How many grains of black powder are in a 45 caliber pistol?

How many grains of black powder are in a 45 caliber pistol?

45 Colt cartridge. The load range for this cartridge was typically 28 to 40 grains of black powder. Thus, a Colt Walker revolver converted to shoot the .

What type of black powder creates most pressure?

Remember: The finer the granulation of powder, the more pressure it creates when fired.

• Fg – very coarse granules of powder used mainly in cannons or large caliber firearms.
• FFg – finer granules than the Fg, used mainly in shotguns and larger caliber rifles.
• FFFg – the most common type, used generally in .

Can you use Pyrodex in a black powder pistol?

Pyrodex P Pistol Powder Pyrodex P is intended to be a direct replacement for FFFg blackpowder, when measured volumetrically using a black powder measure. Principal uses for Pyrodex P are in muzzleloading pistols, cap and ball revolvers, and in small bore, muzzleloading rifles. Available in a 1-LB container.

How much power does a black powder cap & ball revolver have?

A.44 caliber cap & ball revolver loaded with a 140-grain round ball over 30-grains of 3Fg Goex black powder only generates 242 ft/lbs of energy. In comparison, a 124-grain, 9mm round produces 304 ft/lbs of power.

How much powder does it take to fire a 44 Cap revolver?

Depends on which .44 cap and ball revolver you’re trying to fire.For example my .44 Colt Army takes about a 30 grain charge of 3f powder. ( 3f is considered a pistol powder . You can use 2f ,but the charge would be smaller due to the larger powder granules.) In my Ruger .44 Old Army it takes a maximum charge of 45 grains of 2f.

What size ball do you use for a 44 caliber revolver?

Use .454 for all .44-caliber cap and ball revolvers, except the Ruger Old Army which requires .457 inch. The .454 balls don’t require very little more effort to seat, compared to .451 balls, but give a better seal. The larger ball, upon seating, will create a wider band around the circumference of the ball.

What is the maximum speed of a black powder revolver?

I once had a modern made Ruger Old Army cap & ball .44 (.457 actually) black powder revolver. The loaded data said the maximum powder load was “as much as you can force in of any black powder”. The soft .454 round lead ball was listed at a maximum of ~1150 fps, IIRC.