Whooe! The Old West Rides Again!

[Eric Johanen]

Now for the piece of resistance! Black powder loads. These loads are over 8 years old and put up when I had Colt Model 1877's and a .41 caliber DA Army revolver. I know they used GOEX but not really sure if it was 2 fg or 3 fg. First 5 showed 1 bullet tipped. 10 shots showed 2 more tipped bullets and the last 5 showed no tipped bullets. Close but still no cigar. I'll be testing with Swiss and OE 3 fg and see if the pressure and faster burning powders result in good accuracy and no tipped bullets. Smoke and a bit more recoil than the factory or handloaded smoke less loads.