Right On, :imo
You said this was an old-time revolver shooter. We haven't always had "Wonder Wads" and now that we do have, many of us hillbillys still can't afford every newfangled gizmo that comes along. Wonderwads double my cost per shot, cornmeal is cheap and it works, just because it's an old idea don't mean you got a better one.
Revolvers do generally shoot best (group tightest) with reduced loads, also fire more shots before fouling up, and everyone shoots better with less recoil.
:m2c: Also used to be(may stiil be)that many replica revolver chambers were much under bore size and a ball once rammed down would just fall through the bore. For any hope of accuracy the chambers had to be reamed to .451" 0r .452" and this reaming was done only about 1/2" down the chamber so seating a ball too deep would defeat the ream job and ruin groups. For all of these reasons there is need of a filler in revolvers when accuracy is more important than smoke and fire. I agree that wonderwads are less messy but in the dozen or so revolvers I've owned and tested I've never seen better accuracy than with grease over the ball and corn meal under if needed. :results:
