Show us your Guns!

[DeaconKC]

Take a look at Hogue's grips for the 342. A little extra length makes it a lot nicer to shoot!

 

[Yesteryear]

Here is my favorite revolver to shoot, this Cimarron/Uberti 7th Cavalry 1873 SAA clone, loaded with real black powder 45 Colt. It's all the typical fun of target shooting, but with the added thrill of a fireworks show!

 

[DeaconKC]

YY, I shoot Cowboy Action Shooting and use .45 Colt loaded to factory levels. At a shoot two years a go I was on a Posse with three black powder shooters. We made so much noise the Posse next to us were laughing that they could tell when any of us were shooting compared the folks using .38s with target loads!

 

[Yesteryear]

YY, I shoot Cowboy Action Shooting and use .45 Colt loaded to factory levels. At a shoot two years a go I was on a Posse with three black powder shooters. We made so much noise the Posse next to us were laughing that they could tell when any of us were shooting compared the folks using .38s with target loads!

Nice! Cowboy Action Shooting would be a fun activity to get into, however there aren't any groups around where I live that do it. I live pretty far up north, unfortunately most folks around these parts aren't very interested in the cowboy guns.

There are some 2-gun competitions hosted by the local club though, which likes to have a military rifle/sidearm theme from any point in history. Most just shoot modern AR-15 rifles, with the corresponding 9mm sidearm. Every once in a while, you get someone with a WWII theme sporting an M1 Garand and 1911, but that's as far back in history as people go. I would love to show up with an 1873 Springfield trapdoor rifle in 45-70, and my 1873 SAA in 45 Colt. Both with authentic black powder cartridges of course! I probably wouldn't win the competition, but it sure would be fun! I just don't have an 1873 Springfield rifle yet; however it's on my short list.

 

[DeaconKC]

You could always use a 66 or 73 Winchester clone to your mix in 45 Colt!