Ruger Old Army Stainless - And Others

So, over the years I have accumulated about half a dozen blackpowder revolvers, a few rifles (CVA Hawken and a CVA Pennsylvania Jaeger Long Rifle).

I mainly bought them as whims because I think no more beautiful revolver has ever been made than the 1860 Army revolver. It's fun to shoot the charcoal burners once a year, just for the hell of it and the Hawken and the Jaeger rifles just fit the motif of my home office.

Anyway...so years ago, it occurred to me that the charcoal burners, specifically the Ruger Old Army revolvers are damned near the perfect SHTF guns once everything else has been shot up.

So, I bought a pair of Ruger Old Army revolvers from Armslist, then I heard about a company called Kirst that makes 45 Colt conversion cylinders for them and the Old Army will handle modern smokeless 45 Colt loads with aplomb...it's a Super Blackhawk frame after all.

I bought 2 cavity molds for field use, and Lee 6 cavity molds for casting at the bench. The nice thing about the OA is that you ca literally fill each chamber to the top with FFg or pyrodex, stuff a ball on top, cap it and shoot it. The accuracy with the adjustable sights is VERY good...and when you can't replace, reload, scrounge, forage, or steal anymore 9mm, 40, 45ACP, etc....knowing how to load and shoot a charcoal burner might be the difference between gun fighting, or fighting with a stick.

Caps are inexpensive and will last forever in the sealed tins. Both black powder and pyrodex are cheap....and a smart feller can make his own black powder.

Don't overlook adding a few charcoal burners to your preps.

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Ruger Old Army Stainless - And Others