From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:v4t0ca$1gisa$2@dont-email.me...   
      
   The Lyman book shows 44 revolver from 20-35gr with round ball, and from   
   20-30 with conical slugs.  1860 Remington army is typically a 44 cal,   
   and you shave .451 bullets into it.   
      
   If you are target shooting short to medium range I'd start at 20 if your   
   lever arm will push them in deep enough.  Less powder means less   
   fouling, although with BP that may be a distinction without a difference.   
   Bob La Londe   
      
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   I have a repro Colt 1851 Navy, 36 caliber, and settled on 15 grains of BP   
   for making the powder flask to dispense the target load.   
      
   Apparently .36 caliber is 100 balls per pound of lead and .44 is 50.   
   https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/round-balls-per-pound.127/   
      
   After re-reading a bit of African Rifles and Cartridges I was searching for   
   the reason for the British .577 caliber; it's 25 per pound.   
   Good book! He tells a little story to go with each caliber, like Suddenly a   
   rhino burst from the grass beside the trail and I fired into it from a foot   
   away... Some are about other hunters who lost the fight.   
      
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