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Doc Hoy · March 23, 2014, 08:39 AM

It was the nostalgia and heritage...

That is still a great part of it.

I like working on the pistols.

I like handling the pistols even in the house. Not necessary to go to the range to enjoy that aspect of it.

I like thinking of the process that the manufacturers and designers used that resulted in the highly technical (for that time) tools.

Beginning to load black powder in cartridges and starting with .45 LC was a natural outgrowth of the Cap and Ball interest.

Then to .45-70 and .44-40.

But I can't say that the heritage and nostalgia is restricted to C and B and cartridge rifles and revolvers because I developed a regard for the cheap revolvers of 1880 and onwards to say 1930. That brought with it Semi-autos that were contemporary to those times, and finally military Semi Autos of WW II vintage.

I never dreamed that my interest in C&B would bring me to where I am now.

March 23, 2014, 08:39 AM	#11
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	Well I used to think It was the nostalgia and heritage... That is still a great part of it. I like working on the pistols. I like handling the pistols even in the house. Not necessary to go to the range to enjoy that aspect of it. I like thinking of the process that the manufacturers and designers used that resulted in the highly technical (for that time) tools. Beginning to load black powder in cartridges and starting with .45 LC was a natural outgrowth of the Cap and Ball interest. Then to .45-70 and .44-40. But I can't say that the heritage and nostalgia is restricted to C and B and cartridge rifles and revolvers because I developed a regard for the cheap revolvers of 1880 and onwards to say 1930. That brought with it Semi-autos that were contemporary to those times, and finally military Semi Autos of WW II vintage. I never dreamed that my interest in C&B would bring me to where I am now. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.