Hi I am Cynthia. I have been a black powder pistol shooter on and off since I was 14 when my daddy finaly broke down and let me shoot his .44 colt clone from Uberti I think it was. He kept a .50 Hawken or Plains rifle clone from CVA on the mantle for years. It was so long ago I can't remember the exact make of the piece. I do remember him refusing me the privilage of shooting it. Said it was to much gun for me... :yakyak:
Well just recently I got my hands on a Hawken .50 from Thompson that was made in the late 70's or early 80's. The old gentelman I got this rifle from used it to hunt Elk for many years and he took very good care of it. This weekend I did my research and watched a number of you tube videos of guys shooting their smoke poles and I ponied up the guts to load and fire the beast.
I now know why my daddy wouldn't let me shoot it as a kid. :haha:
I have fired it a number of times this weekend and I can actually handle it so long as I don't go over 80 grains of Pyro. (note to self: pyrodex stinks, get some real honest to god black powder)
The one nice thing about getting this rifle from that old dude he already found it's sweet spot load which after toying around with some heavier loads (to see if I can handle it) I tried his recomended load out and was rather pleased with the beast.
Personaly I like the feel and aura of an old school firearm like the black powder weapons. I like the intent of them, they may have been weapons of war at one time; but with the advent of modern weapons they are only useful to the hunter and target shooter. And me when I spot a coyote eyeing my flock of birds.
Some day I hope to get ahold of a blunderbus. I have wanted one since I was a child about 8 or 9. Something about all that deadly brass just catches my eye. I figure that for home security ranges of damn near point blank for every room in my home, a load of buck and ball would end most issues fast.
I know that I am an oddity being a lady BP shooter but here I am!
hugz to all,
Cyndi
Well just recently I got my hands on a Hawken .50 from Thompson that was made in the late 70's or early 80's. The old gentelman I got this rifle from used it to hunt Elk for many years and he took very good care of it. This weekend I did my research and watched a number of you tube videos of guys shooting their smoke poles and I ponied up the guts to load and fire the beast.
I now know why my daddy wouldn't let me shoot it as a kid. :haha:
I have fired it a number of times this weekend and I can actually handle it so long as I don't go over 80 grains of Pyro. (note to self: pyrodex stinks, get some real honest to god black powder)
The one nice thing about getting this rifle from that old dude he already found it's sweet spot load which after toying around with some heavier loads (to see if I can handle it) I tried his recomended load out and was rather pleased with the beast.
Personaly I like the feel and aura of an old school firearm like the black powder weapons. I like the intent of them, they may have been weapons of war at one time; but with the advent of modern weapons they are only useful to the hunter and target shooter. And me when I spot a coyote eyeing my flock of birds.
Some day I hope to get ahold of a blunderbus. I have wanted one since I was a child about 8 or 9. Something about all that deadly brass just catches my eye. I figure that for home security ranges of damn near point blank for every room in my home, a load of buck and ball would end most issues fast.
I know that I am an oddity being a lady BP shooter but here I am!
hugz to all,
Cyndi
