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|wars= Indian wars, Spanish-American war, Philippine-American War ...t chambered by the user to prevent accidental discharge if dropped (modern revolvers generally have pins encased in the frames and "transfer bars" that prevent

... their modern manufactured replicas, used in the sport are of the pre-1900 American West and Military eras. Competitors are encouraged to wear costumes or clothing of the [[American west]] or Classic B-Western Movies or military cavalry uniforms of any time

Competition in a CAS match generally requires four guns: two period revolvers, a [[shotgun]], and a [[rifle]] chambered in a centerfire pistol caliber of ...ly requiring ten pistol rounds (shooters generally carry two single-action revolvers), nine or ten rifle rounds, and two to eight shotgun rounds. Targets typic

|type= [[Black powder]] [[revolver]] ... in [[January 1865]] but which was delivered too late to see action in the American Civil War. This reproduction has been approved for [http://www.n-ssa.org N

...ellant was typically [[black powder]], but modern firearms use [[smokeless powder]], [[cordite]], or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notabl ...as an [[automatic rifle]]. However, many regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider

...till, electric motors supplied external power. The gun was designed by the American inventor [[Richard Jordan Gatling|Dr. Richard J. Gatling]] in 1861 and pate The original Gatling gun was a [[black powder]] field weapon, which used multiple rotating barrels turned by a hand crank

With the advent of [[smokeless powder]], velocities increased, and bullets got smaller, faster, and lighter. Thes ==Winchester Black Talon controversy==

*[[American-180]] (US - SMG - .22 LR & .22 Short Magnum) **[[American SAR 180/275]] (US - Semi-Auto Carbine - .22 LR)

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... as it was pushed down the bore, and it melted upon firing to mix with the powder residue and make the resulting fouling easier to remove. Since the standar ...ovel ''Johnny Tremain'', set in Boston during the period leading up to the American Revolution, describes the making of paper cartridges.

...were quicker and easier to load than percussion weapons with loose [[black powder]], percussion caps and [[bullet]]; and they were also much more likely to f ...wer compared to [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] and other percussion revolvers. Some navies also adopted them, "sea service" examples often being made out

...ridge, chambered in trapdoor conversions of [[rifled musket]]s used in the American Civil War. The trapdoor mechanism continued with the adoption of the [[Spr ...s, in calibers .38-55, .405, [[.45-70 Government]], and .45-90 BPCR (Black Powder Cartridge Rifle), were built in the style of the 19th century, with crescen

|The mainstay of the American Buffalo Hunter |by J. Rigby smokeless cartridge based upon .450 Black Powder Express

* Two big bore [[S&W]] top break [[double action]] [[revolvers]] ([[.44-40]] or [[.44 Russian]], but get both in the same [[caliber]].) ...ten for under $125 if sporterized. Most [[Iver Johnson]] .38 S&W top break revolvers are also still a relative bargain at $120 to $250 each.

...e "[[Rocket Ball]]," an early form of [[caseless ammunition]] in which the powder charge was contained in the bullet's hollow base. Hunt's design was fragile ...ly from the Flobert [[.22 BB|BB Cap]], but the Flobert design contained no powder. The cylindrical case was in all likelihood inspired by another French desi

..., the modern .22 Short, though still used in a few pocket pistols and mini-revolvers, is mainly used as a quiet round for practice by the recreational shooter. [[Image:NAA22S.jpg|left|thumb|150px|[[North American Arms]] model NAA22S mini-revolver, chambered in .22 Short.]][[File:22short.

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...h a .446 diameter. The cartridge was loaded with 26 to 28 grains of black powder. The round had a muzzle velocity of approximately 1125 feet per second, wit ...he cartridge is named in honor of [[Benjamin Tyler Henry]], A 19th century American [[gunsmith]]. Henry was the foreman of the [[U.S. Repeating Arms Company|Ne

The '''.44 Special''' or '''.44 S&W Special''' is a [[smokeless powder]] [[center fire]] [[cartridge|metallic cartridge]] developed by [[Smith & W ... self protection and hunting. [[Blackpowder]]-based rounds such as the .44 American, [[.44 Russian]], [[.44-40 Winchester]], and [[.45 Colt]] enjoyed a well-ea

...re completely smokeless, thus not disclosing the shooter's position. Black powder muskets of the 18th and 19th century produced huge volumes of dense smoke w At the time, airguns posed a serious alternative to powder weapons. Although much more expensive, they were generally far superior. Ro