Fun with Cap & Ball Revolvers.

[Adam Helmer]

I am a Civil War re-enactor with the PA Bucktails and have a M1853 Enfield .577 Rifle for parades and "Battles."

I recently acquired a couple of Cap & Ball .44 revolvers and I must say they are fun to shoot. There are many modern reproduction revolvers and I like the Remington M1858 New Army .44 revolver the best. Second is the Colt M1860 Army .44 revolver. Both revolvers take a little time to determine if they like .451", .454" or .457" Ball best. The Lyman Black Powder Handbook was a great help in finding the proper powder charges, proper lube of the loaded cylinders and after-shooting cleanup.

If you have not crossed over to Cap&Ball handguns, now is a fine time to get caught up.

Adam