Retirement has allowed me to to spend more time at the range than I could while working ... and more time to find things to take to the range
. Most of what I have accumulated falls into the military surplus category. Trapdoor, Krags, O3's, 03A3's, M1 Carbines, M1 Garand and a couple of hand guns. They're all what most would call shooters - nice for the most part but nothing that will be hurt by shooting them. I hand load for everything I shoot (except 22's). A year or so ago I started loading black powder loads for the Trapdoor which got me thinking about black powder revolvers and the replica's I had back in the 70's. That led to the 1851 Navy I now have (it shoots better than it looks), and most recently, the New Model Army mentioned above.
This looks like a great site with a wealth of people willing and able to share their knowledge. I'm glad to be here.