I've only fairly recently gotten into BP firearms. my ratio of UMs to BPs is about 5:1...and you?
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Ratio unmentionables to BP firearms?
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Quite aa bit more than 5:1
Still moving.
My BP guns are catching up to my underwear guns.
My BP guns are catching up to my underwear guns.
64Springer
75 Cal.
Oodles:Oodles
Don't know and don't care. I own 50+ plus UM's and at least 20 BP's. I only shoot one UM several times a year at geese these days, It's just easier. Everything else I do is BP ML only. I shoot and kill 3-6 deer, 5-12 ducks, 3-15 geese, 1 turkey, 10-30, rabbits, 10-15 pheasants, 20-40 chukar, 30-40 squirrels, 1-4 fox, and 1-4 coyotes everyear with BP only. It's just what I do anymore. Smokeless can end for all i care.
Erwan
45 Cal.
For modern weapons, I only have an antediluvian Anschutz Match 64 22LR rifle, and for classic black powder fifteen rifles and pistols and not a single smokeless powder weapon. That's 15/1 for me if you consider the 22LR as a modern weapon...
UM:BP....about 2.5:1.
1929 parker shotgun that wa my grandfathers,ww2 up to moderen AR15s and 7 black powder guns. Probably 20 to 7.
kansas_volunteer
45 Cal.
About 50-50. But some of my unmentionable are things like trapdoor Sprinfields, rolling blocks and Martinis.
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2.647 to 1 UM to BP
longcruise
70 Cal.
Too much math! Some of both. I spend more days hunting with a bow than the UMs and BPs combined.
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Also a latecomer to the BP game but I jumped into it strong about 3 years ago. With that said I’ve also been culling the UM herd keeping what’s practical (modern) and historic (WW2). After all that chin flapping its about 2:1 UM to BP.
About 4 UM to 1.
I have 9 M/L and 10 UMs, I have enough of each and don't plan to buy or make any more. Well, maybe one more B/P gun if the 15" bear pistol barrel I ordered ever gets here, I am over a year in waiting for it so far. I have the stock wood and a Kibler lock but am on hold for the barrel.
Comfortably_Numb
The Evil Mike Brooks
100 to one. Maybe 200 to 1
It's best not to count. AND, I really HATE the term " unmentionables". Let's all grow up shall we?
It's best not to count. AND, I really HATE the term " unmentionables". Let's all grow up shall we?
Johnny Tremain
Silversmith in training
Interesting question.
I have one muzzle loader and 3 45/70s. Do I count them, fore they shoot holy black also.
If so Im 4:10, if not 1:13
22 to 6. Assuming I have not forgotten any.
user 53891
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By golly, you're a real goliath animal harvester....
Pretty close to 50/50. Not sure what category to put the single in-line muzzleloader into. Most of my cartridge guns are handguns and most of those are at least approaching a century in age. Most of the muzzleloaders are rifles. I don't often shoot the cartridge guns these days.
