Fireforming .44-77 brass?

[Kurt]

Jim,

I use spilled powder swept off the bench or take all of the partial cans of different powder I accumulate and put it case tumbler for a few minutes to blend it. and this is what I use instead of the good stuff for forming the bottle necked shoulders.
I formed a lot of cases for the .44-77 and the .44-90 bn using Bell .44 /3-1/4 brass. I annealed the cases clear down to the base, they will harden after a couple shots fired again, and I used a wad stack with cork and filled the neck with candle wax. It worked just fine for me and you can load and shoot 100 rounds in short order with out wiping between shots.
I read in one of the old 1890's book where they used 3 grains of wood dust for reduced loads. I think it was saw dust? on the bottom of the case under the powder and they mentioned that it helps cleaning the fouling.
I never tried it but I think I just might to see if it does help to control the fouling.