Dream gun!

[ZVP]

I finally completed my '58 Remington collection! I ordered a .36 Cal Navy/Police model! I've pondered this on for a long time. An owners comment frrom Cabelas sold me. He talks of the revolver being able to take 45 gr fff charges behind a round ball. Now I'd NEVER load like that but his post told me how strong the frame is( I guess he likes 40 and 45 gr charges)? and hasn't blown his gun up yet! !8 to25 gr make more sense to me.
I normally load 30 to 35 gr charges in my two .44 Remmies and the frame is supposed to be the same.
Somewhere, i need to find out what the pressures with 30 to 35 gr of Pyrodex are? There's a real drought of real BP here
Here's to hoping to have long and plesant relationship with thr little ,36 Remington!
ZVP

 

[Panzerschwein]

Are you sure the owners comments weren't concerning a .44 Remington and it's powder capacity? 45 grains of powder seems like a lot to stuff behind a .36 round ball... I could be wrong though.

 

[brushhippie]

Ive had a couple of them...Im thinkin that might be a typo.

 

[CANNONMAN]

I use that as a cannon charge for the same ball size. I do not hold the cannon while shooting it. Makes a nice boom!

 

[rodwha]

Isn't something like 30-35 grns a max charge with a ball in a .36 Remington?

 

[ZVP]

Hell, I'd never load mine like that! I was just stating how strong the materials and frame was.
You'd have to be grazy ti hold something like that!
18 to 30 are mylimit and I doubt even 30 would be wise?
The velocity with a 22 gr Pyrodex load gets near 1000FPS plenty for a .36 cal. Probablly less for accuracy. Frankilly, the whole ide of a ,36 is to con=nserve powder and lower costs. The one thing I amnot happy with is the additional 1/2 oz weight since the .36 uses more metal due to the smaller barrel size and chamber sizes.
I have a .44 5 1/2" barreled revolver and like it a LOT, so I know I'll like the .36, since I am a .36 caliber fan.
Don't worry I'll NOT do Cannon shots!
Thanks for your concern though!
ZVP

 

[RommT]

Chamber walls on Rem .36 can take >40000cup pressure. On 9-10mm caliber, 3mm wall (~0.1 inch) can take 60000cup, like .454.
40 grain BP loads too anemic for this cylinder and frame. I was shoot Nagant M1895 muzzleloader conversion smokeless loads over 0,4g safety, because catridge version work very well whith that charge, BUT chamber wall was much tinner than the Remmy .36. It can explode only have defect metal, but if it defect than it dangerous whith BP too! My .36 brass frame Navy shoot nice whis 3-3.8gr smokeless and .375ball hundred times whithout hammer blowback like havy bp loads, and always clean after shooting. BUT never load smokeless in .44! .44 have TOO tinner walls! (if it not ROA, of corse)

 

[totallyeftup]

I would use a 30 grain triple 7 pellet. It will be the hottest load without unburned powder leaving the barrel.

You can fill the cylinder and be safe with BP, it just blows fire and unburned powder out the barrel. You will not see a video of a gun blowing up using BP. I have shot so many 120 grain loads when I was 12yrs old it is not funny, it just shoots a huge fire plume, tons of smoke, etc, no real danger.

 

[mec]

36 Remington New
Model Navy
.380 " 85 Grain Ball
Charge ..................Velocity Extreme Spread (5) Energy
28 Grains Swiss FFFg 1238 fps 59 fps ...............272 ft/lb.
28 Gr./Vol. Pyrodex P 1181 74..........................247
28 Gr./Vol. H777 1188 49 ................................251

125 Grain Buffalo Bullet
22 Grains Swiss FFFg 978 62 ...........................265

The Uberti Remington 36s are built on the same frame as the 44 nma and hold considerably more powder than the colt types. The above charges fill the chambers with enough room for the ball/bullet. The original 36 rem navies and the Euroarms replicas are on a smaller frame.

 

[ZVP]

Bad dream !!!
Gritty won't rotate the cylinder!
Feels like a kit! Going back.
Dissillusioned