First shoot with BP Revolver - Advice needed

[Hakeswill]

Hi all,

Got to fire my Pietta Remington Comp Revolver for the first time today. I was shooting at 25 yards and only one shot went in the target out of the first lot I fired, I thought they might be going low and so I put a target underneath and I was right most shots went into the target below. It was shooting very straight though but just low.

One thing I noticed straight away with the .454 balls I have, they went very easily into the chambers, in one chamber after putting a lubed wad in the ball was coming back out the chamber after I pressed it in. So I definately need to get some larger caliber balls but would this cause the gun to shoot low?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[loiner1965]

how much powder were you using and anything over the powder like wads etc...
did you slug the barrel to determine bullet diameter.
what grouping did you get as if ok you could just adjust the sights

[Hakeswill]

how much powder were you using and anything over the powder like wads etc...
did you slug the barrel to determine bullet diameter.
what grouping did you get as if ok you could just adjust the sights

I was using 15 grains of 777 with lubed wonder wads. The guy in the shop just tried a .454 ball ontop of the chamber and it looked ok but they press in easy and it doesnt shave anything off really.

I wouldnt really call it a grouping lol they were a bit all over the place. I dont have sights adjustable for elevation.

Perhaps with tighter fitting balls I might get better consistency?

[loiner1965]

try .457 balls and see what happens.....my balls ooooooh eeeerrr missus are nice and tight to press in and they are .454 too....but my grouping is all over the place too lol.
some pistols are easier than others to shoot and it takes time and practice.
keep at it .
i am not going back to using a filler and bringing the ball closer to the forcing cone like i had it before.

[Hakeswill]

try .457 balls and see what happens.....my balls ooooooh eeeerrr missus are nice and tight to press in and they are .454 too....but my grouping is all over the place too lol.
some pistols are easier than others to shoot and it takes time and practice.
keep at it .
i am not going back to using a filler and bringing the ball closer to the forcing cone like i had it before.

lol yeah I will get some .457 balls before I go next weekend and give them a try, I might try with a larger load too, think my other nozzle is 25 grains.

[tim56]

Dont be diss heartened if you are shooting all over the place to start with. Most of us missed the target compleatly when first starting out. Try using both hands to grip the pistol untill you gain confidence. 15 grns is an acceptable starting point so try bigger balls and see how it goes two handed. If you shoot well two handed but badly with one its you, if you shoot badly using two hands its probably your load. Half the fun is trying different loads etc. Iv been using my rogers nearly 10 years and i still miss the black sometimes, with my short barreled ruger im all over the place. Keep practising, it does get better.