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...
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...
REVIEW: Smith And Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum
By TheGunMagStaff - December 31 2024 05:00 AM - Comments Off on REVIEW: Smith And Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum - Featured
Smith & Wesson's Model 29 in .44 Magnum is famous for its accuracy, as author Dickson confirmed. By Jim Dickson | Contributing Writer When I took delivery of the new...
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...
Roaring Rimfires: Old Style .22 Match
By TheGunMagStaff - July 23 2024 10:41 AM - Comments Off on Roaring Rimfires: Old Style .22 Match - Featured
Group shot of the intrepid shooters who participated in the Old Style .22 Rimfire match. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor (Photos by Mike Nesbitt) One of the special...
My ‘Old Man’s Rifle’
By TheGunMagStaff - July 19 2024 05:58 AM - Comments Off on My ‘Old Man’s Rifle’ - Featured
Nesbitt’s new .38-55 Highwall shown with some old smokeless ammo. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor This article has nothing to do with guns that were my father’s. I’m...
Plinkin’ Time: Haul Out the .22 Rifle or Pistol for Fun in the Sun
By Dave Workman - July 8 2024 11:43 AM - Comments Off on Plinkin’ Time: Haul Out the .22 Rifle or Pistol for Fun in the Sun - Featured
Summertime is a great time to haul out the .22-caliber rifle or pistol for some plinking fun. By Dave Workman Editor-in -Chief Suffice to say an article by Rich Grassi...
7th Annual Buffalo Camp: Black Powder and Blue Smoke
By TheGunMagStaff - June 24 2024 09:36 AM - Comments Off on 7th Annual Buffalo Camp: Black Powder and Blue Smoke - Black Powder
A .50/70 Sharps with some gear that might have been found at a typical 19th Century buffalo camp. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor The seventh annual Buffalo Camp...
Ruger: 75th Anniversary 10/22 Rifles Enhance the Legacy
By Dave Workman - June 13 2024 05:00 AM - Comments Off on Ruger: 75th Anniversary 10/22 Rifles Enhance the Legacy - Featured
Ruger is offering four special anniversary gun models as the company celebrates 75 years in business. By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief When Sturm, Ruger announced it was observing its 75th anniversary...
Black Powder Cartridge Reloading—XXX: Tweaking the .50-70
By GunMagStaff - June 5 2024 12:10 PM - Comments Off on Black Powder Cartridge Reloading—XXX: Tweaking the .50-70 - Black Powder
Mike's pal Jerry Mayo firing his .45-70 Sharps over cross-sticks in relay 1. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor Surprises can come with any black powder caliber, especially after...
It’s Called the Paper Patch Match, and Nesbitt Was There
By TheGunMagStaff - May 24 2024 05:15 AM - Comments Off on It’s Called the Paper Patch Match, and Nesbitt Was There - Black Powder
Dick Elliott hunkering down behind his .40-65 Highwall during this year's Paper Patch Match. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor The annual Paper Patch Match of the Black River...
Black Powder Cartridge Reloading XXIX: Loading for the Paper Patch Match
By Dave Workman - May 14 2024 05:00 AM - Comments Off on Black Powder Cartridge Reloading XXIX: Loading for the Paper Patch Match - Black Powder
A target fired by Mike with the Ryan rifle with the 500-grain paper patched bullets. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor Most of my comments about paper patched bullets...
