The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - What exactly are the pros of BP over modern firearms?

seth · October 28, 2005, 01:50 AM

Ah, well, my interest in BP stemmed from reading a play that had to do with China's second to last emperor; he commissioned a British ex-military officer to raise a mercenary group called "The Ever Victorious Army" to wipe out the warlords opposing the dynasty. They were europeans and chinese armed with muzzleloaders and kicked some serious ass. Since then, my fetish with old-school weapons grew...

But, as I told CapNBall in a PM, I noticed that the LePage (without ammo, powder, accessories, etc) is $350 plus shipping from Taylor's and Co.

Now, I'm no cheap-ass, but I'm a college student who makes 8 bucks an hour, working part time. $450 for this weapon is pushing my budget.

I'm just worried that the thing will be too expensive to keep up, or be so unreliable, compared to the Springfield XD-9 I was saving up for. I was wondering if the BPs were more reliable and "pay for themselves" because they're so much simpler in design... "Keep it Simple Stupid."

October 28, 2005, 01:50 AM	#16
seth Senior Member Join Date: May 8, 2005 Posts: 173	Ah, well, my interest in BP stemmed from reading a play that had to do with China's second to last emperor; he commissioned a British ex-military officer to raise a mercenary group called "The Ever Victorious Army" to wipe out the warlords opposing the dynasty. They were europeans and chinese armed with muzzleloaders and kicked some serious ass. Since then, my fetish with old-school weapons grew... But, as I told CapNBall in a PM, I noticed that the LePage (without ammo, powder, accessories, etc) is $350 plus shipping from Taylor's and Co. Now, I'm no cheap-ass, but I'm a college student who makes 8 bucks an hour, working part time. $450 for this weapon is pushing my budget. I'm just worried that the thing will be too expensive to keep up, or be so unreliable, compared to the Springfield XD-9 I was saving up for. I was wondering if the BPs were more reliable and "pay for themselves" because they're so much simpler in design... "Keep it Simple Stupid."