fastone_84401
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Hi. I just purchased my first C&B pistols, a pair of 44 caliber, nickel plated 1851 Navy revolvers, made by Pietta. I've bought all the kit and I'm hoping ot shoot them on Monday.
The book that came with them calls for a load of 12-15 grains of FFFg but I see many of the flasks for sale actually throw 24 grains as standard for the Navy pieces.
So before I screw anything up, could someone advise on the correct powder charge, please? TIA.
Here's a blog post with links to pictures of my new shootin irons. http://wasted_electrons.blogspot.com/2008/02/here-are-those-shiny-new-pistols.html
Doh! That would be 1851, not 1581...
The book that came with them calls for a load of 12-15 grains of FFFg but I see many of the flasks for sale actually throw 24 grains as standard for the Navy pieces.
So before I screw anything up, could someone advise on the correct powder charge, please? TIA.
Here's a blog post with links to pictures of my new shootin irons. http://wasted_electrons.blogspot.com/2008/02/here-are-those-shiny-new-pistols.html
Doh! That would be 1851, not 1581...
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