Howdy ElChimango,
I don't know if I really could be counted as a black powder *shooter*. But currently I own,
A pair of nickled repro. Colt 1851 Navies in .44 with white pearl grips.
Another nickled 1851 engraved with rose wood grips.
An 1860 Army b/cc with beautiful walnut grips.
A .50 caliber Hawkins percussion with boring hardwood stock and full brass trim.
A .69 caliber Harpers Ferry flint lock with the most beautiful dark full fiddle back walnut stock I've ever seen.
All are unfired.
. Reason being I'm just too lazy to do the proper cleaning afterwords.
I do have a pair of consequetive 1851 Navies in the correct .36 caliber that I used to fire practically daily. I've owned them since 1970 and picking them up is like shaking hands with an old friend. But I'm too busy any more to shoot them. I still love the old black powder guns and even though I don't actually look for them they will continue to "follow me home" when I see one I can't live with out. Talking about them isn't quite as much fun as shootin' 'em but clean up sure is a lot faster.
. I like the thread.
Gunslinger