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Cutting Through the Smoke

by | Feb 13, 2011 | Art, Guns and Culture

Blackpowder cartridges by Ten-X Ammunition should keep shootists blazing away.
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning!” These were the words of Robert Duvall’s character, Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore, in the classic 1979 film Apocalypse Now. Well, to paraphrase Col. Kilgore’s comment, “I love the smell of blackpowder anytime!” I have to admit, while I enjoy shooting all types of firearms—from the earliest matchloc


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