genephillips
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I recently purchased a Pietta steel frame 1858 Remington in .44 caliber and I'm confused as to what loads I should use to get the best performance. The Pietta manual recommends 12-15 grains of fffg, which seems rather puny to me. The Taylor's & Co. sheet recommends 20-30 grains of fffg, which seems more reasonable. Some people, including famous gunwriter Elmer Keith and a couple of old Civil War vets he knew, recommended full loads with the cylinder filled almost to the top. Some people say you can't overload a cap & ball, so long as you use the proper powder. I don't plan on shooting it very much, but when I do I'd like to shoot some fairly heavy loads but I don't want put excessive wear on my gun. Any advice would be appreciated.