Sports
The Black Powder Cartridge News
ON HUNTING AND SNIPING
Long-range target shooting here in the U.S. has become increasingly popular, at least since the first International Match with the Irish team in 1874.
9 min |
Summer 2021
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Death in the Desert
This Colt .45 “Peacemaker” was found out in the desert in historically one of the most dangerous places on Earth.
4 min |
Summer 2021
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A COVID-19 Project
As far as the COVID-19 pandemic is concerned, I can’t find much good to say about it. One thing I can say, though; I had a lot of idle time on my hands. After perusing YouTube videos during this time of lockdown, I came across a company that makes rifle kits – Kibler’s Long Rifles.
10+ min |
Summer 2021
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Smithmoor .22 Offhand Target Championship NSmithmoor Rangen Carpenter, Wyoming – February 20-21, 2021
The Smithmoor .22 Offhand Target Championship held February 20-21, was a great success! It was a two-day match with 50 record shots per day on the 100-yard German Ring Target from SPG Sales (blackpowderspg.com). Wyoming Schuetzen Union rules were used.
6 min |
Summer 2021
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A .40 Caliber Long-Range Rifle
During a recent stay in New Zealand, we found ourselves in Rotorua, which is the stomping grounds of expert Kiwi rifleman, Laurie Kerr. Laurie has been a friend since we first met at Raton, New Mexico, a number of years ago and we have managed to stay in relatively good communication ever since.
5 min |
Summer 2021
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BE MORE THAN A Wannabe PART II
Since my first article was published in Issue No. 113 of The Black Powder Cartridge News, I have received several emails and groups from readers.
5 min |
Summer 2021
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The Hide Hunting Exploits of HARRY “SAM” YOUNG
It’s difficult now to remember exactly where I first read or heard about Hard Knocks by Harry “Sam” Young. The book is an extremely entertaining read and in the Publisher’s Note, it specifically states, “The great lesson of this book is that “truth is stranger than fiction.”
10+ min |
Summer 2021
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Match Results
World’s Largest Black Powder Target Rifle Match Phoenix, Arizona – March 1-10, 2021 BEN AVERY SHOOTING FACILITY
9 min |
Summer 2021
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The Wyoming Schuetzen Union's “Center Shot”
John Bodine, “Old Reliable”
10+ min |
Summer 2021
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Who Was Albert F. Mitchell?
When somebody hears the words “Sharps rifle,” the first things that probably come to mind are the great buffalo hunts, the “Wild and Wooly West” and tales of long-range shots, Indian attacks, and hunters freezing in blizzards.
9 min |
Winter 2020
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The Wyoming Schuetzen Union's “Center Shot”
The Leech Cup – Lost . . . and Found
10 min |
Winter 2020
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Flat Top Follow Up
PRODUCT REVIEWS
4 min |
Winter 2020
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BULLET HARDNESS for BLACK POWDER CARTRIDGE RIFLES
HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT BLACK POWDER CARTRIDGE RIFLES
10 min |
Winter 2020
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BLACK POWDER SHOTSHELLS
Easier Than You Might Think
10+ min |
Winter 2020
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2020 SMITHMOOR CUP
The annual championship Smithmoor Cup BPCR Silhouette match was held July 16-17, 2020.
3 min |
Winter 2020
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Winchester 1885
Special Target or Special Sporting Rifle
6 min |
Fall 2020
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New Model Sight Drifter
Product Reviews
4 min |
Fall 2020
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The Wyoming Schuetzen Union's “Center Shot”
The Old Veteran
10+ min |
Fall 2020
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Reaming a REVOLVER
I am sure you probably know guys that can’t just leave something well enough alone; they have to “improve” whatever they are interested in, to the point that the project is basically ruined.
5 min |
Fall 2020
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The Eprouvette
We are all aware of the modern technology to quantify gunpowder performance such as chronographs and pressure transducers, but have you ever thought about how black powder performance and quality control were measured before our current technology was available?
7 min |
Fall 2020
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LEARNING to LOAD
.45- 1 10 Sharps the Old Way
10+ min |
Fall 2020
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The Ideal Match
In February 1903, the National Board of the Promotion of Rifle Practice directed that the first National Trophy Match would be fired at Sea Girt, New Jersey, in September of that year. A paltry 15 teams were mustered to compete.
10+ min |
Summer 2020
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The Wyoming Schuetzen Union's “Center Shot”
Winchester Barrels
6 min |
Summer 2020
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Ideal Shotshell Reloading Tools
The Barlow Years
10+ min |
Summer 2020
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Product Review
I*XL Bowie Knife from Sheffield - Mike Nesbitt
6 min |
Summer 2020
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Deer on the Patio
Adaptable Whitetails
10 min |
Summer 2020
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Death of the Apache Kid
As Told by Frank Collinson
7 min |
Summer 2020
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Bompie's High Wall
Throughout my career, I have worried over all of the guns that I have built and restored, but this particular rifle caused exceptional stress. The work was for my maternal grandfather, a stoic man who grew up riding his horse off into the wilderness to hunt for days at a time. Some people hunt as a pastime, he is a hunter. He is the man who first taught me to stalk game out in the crisp fall woods with a single shot .22, learning how to still-hunt in the Pennsylvania forests.
3 min |
Summer 2020
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The Wyoming Schuetzen Union's “Center Shot”
Harwood’s Hornet
10+ min |
Spring 2020
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RIFLES & SHOTGUNS from the UNITED KINGDOM
Some Questions and Answers
8 min |