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Doc Hoy · December 2, 2012, 03:03 AM

35 gr BP with 200 grain (Yes that is light) slug (Lee RNFP)

Consistently got upward of 1050 fps

I shot Winchester cowboy loads and got somewhere around 650 to 700 fps

I also shot Cowboy loads from Mexico and got around 500 fps

The factory cowboy loads were smokeless powder.

Recoil on the full BP rounds was excessive so I backed off to 25 to 28. I think I remember about 800 fps from those rounds.

These numbers came from a 4 3/4 inch barrel.

December 2, 2012, 03:03 AM	#9
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	I chronied some .45 L BP loads 35 gr BP with 200 grain (Yes that is light) slug (Lee RNFP) Consistently got upward of 1050 fps I shot Winchester cowboy loads and got somewhere around 650 to 700 fps I also shot Cowboy loads from Mexico and got around 500 fps The factory cowboy loads were smokeless powder. Recoil on the full BP rounds was excessive so I backed off to 25 to 28. I think I remember about 800 fps from those rounds. These numbers came from a 4 3/4 inch barrel. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.