Uberti 1862 Police, 6.5" barrel. How much powder?

[gilgsn]

Hello, does anyone know how much powder can be put under the ball without compression?

Thanks,

 

[Rudedog]

I use 15 grains of 3f BP

 

[gilgsn]

Thanks, will it fit 20?

 

[Pyro]

In order to find out how much powder fits under the ball, you'll have to compress it.

 

[TheRodDoc]

my uberti 1862 holds 22 grain volume with the ball just sitting on the settled powder and flush with the cyl. face. Yours might be slightly different because of measure used or depth of chamber bore.

To make a test tool, drill into a ball with a 1/16" bit. push a round tooth pick or wire into the hole for a handle, then rotate the ball against a solder iron to make it's dia. small enough to slip into cylinder. then you can sit the ball on the powder with no compression to see just how much the chamber will hold with no compression but no air space.

 

[Pancho]

Gilgsn, I've not done this myself but may I suggest that the next time you load the gun fill the first chamber with a load known to fit like 15 gr. load a ball and compress. Carefully fill the chamber on top of that compressed load with powder to the top of the chamber then pour it off and measure it. So let's say you have your 15gr+ball load and you can add 5gr. to the top of the load, it is safe to say that a 20gr. load +ball compressed will be below the face of the chamber. If you want to maximize the load further load the second cylinder with 20gr. of power and ball then compress it. Once again fill the chamber to the top pour off and measure that amount. By the time you've loaded four chambers you will know the maximum amount of powder your gun will take.
I hope that my thoughts typed are as clear as they are in my head.

 

[TheRodDoc]

He wants to know what it holds "Without" Compression.

 

[gilgsn]

Thanks guys, good advise. The reason for "no compression" is because I mainly use 777. I haven't bought the gun yet (I shoot a Pietta Remington). 15gr sounded a bit anemic for a 36, but 20, in a 6.5" barrel sounds much better.. Maybe keeping the load at 15gr for practice would make the gun last much longer, but it would be nice to have the option of loading 20gr of 777 occasionally..

 

[PRM]

My 2nd Gen Colt Police is most accurate with 17 grains of FFF Goex.

I started with 15grains and went up from there. I've shot rabbits with mine.

 

[Rudedog]

20 grains of BP will fit in my Police, but if feels like it is starting to compress with a wad I use to prevent chain firing. I like a 15 grain charge because I'm using less powder and it is more acurate for me. I only plink and target shoot with this gun, have not tried small game with it. For that I'd use my 1860 Army.

 

[Skinny 1950]

Let us know how the 777 works out,I tried it in my Uberti 1851 .36 and had to take the gun apart every 200 rounds due to carbon-like crap building up in the trigger works. Switched to Goex...problem solved. I liked the extra kick of the 777 but I hate taking a new gun (2010) apart if I don't have to.