Mike Nesbitt's .44-77 Sharps rifle, showing the rawhide repair at the wrist. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor Sometimes the more advanced you get in black powder cartridge reloading, the more trouble ...

Paper patched loads are the most authentic. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    One very popular aspect about black powder cartridge rifle shooting, often referred to as BPCR, is long range ...

Two remarkable sixguns in .357 Magnum--the Colt Python and Smith & Wesson L-Frame--epitomize the quality and capability of the .357 Magnum, for which they are chambered. By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Introduced in 1935 ...

Five shots into 2 ½” at 100 yards with the triple-wrapped .50-70 loads By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    Usually when paper patching is discussed it is seen as a two-wrap ...

The .50-70 loaded for a Sharps rifle, ready for hunt or target. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    For me it’s back to the .50-70 for a while.    This is being ...

The Cimarron Thunderer is a gorgeous handgun. By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor    For many years Cimarron firearms, through a partnership with Italian maker Uberti, has offered among the finest made ...

Author enjoys the .38 Special, especially loaded into his vintage Colt Diamondback. A potent round for a classic sixgun. By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Introduced way back in 1902, the .38 Special has ...

Author mike Nesbitt on the practice line at the Quigley’s 600-yard line while using cross-sticks. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    There is a term often used by black powder cartridge ...

By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    One of the things that is often considered among black powder cartridge shooters is reloading ammunition while in camp.     Actually, this is easily done ...

Various paper patch loads; four for the .45/70, two for the .45/90, a .50/70 and a .50/90 By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor (Editor’s Note: In his exclusive continuing series, black powder ...

A 5-shot 100-yard group fired with the cartridges loaded for this story. Pay attention and you might duplicate or even surpass this accuracy. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    With three ...

Mike Moran about to chamber a paper patched .45/70 load during the Black River Buffalo Hunters' paper patch bullet match. By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    Every year the Black River ...

Pattern density of the straw shot capped load was considerably tighter than the load without the straw. By John Markwell | Contributing Editor    One thing always seems to lead to another ...