New revolver coming, need load advice.

[Bigdog57]

I have my fifth Pietta Colt 1851 Navy coming, but this one is the first in .36 caliber. I have my pet loading for the .44s. What would be a good non-anemic but safe Triple Seven load for a brass framed .36 cal revolver?
That listed in the Pietta C&B guide online seem awefully wimpish.

 

[DD4lifeusmc]

wimpish

they're wimpish because
T7 is slightly hotter, because of it's formulation, not much but a tad
Even though T7 may not be mentioned specifically in the manual.

It's BRASS Brass won't take the stouter loads, although this being
a physically smaller pistol, doubt you could load it hot enough to be
problem anyway.

It's a .36 cal The chambers are considerably smaller than a .44 so you
aren't going to get much in there anyway

And lastly, it's a legal issue. So many people over the years have gotten lawsuit happy.
So even though the guns likely can handle a larger load safely manufacturers
have been dropping the spec to what they know are safe.

But for accuracy you'll need to do what you did with your other guns.
Start low and work your way to max and find the best for that gun!

 

[Hawg]

It's BRASS Brass won't take the stouter loads, although this being
a physically smaller pistol, doubt you could load it hot enough to be
problem anyway

You can do that with Pyrodex and its easy to do. Me personally I wouldn't go over 18 grains of bp or Pyro. That would be 15 grains of T7

 

[salvadore]

Now I'm worried, I've only shot my 36 cal with round ball but am going to shoot my new 58 navy with lee's conical 131 grs with pyrodex. Is there some way I could over load this revolver? Ditto with my Lee 200 gr conical in my 1860, all with steel frames.

Oh yeah and what would be a good round ball load (safe) for my pocket navy and pyrodex. Can it be over laoded?

 

[DD4lifeusmc]

Salvadore

Now I'm worried, I've only shot my 36 cal with round ball but am going to shoot my new 58 navy with lee's conical 131 grs with pyrodex. Is there some way I could over load this revolver? Ditto with my Lee 200 gr conical in my 1860, all with steel frames.

No need to worry much about the steel frames with the heavier loads.
The only real weakness of Colt is the open top design.
Consistent heavy loads can cause the arbor to work loose, but it's not really a common thing.
But these guns are not magnums. Were never meant to be. Hot loads doesn't necessarily produce accuracy.
All of mine are steel frame, both Colt and Remington. I've settled in at 30 gr of whatever I have handy at the time.
Now and then just for a bit more recoil I'll go 35, But 30 works good in mine
I use a custom 190 and 195 gr conical. My normal target is a 4x4 piece of wood, which in reality is only 3.5" x3.5" I hit it consistently, good enough for me.

 

[44 Dave]

I have a flask and spout that throws 18 grs. of FFFg, with lubed wad it is a nice target load. Max that will fit with a wad is about 25 grs.
You don't need to load heave to have fun.