Oh, that’s not what I’m driving at... at all. So, in the .45’s 70-90 grains of 2f or 3f Swiss and bullets from 260 to 500 grains or so. In the .40, 55-80 grains of 3f and bullets from 240-400 grains. Extrapolate higher for .50’s and so on. The heaviest bullets and charges will erode a standard nipple to the point of uselessness in 30-50 shots. Still not blowing back you know, but accuracy will suffer and after all, accuracy, hitting, is the point of shooting. At least that’s what I’m trying to do.When I was young and dumb, (not young anymore, still dumb) I used to load up to hammer blow-back levels. I'd load my "Zouave" up until the hammer blew back, with a 585 grain slug, and back down five grains or so until the hammer didn't blow back.That was then my "hunting load", of which I never did kill anything with it. As I recall, the hammer would start half-cocking it's self a little over 120 grains with that slug. Sure did kick. That rifle had a pretty open nipple, with a good nipple Ampco or Tresco maybe I could have put more powder in and cracked the stock. Them was the good old days. NOT!
You’re not by chance the seventh son of the seventh mother are you?Hello, it T'was a long long time ago, in a faraway land. No...actually it was here. But it was a long time ago. I think it was on my second shot, and two adjacent chambers on my left also went off. Oh, I guess that's obvious...the empty chambers on my right most likely would not go off. !!!!
Don't remember if any caps detonated. I think I was using wads, but can't say for sure. I do know that I shot the gun (1860 Euroarms Colt) for many years before that without wads, using black powder. No greasy kid stuff over the balls/chambers.
The charge was 30 grains of 777, by volume. Caps were pinched to stay on the nipples. That may have been the problem, the much higher burning temps of the 777 may have ignited the other chambers through the nipples, whereas the black powder never did. ? On the other hand, the much higher temps and pressure may have been enough to flash past the balls. ?
It could have all been a coincidence, but I find it "funny", that in like 40 years the pistol never chain fired before, or after trying 777. ? And, that it was only on the 7th shot, with 777.
