I won this revolver what do you think? Also I've never owned a B/P revolver and need any info you can provide me about loads etc. and about this particular gun. Thanks for your help. Roger
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As far as the revolver goes, is it a brass or steel frame? For steel I'd recommend my usual load of 27 grains of 3Fg Goex, a pre-lubed wonder-wad and a .454 Hornady ball. Very accurate load! Now if it's brass, I'd load it with 20-22 grains of 3Fg, two wonder-wads and the .454 ball. Brass frames need lighter loads so they don't get damaged.
Do you have a friend who owns a bp revolver that you can learn from? Some things just need to be learned the hard way, even with help. Do you want to use a pistol loading stand to make your life easier, if you intend on shooting this gun more than a couple of times? Do you have any hand gun experience at all? If yes, please give examples. Single-shot BP pistol, .44 Mag, .500 S&W, .22 LR? We sort of need a common frame of reference to save typing war & peace. So let us know a little bit more and we'll give you all you need as far as info, without telling you how to invent the wheel :haha: .
Dave