Where did your Black Powder addiction come from? Where you at now?

[DAVIDMAGNUM]

.......... had assistance from our old friend who has since passed on, w44wcf. May he Rest in Peace...... ��

One of my regrets in this life is not meeting John and properly thanking him in person.

[YippyKiYay]

In 1979 I was in 8th grade taking shop. Before the semester ended the teacher asked us who wanted to build a Muzzleloader in class? I thought they were giving kits away so my hand went up. I found out I had to provide the kit.
I begged mom and dad for a month for a Muzzleloader kit. Come Christmas a big box was under the tree for me. It was a CVA Kentucky Rifle kit in 45.
By spring break it was assembled in the white. I took it home and shot it, turning the white wood black. Took it back to school, finished the stock and barrel. It was the only gun I owned for a few years. I killed varmints, turkeys and about everything in the woods. Next year I bought a Kentucky pistol kit, didn't do a great job, but it was beefy and fun to shoot.
After college I got back into black powder, now I own to many to shoot, but not as many as I want.
I got into BPCR about 4 years ago. I have 3 Remington Rolling Blocks, a Snider and a 577/450 M/H

[YippyKiYay]

I'll add there is NOTHING like the smell of burnt black powder

[Hogpost]

1957, Jr High: my dad had a lot of modern guns, but wound up with a 44 cal British Adams cap n ball revolver he didn't want in a trade, so let me play with it. Nate Posner (SF Gun Exchange) helped me with powder & ball & caps & grease: damn thing almost took my wrist off, but I loved it! Switched to BP Ctdg 44-40 Colt & Winny, never looked back. Over the years, owned & shot Rem & Danish rolling blocks, Snyders, flintlocks, everything else. Just love the roar, the orange flame, the cloud of smoke, the kick, and the "What the hell was that?" from other guys on the range! Now 81, still love my 44-40 Colt & Wn '73, and 38-55 Win 94, all in Swiss FFFG. Smokeless? Aaaaah, just a passing fad; it'll never last!

[Eddie Southgate]

Never got bit by the BP bug. There was no attraction. Mediocre to poor accuracy and a pain to clean.

Cheap rifle or operator error . They are harder to clean than smokeless but not by that much.

[greyhawk]

Cheap rifle or operator error . They are harder to clean than smokeless but not by that much.

I agree with the first part, disagree with the last part - easier to clean than smokeless - but you cannot 'get away' with not cleaning every time you shoot (well ya can if you shoot every couple days and remember when ya didnt clean it but that usually has a bad ending)

[greyhawk]

Came here to answer the question and had a brain freeze

I started out of desperation in the 1960's, had bought a 32/20 and old tired hand loading tools, had ongoing problems with boolits pushing back into the case - could not get a decent crimp with those old tools (no neck tension either but hadnt figured that part out yet !) so I figured do it like the old days - fill the case up with blackpowder - problem solved - got decent velocity and accuracy was fine . Had bought 5 pounds of powder and had some of that left (the 32/20 was gone) when I started to play with a front loader kit about 1988 that was when I got seriously hooked ..................................

[Gobeyond]

I agree with the first part, disagree with the last part - easier to clean than smokeless - but you cannot 'get away' with not cleaning every time you shoot (well ya can if you shoot every couple days and remember when ya didnt clean it but that usually has a bad ending)

You’re right way easier to clean. But ballistol works on both and a brush first really helps.

[Echo#154]

About 1979 I bought the “Foxfire” books and made crude black powder. My Grandfather didn’t believe me! I had a 1/2 cup aluminum measuring cup on the kitchen table(Mom,Grandma,Grandpa and me) and Grandpa told me “that won,t even light” as he put his cigarette in the cup! Well it wasn’t great black powder but it lit up a flared about like fast burning smokeless! It melted the cup and put a burn ring on the table…I was hooked. First gun was a brass frame Navy .44 caliber (I know…not authentic) but I was 16! Next I made a .45 Kentucky kit gun and then a flintlock .50 Haw kit. Now I have an 1860 Colt 3rd gen and a 45-110 from C Sharps Arms(modeled after the Quigley gun) oh and I still have the Hawken…Oh and I still have the Hawken!