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Right, these things are standardized by volume and not weight.
re: amount of powder... you would typically shoot groups at 5 grain increments and just go with whatever's the most accurate. In theory you might try 55-100 grains but to start you might go with 70 until you get the hang of the thing and break it in a bit. Seems like a lot of .54s like something in the 70-80 range.
Did your rifle come with the paperwork? If not you ought to call them.
I'm assuming it is a sidelock/flintlock rifle that probably has a max load of 100-120 grns of powder.
Here's the max load for a Lyman's rifle. Though different it ought to be similar.
.535" RB 120 grs. 2Fg or 100 grs. 3Fg
335 gr. Sabot 110 grs. 2Fg or 90 grs. 3Fg
450 gr. Maxi 110 grs. 2Fg or 90 grs. 3Fg
The powders don't weigh the same, but weighing your charge can get you more consistent. I.e. fill your measure to volume you want (80 grns), which, for the sake of argument, weighs 71.2 grns. You know that 80 grns volume weighs 71.2 grns weight of your specific powder, and can weigh your charges if you want to be more precise.
if yu have acess to real black powder yu may like it better. id start out with 80 grs by volume of 2f. and work up from there going by accuracy.real black will be cheaper if you can get it. i just bought 25 lbs from a supplier for 12 buks a pound.yu may not need that much but it lasts forever.
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