Ive seen the broadside about loading and cleaning.
but the only thing about specific loads Ive seen is:
Colt’s Recommended Loads
19th Century-Expressed in Grains
.31 Pocket Revolver: 13.5 grains unspecified powder, 76-grain conical bullet or 50-grain ball.
.36 1851–61 Navy: 20 grains unspecified black powder, 140-grain conical bullet or 81-grain round ball.
.36 Pocket Model: 15 grains unspecified black powder, conical bullet—weight unspecified.
.44 Dragoon: 41 grains unspecified powder, 146-grain ball or 219-grain bullet.
.44 1860: 27 grains unspecified powder, 212-grain conical bullet or 146-grain ball.
.44 Walker: 40 to 50 grains unspecified powder, 212-grain conical bullet.
Nineteenth century references often do not specify powder types but those that do recommend FFg for all except the small pocket models.
Granulation is achieved by grating the powder through screens of specified sizes. Manufacturer’s standards regarding proper granulation are highly variable.
Screen sizes:
Fg 12 —16 squares per inch. FFg 30—50 squares per inch. FFFg —50+ square per inch
Guns Magazine, April 1956, Page 11, “Grandpa's Muzzle Loader Comes Back,” by William C. L. Thompson
Colt .44 Dragoon…… 220-grain conical and 145-grain ball
40-grains FFg and FFFg
Colt .44 Army 1860 ….200-grain conical and 140-grain ball
28-grains FFg and FFFg
Navy .36 1851 & ’61…..140-grain conical and 82-grain ball
18 & 20-grains FFg and FFFg
Pocket .31 1849……….. 77-grain conical and 50-grain ball
13- 14-grains FFg and FFFg *
* This load is suspect. It will not fit in the chamber of either the Colt or Remington Pocket revolvers even with the original bullets that tend to weigh 71 grains.
