Big Day Today - The Firearms Forum

The Duke · 01-31-2012, 06:42 AM

Heading to range this morning with an arsenal of BPC's and C&B's in the case...Been so busy at home Ive not had chance to burn powder for more than 2weeks...I will try to remember to get some pic's of the smoke and flame and post later....

Will meet my fellow 'warthog' (one who shoots nothing smaller than .45) and fire off the Walker for the first time....Cant wait to see the results....He's got a pair of new Vaqueros with the birds head grips and short 3.5in (?) barrels that ought to be real impressive with 40g FFFG...Im trying out the Walker percussion...havent got the conversion cylinder fitted yet...an my new Uberti 1872 Conversion...This gun really feels nice...Plus an 1860 Army conversion..

So if your outside today the huge cloud of smoke you see in the direction of Grand Cane, LA isnt the city burning its only country boys having fun..

carver · 01-31-2012, 08:07 AM

Sounds like fun! Y'all enjoy it! Waiting on the pics! If you had told us what time, I might would have looked of in that direction to see if I could see the cloud form here!

The Duke · 01-31-2012, 03:22 PM

Not a good day for picture taking...too much cross wind...blowed the smoke before it had a chance to thicken up..

...So me and "Kid Baltimore" blazed away with his Vaqueros and my collection of smoke poles...Had a good time and really rang some steel...

Didnt pop a cap with the 72 Open Top .45C...Dog-gone loading gate screw wasnt installed by Uberti all the way and couldnt get it loaded...but had plenty others to go with..Looking at the picture you can see the small gap in loading gate and frame with the Army 7 1/2"..Ill fix that tonight...

Carver...Ill have to give you a heads up next time so you can hop across the Sabine and join us...Ya'd never found us by following the smoke today...

Heres just a few pics anyhooo...

Had a box full of BP toys to try out some loads to see what was what...

The "Kid" got a hoot out of the big Walker and about 50g FFFG...

Some action with 40g of FFFG and Uberti 73....

Rain was a'fixin to come down, so we decided to call it aday after only slinging 200+ and getting our hands dirty...Maybe a better day next time...

todd51 · 01-31-2012, 03:47 PM

Looks like a great time wind or no wind. I can almost smell the BP all the way up here.

76Highboy · 01-31-2012, 04:27 PM

Nice Duke,,, real nice.

BlackEagle · 02-01-2012, 06:14 PM

Looks great. Makes me think I'll try to get out next weekend with mine...weather permitting.

01-31-2012, 06:42 AM	#1
The Duke Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NW Louisiana Posts: 813	Big Day Today Heading to range this morning with an arsenal of BPC's and C&B's in the case...Been so busy at home Ive not had chance to burn powder for more than 2weeks...I will try to remember to get some pic's of the smoke and flame and post later.... Will meet my fellow 'warthog' (one who shoots nothing smaller than .45) and fire off the Walker for the first time....Cant wait to see the results....He's got a pair of new Vaqueros with the birds head grips and short 3.5in (?) barrels that ought to be real impressive with 40g FFFG...Im trying out the Walker percussion...havent got the conversion cylinder fitted yet...an my new Uberti 1872 Conversion...This gun really feels nice...Plus an 1860 Army conversion.. So if your outside today the huge cloud of smoke you see in the direction of Grand Cane, LA isnt the city burning its only country boys having fun.. __________________ Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc'-ra-cy) - a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers. -->

01-31-2012, 08:07 AM	#2
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,295	Re: Big Day Today Sounds like fun! Y'all enjoy it! Waiting on the pics! If you had told us what time, I might would have looked of in that direction to see if I could see the cloud form here! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. Last edited by carver; 01-31-2012 at 08:10 AM..

01-31-2012, 03:22 PM	#3
The Duke Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NW Louisiana Posts: 813	Re: Big Day Today Not a good day for picture taking...too much cross wind...blowed the smoke before it had a chance to thicken up.....So me and "Kid Baltimore" blazed away with his Vaqueros and my collection of smoke poles...Had a good time and really rang some steel... Didnt pop a cap with the 72 Open Top .45C...Dog-gone loading gate screw wasnt installed by Uberti all the way and couldnt get it loaded...but had plenty others to go with..Looking at the picture you can see the small gap in loading gate and frame with the Army 7 1/2"..Ill fix that tonight... Carver...Ill have to give you a heads up next time so you can hop across the Sabine and join us...Ya'd never found us by following the smoke today... Heres just a few pics anyhooo... Had a box full of BP toys to try out some loads to see what was what... The "Kid" got a hoot out of the big Walker and about 50g FFFG... Some action with 40g of FFFG and Uberti 73.... Rain was a'fixin to come down, so we decided to call it aday after only slinging 200+ and getting our hands dirty...Maybe a better day next time... __________________ Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc'-ra-cy) - a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.

01-31-2012, 03:47 PM	#4
todd51 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central, Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,575	Re: Big Day Today Looks like a great time wind or no wind. I can almost smell the BP all the way up here. __________________ Retired Praefectus Vigilum NRA Endowment Member

01-31-2012, 04:27 PM	#5
76Highboy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Meridian, Idaho Contributor Posts: 6,969	Re: Big Day Today Nice Duke,,, real nice.

02-01-2012, 06:14 PM	#6
BlackEagle Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,179	Re: Big Day Today Looks great. Makes me think I'll try to get out next weekend with mine...weather permitting. Last edited by BlackEagle; 02-01-2012 at 06:15 PM..