This is an Excellent Percussion revolver Marksmanship development training video. This is the basic foundation principles of the art of Marksmanship where it all starts! Very true about eating- consumption of food and Breath control. Keep up the good work Blackie!

"Food or survival. That's the only reason we kill anything." I like the cut of your jib, friend :) Your videos are a wealth of information. I've learned a lot, a lot from your videos. Thank you very much for sharing your wisdom with us!

@blackoracle69

3 жыл бұрын

my pleasure

Excellent advice, Blackie, my friend! I shoot olympic recurve archery and the first thing my coach taught me was to take a few moments to "reflect" after each shot...this not only allowed increased breath control but time for your pulse rate to normalize. I have also shot high power rifle silhouette competitions (500 meter standing off-hand game), black powder rifle silhouette and black powder pistol silhouette and rim-fire silhouette competitions. When you reflect after each shot, you learn how shooting an X "feels" and how shooting a lowly 7 feels and you learn after a while to feel better :) The "timing" clock also fades from the rushing-the-shot feeling to ...okay, I have control of this feeling...with respect, from don in the Smoky Mountains.

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

i found much the same lessons when i shot competition..thanks for posting..safe journeys

Blackie: 40 yrs of BP Shooting here. After watching the movie "Outlaw Josie Wales", I immediately ordered a brass framed .44 cal. 1851 Navy from a mail order catalog (Dixie Gunworks?). It has a bunch of engraved foofarrah on barrel, frame and back strap. Navy battle scene. PR maker's mark on butt (P. Ruchetta? dunno). FIE on butt also (Fla. importers). No maker's marks. Just Italian Proof House marks & mnf. Year (AB = 1973). When I got the gun I was totally disappointed in the quality of these Italian clones! It was like a kit. The scroll work was all gouges and rough edges, brass and steel full of cast marks and pits not buffed out, shallow riffling, machine marks. Not to mention the hand tunnel situation... It taught me basic revolver mechanics. I buffed and filed and tuned it by the books and magazines of the day (Sam Fadala , etc.). Today the gun looks and works great. Watching your videos on BP has nicely summed up and reinforced much of what I myself have learned. Learned a lot of extra tricks and good advice from your videos. Great stuff! Appreciate the ethic and ethics both!

@Eralen00

6 жыл бұрын

My Pietta was made very recently and I had the same problem with the hand slot (or hand tunnel). It felt like the hand was scraping on 60 grit sandpaper every time i cocked the hammer, thats how bad it was. A bit of file work and some fine sandpaper cleaned it up just fine.

@johnluke9207

6 жыл бұрын

Bought an Uberti 1860 Army repo made last year, same deal. Exterior looks great, insides ....

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

glad you found it of use sir..safe journeys to ya

@oasis6444

4 жыл бұрын

Well, as to me, I recently acquired both Pietta and Uberti replica of Remington 1858 and Colt 1860. They are both fine in any way. I might be lucky, but any work I would do on them would just be tune up, not fixing. This, just to say that these replica are not all bad. To be fully honest, I had a slight quality issue my the Pietta RebNord 1851 (well it has to be 1851 model...😄), nothing that could not be fixed (but the problem should not have been there).

I am late to reply on this, but I love your videos. One thing that affects accuracy that really can't be controlled is your heart beat. I happen to have atrial flutter and afib, and I never really know when my heart is going to let out an extra strong beat and throw my aim off. When I was shooting to qualify for my handgun instructors certification I happened to be having a rough day with the flutter and I barely qualified. Some days I can't miss the target and other days I am all over the paper, it just depends on how my heart is beating.

Thank you for the well thought discussion. And I totally agree with you about shooting something only for survival or food.

This may be your best "advice" video yet. Your explanations make so much sense. .

Excellent and informative video, you do a great job of explaining techniques. Keep up the good work, also I got into black powder a couple years back and your videos have spurred me to do a lot more of it recently.

This is a good video to show and teach my boys for stance and being relax as we target practice, my 8yr old has been plinking with an air rifle daisy and has develop a good aim, so learning all that they can will help them in the long run, thanks again Mr Blackie! Big fan of your channel... 💯💥🤠

"Any time you're ready, Dude. I'll be right here" LOL for real! :)

a great lecture, brilliantly described. Thank you very much for the movie

fantastic master class and very enjoyable. im enjoying getting through all your videos hopefully all this info will stay in my head for use in the future. with thanks and good health....

Very useful information which I had overlooked in the past. I intend to try it out with some changes since I am left handed.

You describe what I would consider a Weaver stance. I approve. The Isosceles stance is often touted as a preferred stance, but it lacks in the ability to control the weight of a handgun.

