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CaptainCrossman · May 17, 2009, 04:26 PM

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Hi CC
Is that the gun from gunbroker?

Cerainly looks nice & well set up I'm droolin', thats for sure. Talk about 'old meets new' tho.... I'll bet its pretty darn accurate tho

I think loading the cylinder to the top & press in a ball is a bit over the top, myself though. I am very happy (and accurate) with my ROA's with around 30gr black

I look at it this way:

the popular BP CB 44 cal. pistols are not all that heavy in charge, with chambers topped off, I measured them:

Remington 1858- 42 grains
Colt 1860- 39 grains
Colt 1851 (hist. inaccurate)- 37 grains
Ruger Old Army- 48 grains

topped off and ball pressed in, you're basically shooting a 44-40 or 45 Long Colt blackpowder cartridge load- nothing so spectacular there in the velocity or pressure dept.

to really get in the "over the top" level, you'd have to get a Dragoon or Walker- last week I fired my just bought Walker w/full chambers right off, as soon as I got it- no big deal, really. That was 60 grains BP substitute, Pioneer brand- and basically works out to a very weak Hawken rifle load.

May 17, 2009, 04:26 PM	#13
CaptainCrossman Junior member Join Date: April 2, 2009 Posts: 381	Dingoboyx Senior Member Join Date: 2009-03-07 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 1,080 Hi CC Is that the gun from gunbroker? Cerainly looks nice & well set up I'm droolin', thats for sure. Talk about 'old meets new' tho.... I'll bet its pretty darn accurate tho I think loading the cylinder to the top & press in a ball is a bit over the top, myself though. I am very happy (and accurate) with my ROA's with around 30gr black I look at it this way: the popular BP CB 44 cal. pistols are not all that heavy in charge, with chambers topped off, I measured them: Remington 1858- 42 grains Colt 1860- 39 grains Colt 1851 (hist. inaccurate)- 37 grains Ruger Old Army- 48 grains topped off and ball pressed in, you're basically shooting a 44-40 or 45 Long Colt blackpowder cartridge load- nothing so spectacular there in the velocity or pressure dept. to really get in the "over the top" level, you'd have to get a Dragoon or Walker- last week I fired my just bought Walker w/full chambers right off, as soon as I got it- no big deal, really. That was 60 grains BP substitute, Pioneer brand- and basically works out to a very weak Hawken rifle load.