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But since my Uberti 1858 New Model Army is now wearing a Howell Conversion Cylinder, that makes it a smokeless firearm, not a black powder revolver...
So we tried the Howell with some new loads, but...

Anyone have any suggested loads with the 200 gr SWC? I can find data for the 250 and 255s all over the place, but my bigger lube groove boolit right now is the 200 gr ones I posted earlier. This load...

So, twinscrewcanoe, what happened? Didja get the load out?

Well, my SPG lube was delivered today, when I get some time off work I'll get started!

Odd, been using that boolit powder coated for many years...

Edit to add, Great Scott, reading comprehension is BAD with me this year. I apologize.
I have used the 125gr Lee boolit myself, powder...

Sorry, I wouldn't give you $20 for that - it's ugly and useless, and the grip looks positively painful.

@AZ Muzzleloaders - I found Remington #10s at Scheels in Chandler a few days ago for $9.99 per tin.

Nice! Great, now I'm hungry...

Did they ever make one?

How MUCH did you measure into your chambers? You did use a powder measure, right? Powder that is ground down has to be screened to ensure uniformity, or at least as uniform as you can get.

Do it and show us the results I say.

Disregard

Best of luck sir, see you soon.

I know an excellent black powder revolver gunsmith in Arizona, @Jackrabbit1957. I don't know if he is on this board.

Of course, and thank you

Thank you for that tip, I will try that next time. As it is I discovered the beeswax bullets I was using for the lube base are VERY old and that might be why the home made lube won't stay on the...

I don't know, but it's worth exploring! Yes, I PC'd some of them last night and loaded up testers with AA#2 for the conversion cylinder and the Judge.

Yeah, sorry, I have what I have, can't afford a new machine right now, my bad. I apologize.
Thank you to everyone for your help, much appreciated.

Well, it seemed there was for me...

These tumbled in media and polish for about 3 hours. The BP ones one the left, smokeless on the right.

https://i.imgur.com/Ef3gEcu.jpg

So, I think next...

Yes, cast these up with the range Lead, which is as close to dead soft as I can get. NICE big lube groove.
https://i.imgur.com/73ykrfd.jpg

Whoops - I forgot to separate the brass on the line, and they tumbled with the rest of the brass. I guess they will be easy to spot when I dump it in a few minutes. Live and learn. Thank you for the...

I am casting some different boolits today. I used the 29 grain starting load from a suggestion from another person.

So, I tried them. Was not impressed.

It was fun, I'll give it that. Da Boy squeezing off his 5.

https://i.imgur.com/IWYxNlo.jpg

And then grabbed this great photo, when he decided to sit...

So here is what I did, in pictures.
I didn't have a cookie cutter for the BP lube, so boolits were dipped, then sized with a Lee push through sizer. Lube is a beeswax/olive oil/something I can't...