• Black Powder Pistols: Optimum Load for .44 Walker Colt

    From wmgp44@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 12 23:57:55 2019
    On Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, Ewaldclark wrote:
    # Anybody know the optimum Pyrodex load for the Walker Colt? Literature that
    # came with it just had info for regular .44 load. The Walker's cylinder is
    # huge & a regular load of 25 grains will leave a lot of space between the
    # ball and the powder.
    # If the recommended load is the same, what do you fill up the excess space
    # with?

    The best thing to use is corn meal . Make sure you use the same volume in each cylinder to maintain equal powder compression

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  • From Ralph Mowery@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 14 17:00:15 2019
    In article <q8r8m3$jh$1@news.albasani.net>, wmgp44@gmail.com says...
    #
    # On Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, Ewaldclark wrote:
    # # Anybody know the optimum Pyrodex load for the Walker Colt? Literature that # # came with it just had info for regular .44 load. The Walker's cylinder is
    # # huge & a regular load of 25 grains will leave a lot of space between the
    # # ball and the powder.
    # # If the recommended load is the same, what do you fill up the excess space
    # # with?
    #
    # The best thing to use is corn meal . Make sure you use the same volume in each
    # cylinder to maintain equal powder compression
    #
    #
    #

    Been a long time for me and the black powder guns.

    I am thinking that Pyrodex is suppose to be loaded by volume and not
    weighed grains. That is weigh out 25 grains of black powder, then put
    it in something you can see or measure the level, dump it out and put in
    the Pyrodex for the same volume . Are you doing that ?

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  • From Roy@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 23 12:44:34 2020
    On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 17:00:15 +0000 (UTC), Ralph Mowery <rmowery28146@earthlink.net> wrote:

    #In article <q8r8m3$jh$1@news.albasani.net>, wmgp44@gmail.com says...
    ##
    ## On Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, Ewaldclark wrote:
    ## # Anybody know the optimum Pyrodex load for the Walker Colt? Literature that ## # came with it just had info for regular .44 load. The Walker's cylinder is ## # huge & a regular load of 25 grains will leave a lot of space between the ## # ball and the powder.
    ## # If the recommended load is the same, what do you fill up the excess space ## # with?
    ##
    ## The best thing to use is corn meal . Make sure you use the same volume in each
    ## cylinder to maintain equal powder compression
    ##
    ##
    ##
    #
    #Been a long time for me and the black powder guns.
    #
    #I am thinking that Pyrodex is suppose to be loaded by volume and not
    #weighed grains. That is weigh out 25 grains of black powder, then put
    #it in something you can see or measure the level, dump it out and put in
    #the Pyrodex for the same volume . Are you doing that ?


    Yes, Pyrodex is loaded by volume. Worthless stuff if you shoot flintlocks. I have shot nothing but real black powder for almost four decades. I used to use filler loads in my Ruger Old Army. It wasn't worth the hassle. Fill the cylinder with 3f Goex, about 32 grains IIRC I have a spout cut to the right charge on a flask, seat the ball, swab with white wheel bearing grease and have at it with CCI #11 caps (I changed out nipples to Uncle Mike's years ago). My ROA loves the load and is the hit of the public range when I bring it out. Shoot 50-55gr 3f in that Walker. That's what the real Colts were designed for.

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  • From Frank@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 23 17:18:02 2020
    On 2/23/2020 7:44 AM, Roy wrote:
    # On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 17:00:15 +0000 (UTC), Ralph Mowery
    # <rmowery28146@earthlink.net> wrote:
    #
    # #In article <q8r8m3$jh$1@news.albasani.net>, wmgp44@gmail.com says...
    # ##
    # ## On Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, Ewaldclark wrote:
    # ## # Anybody know the optimum Pyrodex load for the Walker Colt? Literature that
    # ## # came with it just had info for regular .44 load. The Walker's cylinder is
    # ## # huge & a regular load of 25 grains will leave a lot of space between the # ## # ball and the powder.
    # ## # If the recommended load is the same, what do you fill up the excess space
    # ## # with?
    # ##
    # ## The best thing to use is corn meal . Make sure you use the same volume in each
    # ## cylinder to maintain equal powder compression
    # ##
    # ##
    # ##
    # #
    # #Been a long time for me and the black powder guns.
    # #
    # #I am thinking that Pyrodex is suppose to be loaded by volume and not
    # #weighed grains. That is weigh out 25 grains of black powder, then put
    # #it in something you can see or measure the level, dump it out and put in
    # #the Pyrodex for the same volume . Are you doing that ?
    #
    #
    # Yes, Pyrodex is loaded by volume. Worthless stuff if you shoot flintlocks. I
    # have shot nothing but real black powder for almost four decades. I used to use
    # filler loads in my Ruger Old Army. It wasn't worth the hassle. Fill the
    # cylinder with 3f Goex, about 32 grains IIRC I have a spout cut to the right
    # charge on a flask, seat the ball, swab with white wheel bearing grease and have
    # at it with CCI #11 caps (I changed out nipples to Uncle Mike's years ago). My
    # ROA loves the load and is the hit of the public range when I bring it out.
    # Shoot 50-55gr 3f in that Walker. That's what the real Colts were designed for.
    #

    I tend to agree. Pyrodex is OK in my Army 44 but iffy with cap
    discharge in my percussion Hawken rifle. I would fill the cylinder the
    way you suggest with grease over the bullet.

    Have not shot BP for a while but when I first started I found it was practically impossible to overload. I hear the only trouble you might
    get in is that if bullet is not seated on the powder and there is a lot
    of space you may have an over pressure problem.

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