Video - Loading black powder .44-40 on a Dillon 550B

duelist1954 · June 4, 2011, 12:21 PM

This is the companion video to my up coming black powder column in the Fall issue of "Guns of the Old West" magazine.

As the title said, it is about black powder .44-40s loaded on a Dillon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS2Hv14RdeU

TXGunNut · June 4, 2011, 01:29 PM

Well done. Hadn't considered using scoops and a drop tube on a Dillon. Since most measures aren't compatible with BP I never considered loading a BP cartridge on a 550. Silly me.

duelist1954 · June 4, 2011, 02:11 PM

Several sharp observers have pointed out that at 3:18 into the video, I failed to drop a powder charge.

Good catch!

I noticed it right away and dropped a charge off camera so as not to slow up the video.

One great thing about black powder is that it is easy to see if you missed the powder, and double charges are never an issue...they would just spill out of the case.

June 4, 2011, 12:21 PM	#1
duelist1954 Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2011 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 567	Video - Loading black powder .44-40 on a Dillon 550B This is the companion video to my up coming black powder column in the Fall issue of "Guns of the Old West" magazine. As the title said, it is about black powder .44-40s loaded on a Dillon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS2Hv14RdeU

June 4, 2011, 01:29 PM	#2
TXGunNut Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: If you have to ask... Posts: 2,860	Well done. Hadn't considered using scoops and a drop tube on a Dillon. Since most measures aren't compatible with BP I never considered loading a BP cartridge on a 550. Silly me. __________________ Life Member NRA, TSRA Smokeless powder is a passing fad! -Steve Garbe I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it. -Woodrow F. Call Lonesome Dove My favorite recipes start out with a handful of used wheelweights.

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June 4, 2011, 02:11 PM	#3
duelist1954 Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2011 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 567	Several sharp observers have pointed out that at 3:18 into the video, I failed to drop a powder charge. Good catch! I noticed it right away and dropped a charge off camera so as not to slow up the video. One great thing about black powder is that it is easy to see if you missed the powder, and double charges are never an issue...they would just spill out of the case.