Blackpowder/Hunting general

>>34725833
For .50 cal rifle, 80 grains is probably your sweet spot for hunting. You could go down to 60 and do fine, going above 100 isn't going to do a damn thing for you but kick more and make you fly off target. Use real black powder if you can, avoid Pyrodex if possible.

>>34725992
Yeah I've heard stories of people using 80-90 grains of powder with round ball knocking Nigger Bears on their asses, and I figure that would do more than enough for white tail and such, too. My rifle has the 1/48 barrel

>>34725833
Never understood the desire for the 1851 Navy. Why not go with a Remington 1858, or Colt 1860 Army? .44 is awesome, and it's a tough gun.

I'd agree about leaning toward Pietta. Pietta's QC and general quality has been increasing for about the last 10 years. Uberti has unfortunately let a lot of real crap slip through. Most of it's just fit and finish, but Uberti has not done much to maintain its "premium" status for years now. Pietta seems to have worked hard to overtake them, and still charge a whole lot less.

>>34726028
The 1851 Navy is the gun Wild Bill carried most often, and from what I can see is .36 is cheaper to shoot. But the real question is why not just get both?

Well then I figured BP loads would be more popular on this forum. Post pictures of your guns, talk about them! Share funny stories!