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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!
 
35 to 40 under roundballs is what I like as well.
Usually 30 to 35 under conicals seems to be where I like it.
 
Both of my pistols seem to have a more accurate powder charge that doesn’t change with projectile. For my NMA it’s 32.5 grns of 3F Olde Eynsford and for my ROA it’s 37.5 grns. Point of impact changes but group sizes stay about the same.
 
Given that I am not a hunter, and more of a target shooter; I never understood the idea of maximizing powder charges. My personal thought would be to get the best bullet/load combo that gives the most precise accuracy. Again, I am a target shooter. I noticed Mr. Cap and Ball in his videos uses rather light charges to get precise accuracy.
 
Given that I am not a hunter, and more of a target shooter; I never understood the idea of maximizing powder charges. My personal thought would be to get the best bullet/load combo that gives the most precise accuracy. Again, I am a target shooter. I noticed Mr. Cap and Ball in his videos uses rather light charges to get precise accuracy.

Well, you can "lob" a projectile or you can try to make the flight flat and fast. My revolvers seem to like the latter and are most accurate with that setup. You'd almost think the hole gets there before the bullet!! 😄

Mike
 
Given that I am not a hunter, and more of a target shooter; I never understood the idea of maximizing powder charges. My personal thought would be to get the best bullet/load combo that gives the most precise accuracy. Again, I am a target shooter. I noticed Mr. Cap and Ball in his videos uses rather light charges to get precise accuracy.
I was given a honey bottle filled with cereal grains like Malt-O-Meal or something long ago by my father. It came with the Ruger his passed friend had. It always baffled me that people would shoot cereal out of their guns to make them work properly and seat the ball close to the mouth to improve accuracy. It clearly works or so many people wouldn’t be doing it, but it’s rather odd to me. Loading is tedious enough without needing to measure something else.
 
Given that I am not a hunter, and more of a target shooter; I never understood the idea of maximizing powder charges. My personal thought would be to get the best bullet/load combo that gives the most precise accuracy. Again, I am a target shooter. I noticed Mr. Cap and Ball in his videos uses rather light charges to get precise accuracy.
How would a ball with 15-20 grns and a bunch of cereal, possibly the most accurate load/charge possible for the sake of argument, be ideal when it lacks most of anything required to work well? It’s precisely why I started at 25 grns of sporting grade powder and found their more accurate reasonable hunting loads, and will fill in the majority of the excess chamber space with lead. Thereby it’s as accurate as it can be and still be humane and useful. I’m not after all the horse power I can get. I’m not looking for a “magnum” or some such. Good accuracy with good performance, a nice balance.

I did, however, create a very heavy bullet for my Ruger that does not utilize its more accurate powder charge, but then it’s meant for up close and personal, and I wanted something I knew had penetration for days. It doesn’t need to be the most accurate. If I’m using it then it’s likely right here. I designed it for bears as a secondary weapon after I shot it with my muzzleloader. It’s a real stomper.
 

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