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Many of you know me from my 1851 Navy & beginner lengthy thread.
Soon I'll start reloading, I'm in a process of getting everything I need, next month I expect to be fully equipped. I learned a lot about it by watching youtube videos and reading about it here and elsewhere around the web. But I still have some questions, at this moment just one important specific question. I asked staff members where to post this, in Blackpowder or in Reloading section, and they said that it could be better to post here. So bear with me please.
I have:
- Pietta 1851 Navy .36 with steel frame
- Kirst Konverter conversion cylinder to .38
- .38 Special brass cases (the only one suitable for my cylinder which I could obtain) - made by Magtech
- .38 hollow base wadcutters, .357 diameter, 148 gr, with grooves, lubed, soft lead
- FFFg black powder (POW-EX by WANO)
- Winchester primers - small pistol for standard pistol loads
The cylinder chamber is 36 mm long. The case is 28 mm long. If I seat a wadcutter fully (flush with mouth of the cartridge), I still have 8 mm of length between the tip of the wadcutter/case and the chamber's mouth. That's a lot of length (empty space) still left in a chamber. That means that wadcutter could protrude out of the case without any impact on the cylinder's rotation.
I'm mentioning this because I heard that when wadcutter is completely inside the case - not much room is left for the powder - and that could result in weak shot or even in possibility that such amount of black powder may not have enough energy to push the bullet down the barrel.
But since I have plenty of room still left in cylinder's chamber, I could put MORE black powder and let a wadcutter stick outside the case - but the big question is: HOW MUCH?
Another (small) question is about the lube. I asked the web-shop to tell me what type of lube is on my wadcutters and the reply was: "It is standard lube. It will fit for Smokeless and Blackpowder." Not much info. Should I put something between black powder and wadcutter, maybe fill the bottom of the hollow base with lube, or use lube cookie or lubed wad? Or is a factory lube already on them enough?
THANK YOU!
Soon I'll start reloading, I'm in a process of getting everything I need, next month I expect to be fully equipped. I learned a lot about it by watching youtube videos and reading about it here and elsewhere around the web. But I still have some questions, at this moment just one important specific question. I asked staff members where to post this, in Blackpowder or in Reloading section, and they said that it could be better to post here. So bear with me please.
I have:
- Pietta 1851 Navy .36 with steel frame
- Kirst Konverter conversion cylinder to .38
- .38 Special brass cases (the only one suitable for my cylinder which I could obtain) - made by Magtech
- .38 hollow base wadcutters, .357 diameter, 148 gr, with grooves, lubed, soft lead
- FFFg black powder (POW-EX by WANO)
- Winchester primers - small pistol for standard pistol loads
The cylinder chamber is 36 mm long. The case is 28 mm long. If I seat a wadcutter fully (flush with mouth of the cartridge), I still have 8 mm of length between the tip of the wadcutter/case and the chamber's mouth. That's a lot of length (empty space) still left in a chamber. That means that wadcutter could protrude out of the case without any impact on the cylinder's rotation.
I'm mentioning this because I heard that when wadcutter is completely inside the case - not much room is left for the powder - and that could result in weak shot or even in possibility that such amount of black powder may not have enough energy to push the bullet down the barrel.
But since I have plenty of room still left in cylinder's chamber, I could put MORE black powder and let a wadcutter stick outside the case - but the big question is: HOW MUCH?
Another (small) question is about the lube. I asked the web-shop to tell me what type of lube is on my wadcutters and the reply was: "It is standard lube. It will fit for Smokeless and Blackpowder." Not much info. Should I put something between black powder and wadcutter, maybe fill the bottom of the hollow base with lube, or use lube cookie or lubed wad? Or is a factory lube already on them enough?
THANK YOU!
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