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Poindexter · October 28, 2013, 09:54 AM

I have two .45 revolvers, a Redhawk and a New Vaquero.

I have been fooling with black powder and substitutes for most of 2013, with my chronograph in the truck most of the time so I can use it at the range.

I am using 270gr RCBS-SAA bullets from various vendors.

I have settled on 777 FFg as my go to powder. As above with standard primers from my 3.75" bbl New Vaquero I can get 35 gr volume of FF 777 under the bullet with a thin lube cookie, and chrono about 800 fps. Runs good.

I ran a gang of 6 cartridges of 777 FFFg otherwise same as above this summer. Twice, just to be sure. Chrono about 810fps muzzle, but my gun got really really hot to the touch after just six rounds. Twice. So I stopped loading FFFg 777 into 45 Colt.

October 28, 2013, 09:54 AM	#11
Poindexter Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2009 Location: Interior Alaska Posts: 154	I have two .45 revolvers, a Redhawk and a New Vaquero. I have been fooling with black powder and substitutes for most of 2013, with my chronograph in the truck most of the time so I can use it at the range. I am using 270gr RCBS-SAA bullets from various vendors. I have settled on 777 FFg as my go to powder. As above with standard primers from my 3.75" bbl New Vaquero I can get 35 gr volume of FF 777 under the bullet with a thin lube cookie, and chrono about 800 fps. Runs good. I ran a gang of 6 cartridges of 777 FFFg otherwise same as above this summer. Twice, just to be sure. Chrono about 810fps muzzle, but my gun got really really hot to the touch after just six rounds. Twice. So I stopped loading FFFg 777 into 45 Colt.