Thank you Blackie for the breathing video, I know about that, but like 1\2 the time I don't think about it. Now thanks to you I will work harder on it. Safe Jurnies my Friend

Very cool man, havent had the pleasure to shoot many pistols, but alot of what you discussed works with rifles as well. ATB .Take care man.

A great show and some real good info

Thanks for making the video Blackie, I enjoyed it and found it very informative, next time I'm at the range with my cap gun I'll try out that breathing technique as well as grip.

With at least one example each of Colts pistols (Authentic Colt Blackpowder Series), I relate with all that you share here. V e r y helpful. Firing a fluted New Model Army with an attachable breech stock, great care must be observed in keeping hands/fingers w a y aft of the cylinder chambers. Wedge loose and cap issues (wrong size, fallen into lockwork, left on for too long where a broke seal etc caused fault,.) are my greatest concern. I always have a backup too. A belt/pocket backing a heavier holster type. I 'use' all of mine. Keeping them clean and oiled too! I have all period equiptment for them. I fire with Colt mold cast round/elongated balls. I tend to my arsenal all the time, Selecting a few at a time for spot /inspection/cleaning and so on. I digress. Good job!

I was taught an aiming meditation by a police range master. It is done to program firing on target. No shots are fired. Pick a point and breathe normal make the sights follow a figure eight rotated 90°. Shrink the 8 as small as possible. Eventually you learn when the sights are on target .

Great instructor, Blackie. Hope to see you in April.

great clip, thoroughly explained....that really helps

Something like that has always been my plinking stance from the Old Single Six to modern autos. Old West, wonder how whiskey affected shooting. Not talking drunk but that must have made stomachs turn some. As the Time Life Books of the Old West - down and dirty. Catching someone unprepared, shooting under the table, shooting through doors, and even sometimes shooting while the other person's back was turned seemed to be common. Also very up close and personal - point blank mostly. Outside of the occasional deer season, I hunt the elusive Aluminum Can mostly.

Very good video keep them coming !

Great video Blackie

Excellent - Thanks ! 😎👍

Thanks for the advice blackie

Blackie, another great video, and contribution to skills development for many such as myself! A question. What is a reasonable level of accuracy and precision that one could expect to achieve with a BP revolver? I can routinely expect accuracy of 3 to 4 of my 6 to be within 3 to 4" of the bullseye at 15 yards. The other shots generally are on the target paper (about 10"). Precision is highly variable for the shots, usually 1 is within an inch of center, with the others being further out.

real good video .. thanks for the chat on this !!

Practice - practice - practice - and when you`re think you`re done, you practice more. And with a percussion revolver all that practice is all fun..!

I would mention that while wrapping one hand over the other, keep the forefinger away from cylinder gap for safety. Another great video Blackie ~ thank you for great informative stuff.

I m always using a oblique two handed cupped bent arm stance when firing. Only in a situation requiring me to react/fire hastily, or when I have to have a backup in my other hand, do I fire singlehandidly. When having to fire several times without breaking concentration on the target, and N O T affording a misfire due to cap jam, I must divide my attention to observing proper spent cap clearing (Cocking while side snapping the pistol to centrifugally clear the cap).

Good info. Blackie. Thanks.

Very good video, covering basics. In pistol shooting final focus should be on front sight. This is most critical.

Good stuff Blackie

Great how to blackie breathing is everything in shooting even rifle /shotgun stuff ! I have on a couple occasions disarmed ppl cause oh look s bluejay bam giggle and keepthe going on man BOOM right through the roof! Even took a kid home had him tell his dad what he and his bb guncontrol did for the day !! That was fun lol take care brother

Good tips

I instinctively use the thumb over thumb grip the aftermath of years of shooting magnum handgun calibers

Well done

Good teaching

thank for taking theme do do this video. good job.

@trident88596

6 жыл бұрын

sorry. thanks for taking the time to do this video .great job.

A good teacher here.

@blackoracle69

2 жыл бұрын

thank you

It should be obvious to anyone firing a pistol, but you forgot to mention to keep your thumb away from the percussion caps. As always, Blackie, a great video!

@jamesaritchie1

6 жыл бұрын

With a revolver, what you need to worry about is keeping all digits away from the cylinder gap.

@exexpat11

5 жыл бұрын

Sometimes you wear gloves or sometimes you just take the powder burn. It happens. Better on the shooter side of the cylinder than the loud flashy end where the balls come out. LOL!

I like your hat, where do I get one. I thank you for your video's. I'm learning a lot. I like your cooking videos as well.

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

thank you very much is you look for my videos of ""the hat question" it will answer where to get

Ive had this debate with many through the years..All the rage,over this sight or that...Sights dont do you much good if your breathing and trigger control aren't developed.....Another way i like to put it is,,,The only good reason to take life,,,is to preserve life..

