Low Key
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I trust my 58 with 40gr under a round ball just as much as my modern semi-autos. I know how to load it right, and I KNOW it's gonna fire when I pull the trigger.
Eagle24, there's a thread either here or on The Firing Line where Beartracker (Remington Kid over there) shows how he loads 40 grains, a felt wad and a ball, too!
Eagle,
I can't remember, are you using goex?
As far as I know, there's no harm in compressing BP. I've compressed some loads pretty hard and no ill effects. Now 777 gets squirrelly when you compress it too much, but that's more inconsistent velocities that cause innaccurate shots than it is dangerous increases in pressure.
As far as I know, there's no harm in compressing BP.