Rifles Loaded With Black

[NKBJ]

What rifles do you shoot with cartridges loaded with Black?
45 Colt is a nice one just because of how easy it is to load.
The old stand-bys 40-65 or 45-70?
.375 H&H is one I haven't tried (yet ).
Paper patched 8x57 and .375x45-70 are definitely in my future.
How about you guys? What you got cooking?

 

[17 squirrel]

I shoot black in my Browning Highwalls, 40-65***,45-70 and 45-90. I have never loaded any pistol rounds with black powder.

 

[spencer rifle]

Spencer rifle in No. 56 Spencer.
Sharps rifle in .54 - the Italian compromise
Smith in .50 plastic

 

[Cerberus]

1875 Remington clone in .44-40 (.44WCF)
1873 Winchester clone in .44-40 (.44WCF)
Shiloh Sharps in .45-70 (.45 Govt.)

 

[Grizhicks]

1866 Winchester clone in .45 Colt
Shiloh Sharps in .45-70
Husky double barrel shotgun
> cowboy action

 

[tallend]

Ballard Pacific #5--40-82
Ballard 32-40
Shiloh Sharps --45-70
RRB 50-70
RRB 43 Sp

And a beautiful Parker(damascus barrels)12ga--------I know its not a rifle,but it is BP,ctg.

tallend

 

[indiucky]

1858 Remington conversions to 45 long colt..
Shiloh Sharps 45-70
Jack Garner Long Rifle
G L Jones Long Rifle
Pederesoli Brown Bess
Uberti Wells Fargo Schofield 45 Long Colt

I love the smell of Black Powder in the morning......Smells like I had a good meal the night before that didn't agree with me....

 

[NKBJ]

I'm kinda threatenin' to try black and paper patching of a soft lead bullet in the 1894 25-35... fun!

 

[451_Detonics]

What about shotguns? I won the Indiana State Blackpowder Skeet Championship years back with a borrowed 14 ga SXS.

 

[NKBJ]

Just muzzleloading, not shells.

 

[VIETVET191]

I shoot a Mauser 71/84. I know they can be loaded with smokeless, but they were designed for black. I'm kind of a purist. Once you get past the cost of the brass, it's a blast to shoot. Besides, I love the smell of burnt black powder. It's almost like perfume.