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**4V50 Gary** · October 9, 2002, 09:22 AM

If you want heavy, heavy loads, stick with the Ruger Old Army. It will take as much powder as you can stuff down the cylinder (so they told us at the factory and as I, in my ignorant youthful days have proven) and still work.

Historical guns should be kept to historical loads. For re-enacting competition (N-SSA) you must go w/historical loads or less (best accuracy is probably below 20 grains).

October 9, 2002, 09:22 AM	#16
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,838	If you want heavy, heavy loads, stick with the Ruger Old Army. It will take as much powder as you can stuff down the cylinder (so they told us at the factory and as I, in my ignorant youthful days have proven) and still work. Historical guns should be kept to historical loads. For re-enacting competition (N-SSA) you must go w/historical loads or less (best accuracy is probably below 20 grains). __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*