Load BP .44 Remington Pedersoli

[Mac42]

15 grain Swiss 2 15 grains Semolina 44 cal lubed wad. .454 ball. lube on the ball, All in a Pedersoli Remington. With or without lubed wad. Any comments appreciated

[gtpkeeper]

the Semolina replaces the need for a wad, not sure how much your need try 10grs but enough to bring ball up to near the top of cylinder

[Turnup]

As gtpkeeper said - no need for a wad if using a lubed ball and that will save a bit of dosh. Use as much Semolina as it takes to get the ball just below flush when rammed home.

[Sussexboy]

I have a Pietta Remington.44. I use 18 grains of powder and 18 grains of semolina and a lubed ball. Patches have never figured in my load tests for it. Using this combination the ball seats just nicely in the chamber. Of course the Pedersoli may have different volume chambers. For my pistol 18 grains of the black stuff is where I get the best trade off between accuracy and frugality!

[steve medlock]

I'm wondering whether there is any advantage in lubing the ball when you are going to shave it down to fresh lead when you load it?

I personally prefer the simplicity of using a wad rather than packing with a filler.

Steve.

[Solvo]

I'm wondering whether there is any advantage in lubing the ball when you are going to shave it down to fresh lead when you load it?

I personally prefer the simplicity of using a wad rather than packing with a filler.

Steve.

The edge shaved off contacts the cylinder, the lube is for contact with the forcing cone as the lead deforms into the rifling.