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Black powder cartridge rifle (BPCR) refers to modern shooting sports which employ black powder cartridge rifles. These firearms, often of the type referred to as " buffalo rifles ", are single-shot firearms using a fixed metallic cartridge containing black powder , which launch heavy projectiles at relatively low velocities.
Davide Pedersoli & C. is an Italian firearms manufacturing company based in Gardone Val Trompia, Italy, that was founded in 1957 by Davide Pedersoli. [1]Davide Pedersoli specializes in CNC-engineered black-powder weapon replicas for hunting, marksmanship and reenactment.
Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company is a firearms manufacturer located in Big Timber, Montana, United States. The company produces a line of reproductions of various historical black-powder rifles, including the legendary 1874 Sharps Rifle , featured in the 1990 Western film Quigley Down Under , starring Tom Selleck .
The .577/500 No. 2 BPE was developed as a black powder round some time before 1879 by necking down the .577 Black Powder Express to .507-inches (12.9 mm) [2] for use in single or double rifles, as well as a variety of Martini-based lever rifles. Like the .450 Black Powder Express, the .577/500 BPE came in several case lengths, the most common ...
Then, in 1970, Thompson/Center created the modern black powder industry, introducing Warren Center's Hawken-styled black powder muzzle-loader rifle. [ 2 ] On January 4, 2007, Thompson/Center was purchased by S&W. [ 3 ] On April 30th, 2025 Thompson/Center was purchased back from Smith & Wesson and is now privately held and family owned and once ...
The .500 BPE was never highly regarded for hunting in Africa, [1] yet it was a popular cartridge in India, considered a good general purpose rifle cartridge popular for hunting tigers. [4] Jim Corbett was a user of a .500 BPE rifle prior to switching to a .400 Jeffery Nitro Express double rifle, [ 5 ] shooting cordite Nitro for Black loadings ...
The .50-90 Sharps (13x64mmR), also known as the .50-2 1 ⁄ 2" Sharps, is a black-powder rifle cartridge that was introduced by Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company in 1872 as a buffalo (American bison) hunting round. Like other large black-powder rounds, it incorporates a heavy bullet and a large powder volume, leading to high muzzle energies.
The .577 BPE originated around 1870 with the 2 1 ⁄ 2-inch variant. [1]The 3-inch cartridge has survived to the current day as the .577 Nitro for Black, the same cartridge loaded with mild loadings of modern smokeless powder, carefully balanced through trial to replicate the ballistics of the Black powder version.