It is messy while shooting, though.
You're using too much. All you need is a little around the edges of the balls. Any more is just going to get blown all over the gun.
Wads under the balls are much neater.
Telling someone to use .454 round balls is just nuts.
Went out to shoot my revolvers yesterday for the first time , Followed the instructions on here began with 20 grains and moved up to 30 and had NO problems ,In fact i am so hooked on BP right now that i really really want more I am looking for civil war era replicas that i can shoot , if any one knows of a source i would be very grateful .I wonder if they mix crack in with the gunpowder because i am so hooked i cannot wait to get out again
Rookie stated that his BP pistols were .44 cal but there is a large difference in actual bore diameters with BP pistols.
Telling someone to use .454 round balls is just nuts. I have four BP revolvers. All are .44 cal. made by ASM, Pietta, CVA and Uberti. Three of them require .440 or .445 round balls with .440 using a over shot wad and an over ball wad with grease around the edges to prevent chain fire.
My Uberti Walker I can load .445 round balls with double wads or .454 round balls.
He really needs to slug his gun or at least use calipers to determine what size RB to use.