Originally Posted by
rfd
everyone has a their own personal, diff'rent version story about guns like the buff classic. i've had 2 of 'em (or was it 3?), also my first intro to bpcr and what started a long journey that has led to only loading and shooting black powder in all my long guns.
the h&r bc is a good gun, with good accuracy potential that's slightly stymied by a hefty trigger pull and concerns with installing a tang sight on a break open, two plane action. other than that, and adding some more weight into the butt stock, for the most part it's a shooter that some folks laugh at 'til it beats them at the target butts. ;)
you'll have no problem loading, chambering, and having the 1:20 twist stabilizing a lyman postel. forget about using white powder, use real black powder dropped into fire formed brass (swiss 1-1/2f, oe 1-1/2f are well proven powders). if long distance is yer game then you'll want that long and heavy bullet, so forget the lightweights under 500 grains. there are other factors and concerns with the bc and long distance bpcr in general. you may want to consider ppb's - wish i did from the get-go - SO much better for me (and others!) than the greasers. whatever goes down best for ya, do enjoy the bpcr ride! :)