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In a Brass frame Colt replica '51 .36 cal 15-20gr of fffg Goex Black Powder...I don't use substitutes. Colt seem real good at 18gr for me.
Steel frames 20-24gr I use 22gr B.P.
Pietta usually have a .375" bore and .375" balls will fit the Pietta chambers well.
Uberti take a .380" ball with a .380" bore...
Remington are made in brass or steel frames like a Spiller & Burr. They can take hotter charges because of frame mass the cylinder pin which differs from a Colt arbor threaded into the brass or steel frame. Will not tend to stretch as much as a Colt.
I got a few a both, and like both, but like the Rems a lil' better.
I have a Spiller and Burr [brass framed Whitney copy] big old solid frame on it,brass or not.It's a Lot stronger than my engraved brass frame .36 ''reb'' Remmie.
Brass Remingtons are probably less prone to getting out of time (speculation, of course) not necessarily because of the top strap, but because they have a greater area that the impact of the cylinder is spread out over. Look at the cylinder of a remington, and compare it to a Colt. The Colt has a narrow ring that the recoil impacts the frame at, while the Remington has a large flat area. I have never seen any pictures or actual guns where the frame has stratched, but I have seen pictures where there are indentations on the frame from repeated recoil. Now, this doesn't mean you can use heavy loads in a brass framed Remington and not a Colt, it just means you are on borrowed time. And you are on a lot more borrowed time with a Remington than you are with a Colt. Someone here posted a picture of a Remington that had pretty serious indentations in the frame from repeated shooting, so either one can get out of time with a brass frame.
you mentioned goex powder, do you have any experience with their clearshot pistol powder? i was talking to a friend, and he says it is wonderful on the amount of fouling it doesn't produce.
Well clear shot works and you don't need ta clean the BP residue within say 3-7 days. Depending on climate of course ... out here it very dry low humidity.
Nothin' but nothin' compares to real Black Powder for performance and repeatability of reloading Cap and Ball 6 shooters.
You can order 5lb. to 50 lb. shipment to youur door with hazmat fee included, to your door. Swiss, KIK, Goex plus more choices. http://www.powderinc.com/catalog/index.html
Like I said I don't use anything else, but have tried a few and will keep my comments to myself on um.
If it's all you can get I'm sure it'll work for you...I jus' do not like Synthetic Powders what so ever.
Mike I have only used Goex myself...for 30 years I have...My next order I think I am gettin' some KIK though...I'm told by a reliable source it's a lil' snappier than Goex but not as harsh as Swiss... Will let ya know.
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