I shoot Black Powder in SASS in my cap & ball guns, 44-40's shotgun etc.
and thoroughly enjoy it.
What puzzles me is why REAL black powder is far more consistent and much more accurate than the synthetics....
Anyone have a good answer on that one? I don't get it....
Randy
I've seen some people shoot some fantastic one hole groups with in-line muzzle loaders & sabot bullets using sub-powders, usually the pellets.
I can get 'acceptable' accuracy with the sub (powder form) in a percussion M/Loader cap lock traditional and in cartridge firearms like a 73.
But I can't get the kind of groups they get. They are using 'scopes though and I stick to my iron sites.
But as you say real BP always seemed to beat the subs at least for me in shrinking the groups and elliminating the occasional flyers.
I just don't enjoy the cartridge gun teardown and clean up sessions anymore.
It's part of the job when it comes to traditional muzzle loaders and actually isn't all that bad with them as they're simple compared to a pump, lever action or revolver.
I ended up putting a BP 45acp through a Colt 1911 once.
I had loaded them for a Webley MkIV that had a shaved cylinder but the rounds found their way into another box.
After one went through and the pistol functioned fine,,I shot a couple magazines of the BP rounds through it just for fun.
I figured one or more than one,,didn't make much difference. It had to be taken apart and cleaned anyway.
Not bad on the accuracy either..and you could hide behind the smoke screen if you had too.
It's all fun. I'm just glad we can still find enough of anything to still shoot.
o) lever action to go with the rest of my arsenal.
