This past archery season, practically every hunt where I'm not sitting in a stand , has turned into a pig hunt . I'm having a ball doing so. Lot of the encounters I'm having are so close that I'm actually having to put a little distance between prior to shooting .

Then I got to thinking how fun it'd be to chase them with something a little different . Like a cap and ball revolver.

Danny, I know you have some experience with these revolvers. I wanted some input before diving in .

Lol...

The 44s have enough power. I've driven a ball trough and through on deer from an 1860 colt repro. Hogs can be tougher, most aren't. But round balls aren't the tough hard cast like you might use in a cartridge gun so they'll flatten out or splatter if you hit bone so pick your shots carefully. Don't be tempted to try hard cast you still need the seal at the cylinder. Ask me how I know, lol, chain fires are exciting.
You can find or cast conicals for them as well.

And with the colts stick to the 28gr charge. They'll hold more with some compression but it ain't nice on the guns. The wedge will peen and eventually the wedge slot may go. Remingtons are stronger, the ruger old army the strongest.

I only have one. A 1858 New Army 44 revolver made by Pietta. It shoots round balls pretty good but Lee sells a mould for a 200 grain bullet thats just as accurate. Needs to be pure soft lead. A little ring of lead gets shaved off when you load it. So its sealed off pretty good. Pretty similar in ballistics to a 45 ACP. Its designed so you can safely load all 6 cylinders by letting the hammer down into notches between the caps. Have to get close and shoot careful. I have killed one small buck with it. The bullet did not exit. Flattened out to about a quarter size chunk of lead. Deer just dropped. I have never shot a wild pig so no advice there. 40 grains of powder will still let you seat the bullet.

Thank you , sir. Very appreciated.

You were the only person I knew of that had taken a deer with one. So were you about the only resource I had. This is a great place to start . Thank you.

I'm certainly gonna try to do my part, my man.

For the full experience try this. Then report back because I've never done it, lol. But it looks cool.

My #11 Cap and Ball Mloader .50 cal

1 Shot challenge

Those are getting hard to find, been wanting one.

Wow ! That's impressive.

it was cast from old lead drains. that soft stuff is hard to find. old lead roof flashing is good too

I bet this would hit hard

https://muzzle-loaders.com/products/traditions-trapper-pistol-percussion

or this

https://www.traditionsfirearms.com/...al-Flintlock-Select-Hardwood-Blued-P1090

While I have snuck in close enough at night with a light to use my .45 on pigs, it is a semi auto with an AR slung across my chest. I’ve been run up a tree before by hogs with only a bow and multiple pigs, lol. A single shot is not my weapon of choice for anything down here unless I have back up.

my only reason for not using a cap and ball revolver is that it is a chore to clean
give yourself 30 minutes after every time you use it to clean it all and put it back together. I guess unless your hunting 2-3 days in a row then a wipe and reload would work.

but if you hunt Saturday shoot then expect to shoot the rest of the cylinders and clean when home so you don't have rust in 2 weeks when you go to use it again.

otherwise it is basically a 45lc that runs on black powder

most accurate pistol I ever owned was a Ruger Old Army with .457 round balls