I dabble in BP some. I cast and shoot .50 cal round balls in a flint lock, also load BP cartridges for a Sharps rifle I have. Like to hunt doves with a 12g BP muzzle loader. I cast some .36 cal round balls for a Navy pistol but generally prefer shooting rifles so don’t use much. Good bunny buster though.
T/C Renegade .54 cal. with patched Hornady swaged round balls. I have a T/C Seneca .32 cal. that I used for a while. Also patched Hornady swaged round balls.
No Rifle. But have a Pistol and never shot it. A Ruger Old Army New in Box. Have Caps, Balls and a mold. Tallwaker said we could shoot it someplace he knows.
TC Omega .50cal rifle I got off Walmart clearance for $75. Thinking about getting a TC caplock rifle and actually hunt primitive during the season. I used to shoot rifles in .32, .36, .45, .50, and .54 and revolvers in .32, .36, and .44 and a 28ga shotgun at one time or another. I use Blackhorn 209 and Hornady .50cal 300gr FPB bullets in the Omega.
A TC Hawken in 50 Caliber from the late '70s and a Pedersoli Colt 1860 Army bought in the '90s.
I don't shoot them as often as I used to.
The Hawken is a tack driver with the right load. As far as the 1860 goes, if you expect to hit someone in the chest inside 10 yards, aim for their belt buckle. I've heard this is not unusual.
It's been on the decline locally since primitive weapons season opened to cartdrige rifles.
There aren't many places to shoot either. Some outdoor ranges are dickish about it. Even if you move to the far downwind side.
Up north it's still pretty popular.
I still hunt primitive season with a Lyman Great Plains and an Uberti 1849 finisher. Even during rifle season I’m usually carrying an 1876 Winchester repro, but i load it with smokeless though 1876’s were developed in the BP era.
I have a Colt 1851 Navy .44 and a .50 Hawken I bought in terrible shape for peanuts and turned into a respectable looking rifle, although I'm hesitant to shoot it as the barrel looks a bit scary. Lots of gunk and rust cleaned out of it. Both are repros.
BOOM! Yes I do. Several cap & ball, and one flint. I love the smoke and the loud report. Having to clean them is what keeps me from shooting black powder more often. I have never hunted with one though they accurate enough. I was amazed by how well the revolvers shoot, once I got through the learning curve.
Yeah, I shoot BP...
.44 cal Hopkins & Allen(percussion pistol)
Traditions Buck Hunter SS .50 cal. pistol
Traditions Buck Hunter SS .54 cal. pistol
Traditions Pursuit SS .50 cal (209 primer ignition rifle)
Gonic Arms GA 93 SS .50 cal (percussion rifle)
Remington 7OO SS .50 cal (percussion rifle)
Thompson Center .50 cal Hawken (percussion rifle)
CVA .45 cal Kentucky (percussion rifle)
.45 cal muzzleloader bbl 20* Gonic Arms GA-90
.45 cal muzzleloader bbl 16* Gonic Arms GA-90
CVA .50 cal Staghorn (percussion rifle)
CVA .50 cal Missouri (percussion rifle)
CVA .50 cal St. Louis Hawken (flintlock rifle)
CVA .54 cal Mountain Stalker (percussion rifle)
but I prefer the contender