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Originally Posted by 62coltnavy
On a separate note: Pepto, you should NEVER put a hot load in a brass framed (i.e. "Confederate") blackpowder pistol; the metal is too soft. Further, while steel can take the beating, most of us have found that accuracy suffers with max loading. Twenty grains in a .36 or 30 grains, maybe 35 in a .44 is more than sufficient firepower. 35 grains of black was the original loading for the .45 Colt SAA, and that was enough to down a horse.
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Funny you should mention that. I was looking at the owner's manual for a Pietta clone of a Colt 1851 "Confederate Navy" in .44 caliber with a brass frame. The instructions cautioned not to load more than 25 grains ... for a .44.