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Monday I had arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn ligament in my left wrist. That is my dominant hand. It's going to be a long recovery with a massive full arm cast. I feel like I'm wearing a big target.
Fortunately I have a few .38 revolvers and one compact pistol with an ambi-safety (right hand in my case). Will get a right handed CCW holster this weekend. Will be practicing weak side drawing and shooting for the next 3 months. There will be no way for me to rack a slide until Thanksgiving.
Won't be typing much. LOL
There are plus sides to revolvers anyway. A 38sp sounds perfect for your situation. Good luck.
I'm a revolver man myself and as my avatar shows I like black powder too.
I've always wanted to get into black powder shooting. I own a .45 LC Ruger Blackhawk and I understand someone makes black powder .45 Long Colt cartridges or uses some kind of powder that smokes like black powder.
All commercial .45 LC ammunition is made at black powder specs for those who own Colt Peacemakers. If you own a Ruger Blackhawk chambered for the .45 LC, you could load your own .45's that would be close to the performance of .44 mags.
I have a few black powder guns but I want the Walker 44cal, it was the biggest baddest gun of its day. It's on my bucket list, they can bury me with it, I'm expecting trouble. Seriously though shooting black powder pistols and muzzle loaders is great fun and relatively cheap.
Sounds like a good time to buy a Glock
I am a hard core SW revolver guy since my days as a PPC shooter 30 years ago. My favorites include a SW PC 8 shot 327 (that junior uses for steel) a pro series 627 8 Shot and a couple 10 shot K framed 617s in 22 (for steel)
But this is a great idea for a light Self defense weapon
Ruger® LCR® Double-Action Revolver Models
8 shots of hot 22 LR like stingers is going to be a nasty defensive weapon and easy to shoot one handed
in 22 magnum-also nasty and not much recoil
Time for a J frame.
What would you recommend as a good starter cap and ball revolver without spending too many bucks ?
I wonder if I still have that old lead pot ? I could make my own bullets !
I don't have any experience with cap and ball, but I do have an Uberti 1873 Single Action clone. She's top notch in every category, so they would be the first choice for me if I ever got bit by the black powder bug.
As for arguments for a revolver, they're simple and they're ready to go when you are. As long as there are rounds in the cylinder, all you have to do is aim and squeeze. I personally enjoy the fact that feed and eject issues are nonextant.
Monday I had arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn ligament in my left wrist. That is my dominant hand. It's going to be a long recovery with a massive full arm cast. I feel like I'm wearing a big target.
Fortunately I have a few .38 revolvers and one compact pistol with an ambi-safety (right hand in my case). Will get a right handed CCW holster this weekend. Will be practicing weak side drawing and shooting for the next 3 months. There will be no way for me to rack a slide until Thanksgiving.
Won't be typing much. LOL
It is, they make blackpowder revolvers as well. Remingtons, open top Colts, Dragoons, Walkers, even little 32 cal BP "pocket pistols" (a little big for modern pockets, though) I would definitely recommend their blackpowder pistols based on the quality I've seen in their cartridge arms.Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Uberti 1873 Single Action revolver is chambered for a cartage,
I've handled blackpowder guns, just not the cap and ball revolvers.When I think of black powder shooting , it's loading a certain number grains of black powder into the chamber, then putting a cotton patch and a lead ball or bullet and ramming it against the black powder charge. Then using a percussion cap or flint to ignite the black powder. Kaboom ! and a lot of smoke.
It's all about all of the smoke caused by the black powder that everyone gets a woody over it.
That depends on how much you're willing to spend. The Old West clones cost about the same as modern cartridge revolvers these days. Start up cost for black powder is a bitch, but after you have your flask, powder, caps, bullets, wads, nipple wrench, and all that fun ****, you're about good to go.But what I'm asking for, is the $$$.
What would you recommend as a good starter cap and ball revolver without spending too many bucks ?
I wonder if I still have that old lead pot ? I could make my own bullets !
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Uberti 1873 Single Action revolver is chambered for a cartage,
When I think of black powder shooting , it's loading a certain number grains of black powder into the chamber, then putting a cotton patch and a lead ball or bullet and ramming it against the black powder charge. Then using a percussion cap or flint to ignite the black powder. Kaboom ! and a lot of smoke.
It's all about all of the smoke caused by the black powder that everyone gets a woody over it.
But what I'm asking for, is the $$$.
Μολὼν λαβέ;1062247632 said:With a 33 round mag.
"a"? At least 5 and get the Glock versions, not the Korean ones.
Cabelas has good deals on black powder pistols. You can get one and a starter kit for around $150.00 I think.
Not a darn thing wrong with revolvers. If it spit lead it will do you fine...assuming you are accurate with it. I am personally still looking at a lightweight .357 for hiking and charming snakes and bigger animals that may become a potential hazard. My 9mm won't really be efficient for that.
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