No point in shooting as much as the cylinder chamber will hold. Velocity gain is negligible and abusing the gun (especially if it's an open top Colt) in such a manner will wear it out/loosen it it a lot quicker than by shooting reduced charges. I have a Navy Arms .36 Colt Navy replica from the first year it was introduced- 1959- and it is as tight as the day it was made since it was only ever fired with low/sane powder charges. A buddy bought one somewhat newer than this one, and shot it a lot with heavy charges and it was ready for the trash can in less than 10 years.
Fundamental black powder question
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Brass frames wear out faster than steel frames from what I've heard so definitely use less powder if you have a brass framed pistol.
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I experimented with my 1858 Remington .44 (Pietta) with 25 28 and 30 grains of Pyrodex...my best results were with 28 grains for superior accuracy over 30 grains which opened my groups up. Just my experience...
