Maximum loads for 1858 Remington

[springfield art]

They say any black powder load that will fit in the cylinder is OK, from what I've read. Real BP, that is! Percussion revolvers are cool enough without having to compress anything, I'd say! But whatever floats your boat!

 

[rodwha]

You can't know exactly what happened unless you have slow motion video or something. Just too many possibilities

I saw his pictures and listened to what he had to say, and that bullet was specifically designed to increase the pressures tremendously over a commonly used one…

 

[rodwha]

Wrong post

 

[Sun City]

38 grains FFF with RB is enough for me in my 1858!

 

[AlexB]

35 to 40 under roundballs is what I like as well.
Usually 30 to 35 under conicals seems to be where I like it.