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I've had pretty good success with the REAL bullets. I always shoot the short, stubby (light) one for whatever caliber. In one rifle I have, a freebie that was given to me with a rough bore, I could only get it to shoot with REAL bullets. When trying PRB's (my preferred load) it just shredded...

I've "spent some time at the range", having shot thousands of shots from various guns just in the last few months. Been muzzleloading since the mid 1970's, I am very competent when it comes to load development. As I stated in my original post, I SUCK with a flintlock. Always have, always...

Yes, use it. 4f, even Swiss, is not as hot as 777, and I use that in revolvers frequently. Accuracy will be the determining factor. I prefer round balls, except when deer hunting, but I would have no safety concerns using 4f under a conical. Any charge you can load, your gun will safely...

I've used .452 bullets made for .45 Colt for years in my cap and ball .44's. What gave me the idea was the fact I have a conversion cylinder for a couple of my guns, and I used those bullets when shooting cartridges with good results. Decided to give them a try just loading them as I normally...

Finally got around to shooting my 1851 .36 over the Chrono. Stock Pietta Navy, that I've had for years, probably has 10 or 12 thousand round thru it. All loads used 3F or substitute equivalent, as measured by volume. Hornady. 375 round balls, and CCI #11 caps. Crisco over ball for lube. I...

27 grains is absolutely the max in MY gun. The ball will only seat below the cylinder face with way more effort than I like. I don't shoot max loads, I just did it experimentally. 23 grains does what a .36 navy was designed to do. Notice there is very little velocity gain with 27 vs. 23...

I actually started to do that just recently, but some fellas saw me shooting and started talking, and that was the end of that. Not that I minded, I enjoy talking about old guns. Here is a partial list, I still got a couple of powders to try, and some conical bullets also. 27 grains with a rb...

I've been shooting flinters for 30+ years now, and percussion for about 50+ years. I just have never been able to shoot a flintlock worth a hoot, but I really enjoy them, even though I am a terrible shot! Nothing wrong with the rifle, I shoot my higher dollar flint rifles just as bad. If I...

Went to the rifle range today with my Pedersoli Frontier in .45 in flint. I am an OK shot with a caplock, but just plain suck with a flinter. All these shots were at 100 yards, circles are off-hand, "X"'s are from a rest. I limit myself to about 40 yards when actually hunting deer, and only...

I have a few SxS muzzleloading shotguns, a Pedersoli 20 and 10 gauge, and an original Robert Chaplain 13 gauge SxS made in Birmingham, UK in the 1850's. I haven't shot the Pedersoli's in over a decade, not because I dislike them or they are poor performers, but I got stuff I like better. If...

I've used them for years, or pretty much so, as I have a lifetime stash of Buffalo Ball-ets that are identical to the Hornady Conical. They shoot great in my guns, hitting the same POI as PRB's in my rifles. I like them, easy to load and a little more downrange punch then a round ball, not...

Bang away with 4F in your revolvers! I often use Triple 7, and I know it is way hotter than any real black 4F, including Swiss. Chronos don't lie, nor do they have preferences or agendas. I rarely shoot max loads, because I shoot a lot and guns will eventually wear out. However for the...

No idea who built it, but if it is indeed a .40 caliber, I would use 20 to 30 grains (volume) of 3f or equivalent sub, and a .390 round ball with a patch of .010 to .018 thick. That will get you shooting safely, and then you can experiment and tweak your load to perform to your satisfaction.

Here is MY experience with Triple 7, YMMV, starting with the good first. It does give additional fps, even over Swiss, using the same volume loads. I shoot over chronographs frequently, using various powders, real black and subs, and Triple 7 is the fastest. It seems to be very accurate...

Beautiful rifle, but I would be very leery about actually attempting to fire it. Judging from the outside appearance, which is all I can do online, I can't imagine that there is any rifling left in that barrel. I shoot a lot of original antiques, and have handled many more, and in my...

I've posted several threads regarding chrono results from various guns, both long guns and revolvers, in the last month or two. Tried a lot of different powders in all of them, mostly round ball loads, but I did mix in a few conicals. If I remember correctly they were a .50 cal. Traditions...

I have used PRB's before in my musket, and they were very accurate. I'm talking golf ball size groups at 100 yards. The problem is they are 28" high at they distance. I can hold for six to eight inches and still get my buck using a minie ball, but would struggle trying to hit anything while...

Less powder is more using conicals. Don't rely on T/C's published data, it is very "generous", velocity wise. 60 or 70 grains is plenty behind a conical, unless you just love recoil. I once drove a .54 cal. 425 gr. Great Plains Bullet lengthwise through a large buck using 70 grains of...

Took my deer rifle, an Original 1861 Colt Special Musket (mfg. 1862) to the range today. Brought five different powders to test, and all bullets were 510 grain Minies (from Pat Kaboskey the Civil War Bullet Man) sized to .580. Got some interesting results, especially with the Pyro RS. All...

Ok, I'll help. I hated mine, as the barrels were nowhere near regulated. I'm talking 18" difference at 50 yards. The individual barrels were accurate enough, shooting nice groups, but there was not enough sught adjustment to get them evem remotely close to the same point of impact. You might...