Black powder shooting dying out

[veep]

Hi guys,

Not sure what everyone else thinks of this, it's just my observation on basically all shooting websites I read, but black powder shooting seems to be dying out?

I only ever seem to see the occasional black power forum post pop up, or people giving it a go then maybe the interest in it fades away and so on.

I don't know if anyone works at a gun store and can give feedback on powder sales or something like that, but I'd be interested to see if/what the trend is on black powder shooting and if it is declining.

What do you think?

[Xerox]

There are a few black powder enthusiasts here.

No where near the amount of modern smokeless rifle powder shooters obviously, but I dunno if I'd say it's black powder shooting is dying out...

[Guliver]

Still quite a few at my club, using mostly Ruger old Army 44s.

[Noisydad]

I shoot a CVA .54 Cal front stuffer and a 40-65 Pedersoli Sharps falling block.

[Deco]

Still quite a few at my club, using mostly Ruger old Army 44s.

Niiiiiice.

[Noisydad]

Still quite a few at my club, using mostly Ruger old Army 44s.

Thatn's a right purdey shooting iron!

[Guliver]

Still quite a few at my club, using mostly Ruger old Army 44s.

Thatn's a right purdey shooting iron!

I've had a play with a mates, heaps of fun.

[pmomd]

Still quite a few at my club, using mostly Ruger old Army 44s.

When you say 'old' are they remakes of the pistol? or they using genuine ones?

Shooting some originals would be very cool...

[Lorgar]

When you say 'old' are they remakes of the pistol? or they using genuine ones?

Shooting some originals would be very cool...

They only started making these in 1970 or something. Not actually as old as the name would suggest...

Still a cool pistol, but not really a 'classic'.

[Vati]

Still a cool pistol, but not really a 'classic'.

Yes indeed.

I wouldn't turn one down

[Guliver]

When you say 'old' are they remakes of the pistol? or they using genuine ones?

Shooting some originals would be very cool...

If you look closely at the pic, you'll see the are branded "Old Army" These aren't originals.

[pmomd]

If you look closely at the pic, you'll see the are branded "Old Army" These aren't originals.

Yep, I see that now.

Got a bit excited and got ahead of myself