I sorta thought that the barrel steel used with BP revolvers was less strong than that used on Smokless Powder guns. Evidently there is more than that one reason. You guys are giving me a good education here!
I tried some 250 gr Cast bullets through my '58 Remmie using the same 30 gr Pyrodex charge as I do with lead balls. Wow the recoil was sure a lot more but that's expected from shooting a projectile twice as heavy as a Ball. They sure shot with authority and really impacted in the dirt levee behind the targets, causing a small landslide where thry hit.Balls just make a puff and go in.
Come to think of it, I wonder what pressures I was generating? My buddy who gave me the Bullets to try was shooting his Colt Army with 40 gr of BP behind his bullets.
GoshI'm going to be carefull doing that from here on and load a lighter charge (say 25 gr of Pyrodex) as to not overpressure the shot!
Where would a guy find pressure information for cast bullet loads??? It'd be prudent to have this information handy.
Since I started shooting BP Revolvers I have been told that I could "fill her up" with powder and shoot as it wasn't enough pressure to blow the gun up.
Needless to say, Being a cautious sort, I still fill from a powder measure not even from a flask cause I'm leery of that 1/3 LB of powder the thing holds and I like my hands and arms!
Another thing?
How much powder/pressure do they proof these revolvers at? That'd be intresting to find out.
I know that airgun companys like Crosman and Sheridan/Benjamin suggest air charges of 80% of the max the valves can easilly contain. Lots of folks push airguns with overcharges and blow the seals. Usually the gun won't blow.
This pressure thing is VERY intresting!
ZVP