Difference in manuals... Cabela's & Pietta

Miami_JBT · September 30, 2009, 11:59 AM

I just purchased a 1851 Marshal and a 1858 Remington from Cabela's. The Pietta manual states that the maxium powder load is 15 grans of FFFg while the Cabela's produced manual states 35 grains of FFFg.

What load is the correct one?

Doc Hoy · September 30, 2009, 12:16 PM

As regards powder loads, don't pay any attention to the Manuals. They were written by lawyers not shooters.

Start small and work up to the load that works best for you in each individual pistol.

The final load will be a compromise between small enough to provide good accuracy and performance while keeping the forces that the pistol has to absorb at a low level and large enough to make the smoke, flash, recoil and noise of sufficient quantity to satisfy your inner child.

Tnx,

mykeal · September 30, 2009, 03:01 PM

See the answers to your post on THR.

arcticap · September 30, 2009, 03:05 PM

From THR & for the benefit of others. Most would consider the maximum to be conservative:

Quote:

The Pietta manual on PDF lists 25 & 30 grains of fffg as the maximum for each revolver depending on conicals or balls, and 19 & 22 grains of fffg for the minimum depending on conicals or balls.

The same manual and loads are shared for all of the Pietta .44 Remington & Colt models except for the Walker & Dragoons.

http://www.traditionsfirearms.com/es...20INFO%202.pdf

Noz · October 1, 2009, 08:33 AM

You have to have enough powder in the chamber that the ball will give you some compression when it is seated. You have to leave enough room after powder that the ball will seat below the surface of the face of the cylinder. Anything between those two limits is up to you. I've found that the 44s shoot best at around 28 grs of FFFg.

September 30, 2009, 11:59 AM	#1
Miami_JBT Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2009 Location: Miami-Dade County FL Posts: 191	Difference in manuals... Cabela's & Pietta I just purchased a 1851 Marshal and a 1858 Remington from Cabela's. The Pietta manual states that the maxium powder load is 15 grans of FFFg while the Cabela's produced manual states 35 grains of FFFg. What load is the correct one? __________________ FL GOA State Director

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Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	As Ronald Reagan always said, "Well...." As regards powder loads, don't pay any attention to the Manuals. They were written by lawyers not shooters. Start small and work up to the load that works best for you in each individual pistol. The final load will be a compromise between small enough to provide good accuracy and performance while keeping the forces that the pistol has to absorb at a low level and large enough to make the smoke, flash, recoil and noise of sufficient quantity to satisfy your inner child. Tnx, __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

September 30, 2009, 03:01 PM	#3
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	See the answers to your post on THR.

October 1, 2009, 08:33 AM	#5
Noz Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2009 Posts: 643	You have to have enough powder in the chamber that the ball will give you some compression when it is seated. You have to leave enough room after powder that the ball will seat below the surface of the face of the cylinder. Anything between those two limits is up to you. I've found that the 44s shoot best at around 28 grs of FFFg.