Author Nesbitt's pal Mike Moran adjusts his sight for 600-yard shooting on the firing line. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    The .45-70 Government is one of our most popular cartridges ...

Mike's .44-90 Sharps is an accurate big bore. In this 5-shot group, the “10” at 1 o’clock is a double. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    One old Sharps cartridge that ...

Bob takes his Taurus Tracker seriously, and he is never disappointed in its performance. By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor    When teaching folks from a wide spectrum of the population to ...

Jerry Mayo fires his .50-70 rolling block during a rifle match. It's a potent cartridge in a proven rifle. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    Any difference can make a difference. ...

Mike’s .38 Special top-break is seen with his target from the match. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    In Part 1 of this discussion about reloading the .38 Special with black ...

Author Mike Nesbitt's re-built Colt Bisley with 5 ½” barrel in .38 Special. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing editor    In order to make our views of loading black powder in the ...

Mike's scope sighted .45/70 with cartridge belt. He encountered some problems with his bullets, so he took corrective action. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    Just when I thought things were ...

The "Ryan rifle" was a heavy-barreled Sharps in .45/70 Govt., much like this one, with a full length scope. Mike will get to shoot one soon. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing ...

Mike Nesbitt says the blue-colored 'Bear Grease' bullet and patch lube works well in both muzzleloaders and black powder cartridge guns. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    SPG Sales is ...

Shooters, to L to R, Ralph Birmingham, Mike Holeman, Jerry Mayo, Bob DeLisle, “Loco Jeff” Ritter, Dan Johnson (with flag) and Tom Witt, kneeling, Mike Nesbitt and “Doc” Jeff Ritter. By ...

With his Sharps rifle loaded, Mike is tipping the sight back up to prepare for a shot. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    Like I said, at least a couple of ...

The tattle-tale smoke from a .44-40 with a black powder load as Mike touches one off. By Mike Nesbitt  | Contributing Editor There seems to be many questions about black powder, both ...

The .44-90 rifle shown with paper patched bullets and ammo. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    Another look at paper patching is on my mind for this visit because I had ...