@Rumblestrip

6 жыл бұрын

Tightwad Todd I can back that up. 90% of my pistol shooting is reactive, like shooting clays with my shotgun. Site picture rarely enters into it for me. It's worked well for me over the years when I got one that points well for me. I've got several that do.

Very good video sir. I wanted to hunt here with my 12 inch 58 Remington Buffalo but sadly California requires leadfree only so It will mostly be a target gun . I know you have mentioned it in a prior video but could you tell me again for the 58 Remington what is the battle site zero.

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

most i have shot with unmod sights seem to be sighted ot hit at about 60 yrs..i use a cross marks on my front sight to lower and get a better close sight if you look at my videos i do a sighting in of a remington 58

Hey Blackie, I bought a Pietta 1851 Navy and just got it out to the range today. I've been watching all your BP related videos, btw. i am wondering if all percussion revolvers have a really light trigger. Maybe it's because I shot my EDC pistol first, but the trigger on my Pietta is super light. I had to be extra careful with my trigger control to avoid a negligent discharge while manipulating the gun between shots.

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

take a close look at the sear the top of the trigger..make sure it has not been rounded in the building process.this makes a light quick trigger but over time will lead to the gun going off with a slight bump..see how the hsear and the notch in the hammer meet up they should fit together well is the sear too big and not fully going into notch that might be the prob..till then be very careful and never cock and remove your thumb from the hammer till your ready to fire....safe journeys

@jessebeaumont1311

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, the trigger is not squared off where it contacts the hammer. I don't want to try to file it, it would be too easy to take off too much. I will order a new trigger and hope it doesn't have the same problem. Thanks!

based

I had a peculiar experience with my 1851 Navy 44. Although at half-cock, the cylinder would stop rotation after pulling down the lever. Any thoughts why this could be happening? I had to reset the hammer full cock and back to half-cock to get it to rotate again.

I suppose thats where the sayin "Always put your best foot forward" comes from...lol

Hey Blackie. Thanks for the great video. If you ever need a picture of yourself to make a BLACKIE WANTS YOU FOR U.S. ARMY recruiting poster then here is the perfect pose at 8:45

I have been thinking about trying to find a used Walker clone or buying the Walker kit from Dixie or a Kentucky pistol kit lol... I am all about affordability... My goal is to find one for the right price and take a deer this year with one (very close range) any suggestions or directions?

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

the walker would be my choice .... as to kits .. i have done that many times..since i like to age my revolvers..best of luck with your project..safe journeys

Have not had so much taught about the breath outside of yoga class, lol.

Blackie, I do have a question. I bought a 1951 Navy ( Uberti ) and to me the trigger is too light. Is there an easy way to add a pound of pull to it? Thanks, Robert

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

yes look at brownells and they carry wire trigger /bolt springs for a single action army..get one ment for clones you will have to fit it a bit maybe shorten a leg to be proper size..but they usually have bring the felt pull up to around 4 or 5 pounds

@ccthepope

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply! Will do.

I could see you as an actor in some good movies

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

haha..thank you..but in truth i would never remember my lines...safe journeys

What's a kind of hat. US or Canadian Calvary?

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

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Do you really hunt rabbits with a black powder pistol? How? I can hardly get them with a 410. They are fast

@bill7778

6 жыл бұрын

There is a video of a guy shooting rabbits with a slingshot. He shoots then when they are sitting still.

@kevinbietry7527

6 жыл бұрын

Dale Schwartz hunting is meant to be difficult that’s why it’s called hunting

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

usually its walking around a field on very cold mornings..the rabbits will often sit still ...you look for the black eye its a dead giveaway

@Rumblestrip

6 жыл бұрын

I've got em with a 50 caliber muzzle loader, 45 1911, 22lr bolt action rifle, and 22lr/mag pistols. Like Blackie says look for they eyes... Colder weather they sit still. Usually they watch and sit when they hear something. They don't move much at first. I usually try to hit them from the side. Big bore, when that's all I got, I go for a headshot. I've been very successful that way even with small bore

@Chiefs500

6 жыл бұрын

We used to hunt Cottontails and Snowshoe Hares with a .22 LR. You shoot when they stop or are otherwise standing still.

