pietta 1858 44 Caliber Revolver

That's the thing about b.p. guns. Seems like no matter how many I get, I feel the need to get more. I have some that don't even get shot very often, I have my favorites, yet I keep buying more. first, it was revolvers, then, single shot pistols, then rifles, and the cycle keeps repeating, lol! I got to the point where I sold most of my cartridge guns to fund more cap and ball purchases.
 
Leigh....

Great news.

I think you just experienced one of the interesting aspects of cap and ball revolvers. Everyone who shoots one is automatically a handloader.

Some of us take it more seriously than others (I am one who doesn't take it very seriously..... yet) but we are all handloaders.
 
I have two Pietta 1858 bought 14 years apart from Cabelas and a Colt 1860 made in the 80's and with the purchased balls I have found the .454 balls to work better with all of them. The only differences that I have found was in the nipple sizes.
 
After I shot up all my 451s I got 454 rd balls. The 454s seem to do good in all my 44s. 457s seem to work good in my Walker and Dragoon pistols. Most Peittas work ok with 451 rd ball and 454 seems to wook well in Uberti pistols.:confused:
 
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