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A couple of weeks ago I posted a question about how much powder to load in an 1851 Navy Colt 44. Some of the answers to my question wondered if I was measuring correctly. So I decided to check that out. I calculated how many grams equals 30 grains of powder. The answer to that question is...

Hi. It's Thursday the 19th and I'm back in town again and have read the additional postings. You all have given me a lot to think about. First of all, I agree that it probably wouldn't be a good idea to shoot hot loads all of the time. It's just that I wasn't sure what was the correct...

Thanks so much everybody. I learned more in an hour today than I have for several weeks previously. I'm leaving the coffee shop where I check my email now and going back out to the mesa that I live on so I will be unable to check any more answers until next time in town. I'll check back on...

I'm new to this forum but I am hoping that I can successfully ask a question and get an answer from the more knowledgeable people here. I have an 1841 Navy 44 revolver and can't figure out the maximum load for the gun. One manual says to use 17 to 22 grains but when I do this the bullet barely...