Back out to the range this morning with the rest of the toys I brought with me.
The results on the Navy were less than spectacular on speed but the consistancy for a front stuffer was outstanding. Even though the extreme spread was 50 that was caused by only one punky load, the rest were within 5 to 15 fps, not bad for cap and ball. Given that the Navy is a brassy this is about as good as it gets for this gun. But on the other hand it's a plinker that doesn't eat much powder and it's fun to shoot.
1851 Confederate Navy Brass loaded with 16gr Goex 3f with 15gr by volume Corn Meal filler, .454 RB with no lube.
Average Velocity: 640
Extreme Spread: 50
Average Impact Energy: 128 ft. lb.
The H&R on the other hand I would like to see better numbers from. Unfortunately I'm going to have to drop the charge a little to see if I can stop from ballooning primers so the numbers will probably go down from here. Would this make a good self defense gun?? Maybe in a knife fight but that would be about it. Sure is easy to carry though.
I think the extreme spread of 75 was probably caused by a blown primer as I did have one that the hammer pierced.
38 S&W loaded with 10gr 3f Swiss and a 145 RNFP Black Dawge bullet lubed with SPG.
Average Velocity: 594
Extreme Spread: 75
Average Impact Energy: 114 ft. lb.
Take the numbers for what they're worth, your mileage may vary.
The results on the Navy were less than spectacular on speed but the consistancy for a front stuffer was outstanding. Even though the extreme spread was 50 that was caused by only one punky load, the rest were within 5 to 15 fps, not bad for cap and ball. Given that the Navy is a brassy this is about as good as it gets for this gun. But on the other hand it's a plinker that doesn't eat much powder and it's fun to shoot.
1851 Confederate Navy Brass loaded with 16gr Goex 3f with 15gr by volume Corn Meal filler, .454 RB with no lube.
Average Velocity: 640
Extreme Spread: 50
Average Impact Energy: 128 ft. lb.
The H&R on the other hand I would like to see better numbers from. Unfortunately I'm going to have to drop the charge a little to see if I can stop from ballooning primers so the numbers will probably go down from here. Would this make a good self defense gun?? Maybe in a knife fight but that would be about it. Sure is easy to carry though.
I think the extreme spread of 75 was probably caused by a blown primer as I did have one that the hammer pierced.
38 S&W loaded with 10gr 3f Swiss and a 145 RNFP Black Dawge bullet lubed with SPG.
Average Velocity: 594
Extreme Spread: 75
Average Impact Energy: 114 ft. lb.
Take the numbers for what they're worth, your mileage may vary.