TruthTellers
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Alright, so let me set the stage for clarification of what I'm asking. If someone wants to get into shooting antique rifles chambered for black powder only cartridges which would almost require them to handload their own ammunition, which would you recommend?
I am interested in antique black powder cartridge rifles and there are a few that have peaked my interest. The Martini-Henry appears to be the most refined of them all with it's lever ejection and breech closing. Unfortunately, I've seen videos of the process of making the ammunition and it is... unpleasant to say the least.
Then there's the Snider-Enfield rifle that spits out a monstrous .577 caliber bullet. I've seen Duelist1954's video on reloading the .577 and he used .600" round balls in a 24 gauge plastic hull to good effect. The Snider appeals to me most as I could probably also load those 24 gauge shells with birdshot and use at short range.
There are others out there, I'm sure, but none that I'm as familiar with as the two I mentioned above. Thus, are there other, better, black powder cartridge rifles that would be more conducive for an amateur to start with?
EDIT: I'm strictly talking about rifles that can only shoot black powder, not smokeless. I'm not talking about replica rifles here as they are mostly built to handle shooting smokeless. BLACK POWDER ONLY.
I am interested in antique black powder cartridge rifles and there are a few that have peaked my interest. The Martini-Henry appears to be the most refined of them all with it's lever ejection and breech closing. Unfortunately, I've seen videos of the process of making the ammunition and it is... unpleasant to say the least.
Then there's the Snider-Enfield rifle that spits out a monstrous .577 caliber bullet. I've seen Duelist1954's video on reloading the .577 and he used .600" round balls in a 24 gauge plastic hull to good effect. The Snider appeals to me most as I could probably also load those 24 gauge shells with birdshot and use at short range.
There are others out there, I'm sure, but none that I'm as familiar with as the two I mentioned above. Thus, are there other, better, black powder cartridge rifles that would be more conducive for an amateur to start with?
EDIT: I'm strictly talking about rifles that can only shoot black powder, not smokeless. I'm not talking about replica rifles here as they are mostly built to handle shooting smokeless. BLACK POWDER ONLY.
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