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Hawg · October 21, 2008, 04:14 AM

You can't blow apart a steel frame revolver with bp, they simply won't hold enough. Even a brass frame won't blow apart. Triple 7 is 15% hotter than bp and I've never used it but I've used 40 grs. of Pyrodex many times. I've settled on 35 as the best all around load. Those Remingtons will bang your finger against the trigger guard pretty good and with the short barrels you're getting you're not going to get the full benefit from full loads anyway.

October 21, 2008, 04:14 AM	#2
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	You can't blow apart a steel frame revolver with bp, they simply won't hold enough. Even a brass frame won't blow apart. Triple 7 is 15% hotter than bp and I've never used it but I've used 40 grs. of Pyrodex many times. I've settled on 35 as the best all around load. Those Remingtons will bang your finger against the trigger guard pretty good and with the short barrels you're getting you're not going to get the full benefit from full loads anyway.