How accurate were black powder pistols?

Early pistols were smooth bore and used black powder. Later pistols those such as the Walker Dragoon, and Colt Service revolvers had a ball seating lever under the barrel in order to load each chamber in the cylinder. read more

Many of the things that work for those weapons are inadequate for shooting a .36 or a .44 black powder revolver. Having said that, that does not mean that you can't do accurate shooting and have even more fun shooting a .36 or .44, it's just that you will need to learn new things. read more

Add to all that, there's the fun and satisfaction of hitting exactly what you're aiming at. When loaded right and carefully held on target, my .44 black powder pistol is an incredibly accurate weapon that is in no way inferior to my cartridge pistols. Black powder naturally makes you want to strive to be a marksman and not just a shooter. read more