Recently acquired from my LGS a Uberti 1847 and a Armsport Sharps Rifle.
Haven’t had the opportunity to shoot either one yet.
Any recommendations on Sharps rifle ammo? I have seen people make the paper cartridges and I’ve seen people just loading the lead bullet and having loose powder behind it. Any advice welcome

I just got this is the mail yesterday, it said wall hanger twice in the description on gb, but I gave it a good thorough looking over and it's in damn fine condition. The bore was a little dirty but as far as I could see (further than the bore pics) it's free from pits. 20 gauge but a .570 ball was tight going down bare. First shot landed one inch off center at 30 yards 👍

I was shooting my 1860s P 56 Musket and unfortunately the powder burnt and blew out the nipple, leaving the bullet and powder residue stuck in the barrel. I tried using a screw method, but the screw broke inside of the barrel off of the rod that I was using so now there is a mini ball and the tool stuck onto it. I tried using compressed air and that did not work either. I’m kind of at a loss for what I do. I want to try and get this out as quickly as possible. Anyone have any tips on how I can get this bullet out so I can keep using this gun also on this model are you able to take the barrel out and access the other end or is it closed off? I’m very new to black powder and this is my very first powder rifle so definitely got way over my head on black powder but would appreciate any help.

Can I run 32 long in this? Pictured with a 32 S&W short

This isn't so much an alternate history thought experiment as I'm not super interested in the political implication but just the developmental implications from a small arms perspective. The 1885 Remington-Lee is arguably the most modern black powder rifle ever adopted at scale. What if smokeless powder hadn't killed all the black powder metallic cartridges, do you think we'd eventually have seen wide scale adoption of blackpowder repeaters like the 1885 lee, the Swiss and Italian Veterlis? Bolt action is pretty well established by 1886 as a dominant form factor, but magazines were still being debated. And about the calibers! I imagine most nations would figure out a way to stick with the black powder metallic cartridges they already have but with a magazine.

Just picked this up

I found it in a field surrounded by fired Spencer and Henry cartridge casings, along with a few .58 caliber Minie balls. The area is well documented for activity involving the cavalry from nearby Forts Harker and Hays and the Native tribes of the region during the 1860s. The area was also frequented by buffalo hunters during the same period. I’d love to hear from anyone who might know more about identifying or dating this particular Leman patchbox cover.

Hello, I just recently turned 18 and live in the state of Mississippi and cant find the exact laws on if I'm legally allowed to buy a 1858 Remington pistol to own

I picked up a sporterized Model 1884 (cut down to 26” and has a random front sight on it) today, and will be taking it out tomorrow morning to put it on paper. If it doesn’t shoot too well, I’ll be looking into having the barrel relined. Is there any particular gunsmith anyone else recommends? I know most in my area only really do stuff with AR’s and Glocks and probably won’t even touch it. It’s already sporterized and I figured I’d make it into a fun shooter, if any issues arise tomorrow.

Got this pistol for free and know nothing about muzzleloaders or black powder. A quick google search of the barrel markings didn’t reveal much. Thanks for any help!

Having trouble aligning the barrel and can’t decide what to cut

I have yet to try the Remingtons (didn’t know the 11’s with “40% more flame” existed until today) everyone seems to praise the 10s (I’ve yet to try) I’ve ran CCI’s up until now.

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BPCR3D kit, 500gr .459 bullet lubesized to .458 with #9 onion paper sized to .96 x 2.875 bumps it up to .462 for my martini henry.

Hello all, I'm looking for a good gunsmith for my Colt percussion revolvers. I heard Goons Gun Works was one of the best, but I emailed them twice with some questions and I never heard back so I don't think I want to send my guns there. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

Why not both?

So, I needed a new hand for my 1851 Navy; unfortunately, in Canada nothing is available - and nobody down south wanted to send any of their freedom up this way. This left me with one option, do it myself.

Here you can see: a link of chain, a drill bit, and piano wire. The other hand was just a little bit too short to properly index the cylinder on two of the chambers but this new one I was able to hand fit for a perfect lockup each time!

I’ve recently been lucky enough to pick up a Pedersoli Brown Bess that I wanted to share with you fellas.

Thus far I’ve only shot .732 ball which is a bit tight in a paper cartridge (using 80gr FFg with a sprinkle in the pan) but I was surprised how accurate it was for a smoothbore!
I think the next steps will be to try thinner brown paper, a smaller ball or cut some cotton patches and see how they go down.

Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated!