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  1. 16-09-2009, 08:28 PM #1
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    1858 New Army Target .44 Caliber Revolver

    What weight of powder are you guys using in your Remington .44's

    I am using around 18 grains (1.6cc scoop) of pyrodex with .454 balls and it is shooting too high, but good groups.

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  2. 16-09-2009, 08:38 PM #2
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    hi
    i am using 1.0cc scoop of triple 7
    and .454 ball
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    18gns of TS2 black powder & a 457 round ball

    Also 4 of my 'finest' hard wool felt dry wads to bring the ball up to level

    If I shoot it from a 'rest' (to take the idiot factor out ! - ME ) it will put all shots in the 9 or 10 on a PL7 target


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  4. 17-09-2009, 07:31 AM #4
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    Load

    21gn FFFg and a .454 ball with a semi greased felt wad to space the ball out.
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    15g (weight) 777 FFFG, ground rice filler (9mm case full), plain felt wad, Alox lubed .454 ball in my Rem.

    Shot way high when I first had it, regardless of load. Had to 'Dremel' the front sight down by about a third - shoots to point of aim now.
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    Im on 18 grains by weight of fffg pyrodex P and 1 wonderlube wad and a .454 round ball

    point of aim, mine would also be hitting high at 25m but I lollypop mine on the black and they go in the middle.

    I have opened up the width of the rear sight, the thin metal strip, this allows me to get a thin strip of light either side of the front blade and get better sight picture/alignment, previously it was just all black and you could be slightly left or right and not tell
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  7. 17-09-2009, 05:58 PM #7
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    If the groups are good, wind the sights down I've tried a few loads in mine, 18gr of FFFg seems sbout right.
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