ROA at distance

[Brutus]

Recently I dusted off my Ruger Old Army in early July to pop off a few caps make white smoke with black powder.
And I was surprisingly happy with my results merely at 25 yards and a long stretch of not shooting any handgun. All shots accounted for....... meaning hitting paper.

I wanted to ask other ROA owners if they too discovered thier Ruger is surprisingly accurate as well?

How about distances longer than 50 or/at 50 yards as well ??

Edit: We don't mind hearing from other Blackhawk owners too!

 

[vagrantviking]

My goal shooting black powder in the Old Army or my Blackhawk at 25y one handed is to keep them all in the 6in black rings. Some times I pull it off and most times am pretty close with only a couple outside.
Shoot steel at greater distances a little but never really been serious about tracking the results.

 

[Meroh]

My goal shooting black powder in the Old Army or my Blackhawk at 25y one handed is to keep them all in the 6in black rings. Some times I pull it off and most times am pretty close with only a couple outside.
Shoot steel at greater distances a little but never really been serious about tracking the results.

I have a Pietta .44 1851 Navy. Easy to put 5 rounds in the black at 25 yards, one handed. Shockingly easy actually. I take it out about once every two years. Mine looks just like the one below. Plain and simple. Rear sight is a notch in the hammer. Long sighting radius helps I think.

 

[tacfoley]

I once shot my ROA at 300m, just to see if it actually got there. Well, with 30gr of 3Fg, and me aiming about twenty feet over the top of the target, it made splashes in the sand. The target, in spite of measuring 4ft x 6ft, remained as blank as an idiot's smile.

 

[kg]

Mine showed me it was as accurate as any good smokeless handgun I shot, using cast .45 ACP bullets. It was .452 all along, my LEE molds dropped .4535.

 

[MC One Shot]

Accuracy in a BP revolver is derived from several things. Taking the time to find the best accurate combination of ball, powder, placement of lube, position of ball in the cylinder and filler if used. Some pistols are inherently more accurate than others by make and or model. Lastly the ability of the shooter who is the weakest link in all of this.

 

[Brutus]

It's only recently I put the ROA (2) though thier paces.
I have a smattering of experience with a few cap & ball revolvers. I do miss my ASM Walker though.
Shooting and handling a Whitney Navy 36 and a Rogers & Spencer 44 one becomes fully aware they are very dependable firearms. Especially the R&S. It's generous space around the nipples, it just sheds overboard fired caps like it's nobodys businesses.
The Remington 1858 is another reliable performer.
With the added benefit of a sturdy triangular front sight.
The R&S and Whitney thier front brass posts worn down to a mere nub.
Soon I will be test firing the Manhattan Navy five inch barrel. Someday I will own an open top Colt in the 36 caliber. I know I should desire an 1860 in 44 caliber, but the 36s have a fine reputation for accuracy at least to 50 meters.