Story and photographs by Mike Nesbitt [su_dropcap style=”light”]H[/su_dropcap]unting with muzzleloaders is popular enough that most states have special or separate seasons for hunters using them. The rules for those seasons vary, so if you are...
[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...
[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...
[su_heading size=”35″]Jamison’s New .40-70 Sharps Straight Brass[/su_heading] Story and photographs by Mike Nesbitt After what black-powder-cartridge-rifle shooters felt was a long wait, the new brass for the .40-70 Sharps Straight is now available from Jamison, a division of Captech International. One...