best book on BP revolver shooting

M14MSgt · May 5, 2008, 12:52 AM

What is the best book on BP revolvers?

Hawg · May 5, 2008, 12:56 AM

Didn't know there was one.

mykeal · May 5, 2008, 06:07 AM

There is no single 'best' book. There are many 'specialty' books about certain designs, and there are books about black powder shooting which discuss various revolvers in general. Two that I think every bp shooter should have are:

Percussion Pistols And Revolvers: History, Performance and Practical Use by Mike Cumpston and Johnny Bates

and:

The Complete Blackpowder Handbook by Sam Fadala

There are many, many more.

Steve499 · May 5, 2008, 08:17 AM

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There is no single 'best' book.

I think there is. PERCUSSION PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS gets my vote since Mike Cumpston (mec) is a member here and therefore 'family'

Just a loyalty thing.

mykeal · May 5, 2008, 11:42 AM

Loyalty is a great thing, but even Mike will tell you that their book is not an end-all on the subject of bp revolvers. His attempt to update it and improve the pictures last year was thwarted by his publisher; I'm sure he would love to be able to finish that effort. In the mean time we'll have to resort to acquiring other books - creating a library, as it were.

Don't get me wrong - I think it's the best one on the subject, that's why I recommended it, and if you can only own one, that's the one. But it doesn't have everything, so you do need a couple of others - thus, no single best book.

mec · May 5, 2008, 08:38 PM

since the thing came out in 2005, I've shot several more revolver types, had some intersting experiences with walker and picket bullet loads and done quite a bit more with stiff lubricated under ball wads. The good ones really keep the bore clean for extended firing-wonder wads are a bit light and fluffy to work well. I suspect the original lack of experimentation with good quality wads is what I regret most about not being to update the book.

mec · May 5, 2008, 09:34 PM

mykeal and steve499. Check your Private Ms.

Raider2000 · May 6, 2008, 04:30 AM

Looks like I need to find this book "if it's still available" to add to my collection.

Sarge · May 6, 2008, 05:44 AM

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Percussion Pistols And Revolvers: History, Performance and Practical Use by Mike Cumpston and Johnny Bates

Certainly the best one I have read on the subject.

mykeal · May 6, 2008, 06:09 AM

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Looks like I need to find this book "if it's still available" to add to my collection.

Amazon.com still lists it. Go to www.amazon.com, enter "cumpston" in the search window.

byronw999 · May 7, 2008, 10:36 PM

Thanks for then recomendation... Just added it to an Amazon order I was making for ink carts..

May 5, 2008, 12:52 AM	#1
M14MSgt Senior Member Join Date: August 11, 2007 Location: Lancaster CA Posts: 105	best book on BP revolver shooting What is the best book on BP revolvers?

May 5, 2008, 06:07 AM	#3
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	Depends on what you want to know. There is no single 'best' book. There are many 'specialty' books about certain designs, and there are books about black powder shooting which discuss various revolvers in general. Two that I think every bp shooter should have are: Percussion Pistols And Revolvers: History, Performance and Practical Use by Mike Cumpston and Johnny Bates and: The Complete Blackpowder Handbook by Sam Fadala There are many, many more.

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May 5, 2008, 12:56 AM	#2
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	Didn't know there was one.

May 5, 2008, 11:42 AM	#5
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	Loyalty is a great thing, but even Mike will tell you that their book is not an end-all on the subject of bp revolvers. His attempt to update it and improve the pictures last year was thwarted by his publisher; I'm sure he would love to be able to finish that effort. In the mean time we'll have to resort to acquiring other books - creating a library, as it were. Don't get me wrong - I think it's the best one on the subject, that's why I recommended it, and if you can only own one, that's the one. But it doesn't have everything, so you do need a couple of others - thus, no single best book.

May 5, 2008, 08:38 PM	#6
mec Junior member Join Date: December 6, 2001 Posts: 1,536	since the thing came out in 2005, I've shot several more revolver types, had some intersting experiences with walker and picket bullet loads and done quite a bit more with stiff lubricated under ball wads. The good ones really keep the bore clean for extended firing-wonder wads are a bit light and fluffy to work well. I suspect the original lack of experimentation with good quality wads is what I regret most about not being to update the book.

May 5, 2008, 09:34 PM	#7
mec Junior member Join Date: December 6, 2001 Posts: 1,536	mykeal and steve499. Check your Private Ms.

May 6, 2008, 04:30 AM	#8
Raider2000 Senior Member Join Date: July 23, 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 719	Looks like I need to find this book "if it's still available" to add to my collection.

May 7, 2008, 10:36 PM	#11
byronw999 Member Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Posts: 46	Thanks for then recomendation... Just added it to an Amazon order I was making for ink carts..