The Black Powder Cartridge News - Winter 2019

In this issue

On the cover: USA team member Kenn Heismann doing his level best at the 12th MLAIC Long Range World Championships. This issue features Accuracy Test - Sharps Model 1851 "Slant-Breech" Carbine Part II, Pedersoli's 1886 Sporting Classic, How I Load the .45-90 for Long-Range Target Competition, The Interesting Thing about Footnotes and Endnotes, Keeping Up with the .44-70, Thoughts on Set Triggers, Product Reviews, Center Shot, Match Results, and much more.

Pedersoli's 1886 Sporting Classic

Pedersoli recently introduced another version of the old Winchester Model 1886, which they are calling the Model 1886 Sporting Classic.

7 mins

How I Load The .45-90 For Long-Range Target Competition

This will be short and to the point. Loading the .45-90 and similar capacity black-powder cartridge rifle calibers has, for me, evolved into a process that is repeated each time I crack a new case of black powder or begin a relationship with a new rifle.

6 mins

Keeping Up With The .44-70

A great rifle from C. Sharps Arms became mine in a rather quick way, even though it sat on the “ready rack” for about eight months before I had them put my name on it.

7 mins

Thoughts On Set Triggers

Most of us in the single-shot world have rifles that utilize set triggers. However, I feel there are many misconceptions concerning set triggers even among those riflemen who have used them most of their life. Used in the correct fashion, set triggers can definitely help your shooting. Used incorrectly, they can promote bad habits and really create life-long mental shooting problems.

7 mins

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The Black Powder Cartridge News Magazine Description:

The Black Powder Cartridge News is the only magazine in the world dedicated to the black powder cartridge rifle. The magazine targets the avid shooters and competitors in the black powder shooting world. We cover the rifles, powders, reloading and competitions for the black powder community. The Black Powder Cartridge News is written by shooters for shooters.