Let it Roar with an Open Top .44!
By TGM_Staff - August 15 2025 05:00 AM - Comments Off on Let it Roar with an Open Top .44! - Black Powder
The 5 ½ inch Open Top in .44 Special is shown on the new holster. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor Black powder cartridge shooting with revolvers has such...
Reaching Back in Time: Duplex Loading for the .38-55
By GunMagStaff - August 8 2025 05:05 AM - Comments Off on Reaching Back in Time: Duplex Loading for the .38-55 - Black Powder
Author Nesbitt's duplex loading used 10% H4198 and 90% Swiss 2Fg powders. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor In a couple of previous stories, I’ve mentioned my .38-55 Highwall...
A Tale of Two ‘Gemmers’ – A Sharps Rifle Story
By TheGunMagStaff - July 31 2025 05:00 AM - Comments Off on A Tale of Two ‘Gemmers’ – A Sharps Rifle Story - Black Powder
These two Gemmer/Sharps rifles were made 37 years apart. By Mike Nesbitt A “Gemmer,” in today’s Sharps-lingo, is a Sharps rifle or carbine that has been customized and rebuilt...
Still Roaring: Getting the Most from Legendary .50-70
By GunMagStaff - July 4 2025 03:00 AM - Comments Off on Still Roaring: Getting the Most from Legendary .50-70 - Black Powder
The Sharps .50-70 rifle shown with ammo and an original Green River butcher knife. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor The conclusions I was looking for with my latest...
Black Powder Reloading XXXI: Nesbitt Tackles the .45-90
By TheGunMagStaff - June 27 2025 05:15 AM - Comments Off on Black Powder Reloading XXXI: Nesbitt Tackles the .45-90 - Black Powder
Author Mike Nesbitt fires a shot with his heavy rifle at this past winter's Icicle Match. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor Any conversation about reloading for the .45-90...
Blast From The Past: Day at the Range with a .44 Shotgun
By TGM_Staff - June 3 2025 05:15 AM - Comments Off on Blast From The Past: Day at the Range with a .44 Shotgun - Black Powder
Author's nephew, Kyle Kirkpatrick fires a shot from a vintage H&R .44 shotgun. Notice the smoke near the breech. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor Prior to the introduction...
Good Lessons Learned: An Old Dog CAN Learn New Tricks
By TGM_Staff - May 2 2025 03:45 AM - Comments Off on Good Lessons Learned: An Old Dog CAN Learn New Tricks - Black Powder
Mike sits on the line having fired the shot, before the recoil gets to do its job. He learned some things during this black powder match, which he needs to...
Enjoyment with a Bang: Shooting and Reloading the .32/40
By Dave Workman - March 21 2025 04:50 AM - Comments Off on Enjoyment with a Bang: Shooting and Reloading the .32/40 - Black Powder
The .32-40 Highwall with ammo, including the John Wayne commemorative box. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor If we want to describe the .32/40 with just one word, a...
Nesbitt: Maintaining Cap & Ball Revolvers
By GunMagStaff - March 7 2025 05:00 AM - Comments Off on Nesbitt: Maintaining Cap & Ball Revolvers - Accessories
“Tools for the trail,” include flask, pouch for balls, capper, and the revolver. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Writer In this discussion about cap & ball revolvers we’ll be...
Nesbitt: Loading, Shooting the Short-Barreled Navy .36
By GunMagStaff - December 10 2024 05:00 AM - Comments Off on Nesbitt: Loading, Shooting the Short-Barreled Navy .36 - Black Powder
The 5-inch barreled .36 Navy shown with accessories. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor Here are some things I should have told you about my short-barreled .36 Navy revolver,...
Back to the .36-Caliber Navy Replica, Working on Modifications
By GunMagStaff - November 26 2024 05:10 AM - Comments Off on Back to the .36-Caliber Navy Replica, Working on Modifications - Black Powder
The short-barreled .36 with a paper cartridge, the SliX-Hand, and Cash capper. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor While my short-barreled .36 Navy replica from Uberti was shooting fairly...
Black Powder Seasonal Shoots Can Be Fun, Challenging
By GunMagStaff - November 5 2024 05:05 AM - Comments Off on Black Powder Seasonal Shoots Can Be Fun, Challenging - Black Powder
Bob DeLisle takes a shot with his .54 caliber flintlock. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor The match managers at the Paul Bunyan Sportsmen’s Club enjoy putting on shoots...
Nesbitt Black Powder: Using Old or Non-Favored Loads
By Dave Workman - October 4 2024 05:05 AM - Comments Off on Nesbitt Black Powder: Using Old or Non-Favored Loads - Black Powder
TGM's Mike Nesbitt has just begun to work the lever on his .44-40, chambering a new cartridge. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor In my tale about My Old...