I am not a pe4cussion expert, but I assume it's really no different than shooting a cartridge revolver where stance and grip are concerned. No, offense, but like me, you are an old man. I don't think anyone uses a shooting stance like that now, and for very good reason. My sons have even made me stop using the Weaver Stance with a semiauto, and they were right, even though I was top level with the Weaver when I was young . Feet side by side makes accuracy a lot easier than having one foot out front the way the Weaver Stance teaches. Who knew? But just about everyone uses the Isosceles Stance now, and even the grip on a semiauto is radically different and better. I still use a modified Weaver with a revolver because I'm good with it, and I'm too old to change, but I've never used a stance where both elbows were bent that much, and you darned sure do not want to be leaning back, even a little bit, with any stance. Leaning back, even a tiny bit, makes accuracy a LOT more difficult. I know it seems natural to lean back and balance the handgun. You can spot the beginners at the shooting range by this alone. Females who have never shot lean back a foot or more, but even the males lean back, and this is the first thing we have to teach them not to do. Straight up and down, or a slight forward lean works far better. You also need to straighten your right arm and lock the elbow. Some are now teaching shooters to lock both elbows, but I can't do it. You do need to be able to shoot very well one handed, with either hand, and if you think the "duelist stance" doesn't work well, watch some bull's-eye shooting. If you can't keep five shots scoring the X ring at twenty-five yards, you probably aren't going to win. If you want to speed things up by a LOT when you have both hands on the revolver, thumb the hammer back with your left hand. With a little practice, it's like firing a semiauto. Not eating before you shoot is a myth, just like not eating before you swim is a myth. I don't know where it got started, but it makes no difference at all. If anything, and empty stomach makes concentrating much harder. Performance of any kind goes down when you're hungry.

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

you are correct..i was speaking to those who have no exp with percussion revolver and such..trying to give them a base line to start from...as to the eating i was taught it when i was shooting on the 1000 yd range..i was on a rifle team and being instructed ..laying prone ..and watching the sights bouncing like a rabbit..ya learn not to eat..you are correct tho i am a old man..i am sure young experts are better teachers now..thanks for the comment..safe journeys

@exexpat11

5 жыл бұрын

Everything is just a variation of the theme whether you are using a standard two hand, the triangle, Massad Ayoob, or other combat stances. The only thing you don't see much anymore is the crouch bow leg 1950's police stance.

I have a quick question for you Sir. I’m going to be ordering a uBertie 1858 this week. They have one in a forged frame it is $40 more costing about 370. I don’t mind paying the extra but what is your opinion on forged frame vs steel frame. The gun dimensions are supposed to be the same and the weight is the same. Thanks for your wisdom

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

forged( THEY SAY??) is more stable and thus more accurate..in my exp i have not seen a diffrence..our modern cast frames are for the job just as good

@paulm.6966

6 жыл бұрын

blackoracle69 , ok thanks for the advise. Have a great day

You teach very well, that's how I do it too! Hey got a question for you, when in snake country, how can a person sleep on the ground without a rattle snake or a copper head getting into your sleeping bag and waking up with one in your bed, if all you have is a bedroll. As I would like to hike the A.T.

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

unlike desert snakes our woodland ones tend to avoid people..plus the pit vipers we have here do not have night vision..they have a thermal vision..so they see warm bodies well..but little else..thus they tend to hunker down a few hrs after sundown and wait till dawn..cause lots of night creatures with night vision think they are a tasty treat..my 40 yrs + of camping i have found if the snake aint in the bed roll when ya go to bed it will not be there when ya get up

Will you adopt me asmy uncle? ..its ok if you say no.. most people tell me 34 is too old to be adopted.

question off topic..could I (is it possible) replace the barrel on my 12 ga H&R single shot shotgun with a 20 ga. H&R shotgun barrel?

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

you can.. depending..as i understand it there are 3 slightly diffrent sizes of reciever..so my advice would be if it locks up solid and doesn't have a loose feel..test fire with it tied to a car tire and see if it all goes well

@badhat3051

6 жыл бұрын

so might be a good idea to see my friendly neighbor hood gun smith first/ and or just buy a separate 20 ga. single shot H&R. Also I have been toying with the idea of a double barrel .410 maybe a 20 ga. and buying a 18"x 22 hornet insert . Thanks blackie

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

wish i could be more of help ..i have a 12ga that will fit on my 20ga reciever..i have seen whole sets of rifle /pistol/shotgun barrels that fit on one reciever..but ya just gotta check it

@badhat3051

6 жыл бұрын

you've been a great deal of help. its really just a hair brained idea that I had

it is immature to say: "First!!!" :)

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

lol very well i will keep that in mind..safe journeys

@piotrr5439

6 жыл бұрын

went to the range today, had 1858 and a 20ga double pistol from Pedersoli - any of those in your arsenal ?

@blackoracle69

6 жыл бұрын

remington 58 by pietta is mine..i have had many pedersoli's over the yrs..a 10ga. bb and quite a few flint locks over the yrs