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I know very little of the history of these revolvers. I had heard that the Confederacy used brass frames due to their shortage of steel, but I have no idea which guns (if any) were built that way. I also know that "Wild Bill" Hickock used a pair of .36 caliber 1851's while he was marshal of Abilene, KS. It would seem to me that if I had been a Confederate officer and had been issued a brass framed revolver, I'd have picked up a Union steel framed copy at the first opportunity.
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Not many of these are still around, not many were actually made. The Spiller & Burr has the highest number of survives.
William A Albaugh III wrote several books on the Confederate brass frame revolvers. Used copies on Amazon are the likely the best source.
25grains is to much for a brass frame .44. Keep it at 20-22 grains max.