Loading Percussion Revolvers

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Like you, I prefer to load with the cylinder on the revolver rather than using a separate press.

One thing you can do to make things easier is to drop the rammer into an empty chamber to start with...it keeps the cylinder from moving around while you are trying to pour powder into the adjacent chamber. Then after you ram the ball down onto the powder, just leave the loading lever down so that the rammer sits on the ball so that the cylinder is stabilized for loading the next chamber.

It just makes things a bit easier.
 
One trick I learned was to use a sprinkle of Cream of Wheat (filler) to help mark powder filled cylinders quickly or in low light conditions like our covered Pistol range at my Club.
You can quickly seethe loaded chambers and are not prone to throw a double load in that chamber ( it CAN be done!)
HTH,
ZVP
 
A couple of suggestions.

Under "Ammunition considerations" I'd maybe highlight or bold point #3 about not using smokeless powder. And maybe add something about how just because modern smokeless powders are black in colour does not make them the same as proper black powder.

Under "Wads and Lube" perhaps mention that most petroleum oils or greases will produce hard tar like deposits when combined with the fouling from the BP or substitutes. Reinforce that the best lubes are vegetable or animal based unless specifically labeled.

Other than these I found it to be a nice concise write up that will help inform folks new to cap and ball revolvers.
 
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