BA, is right , 1020fps is a terrible rifle load!! Mine were loaded w/6.8gns. of W231 & Fed LR primers, a couple years ago for my 1875 Outlaw (44-40), but made a good day at the range. Then i loaded 6.9gns., of W231, w/ WLP primers, the fps went up to 1053 to 1071 for a 5 shot groupe at 50 yds., 2rds., in same hole, 2rds., 1"apart & 1rd., 3" out (pulled it). But i like RL-7 or IMR 4198 waaaaaay better.
Lite loads are still accurate and lots of fun to shoot in my 92 Rossi.
coffee's ready, Hootmix
Great report Hootmix!!!
horrible velocity for a rifle load for hunting but for CAS or GAF no big deal with approx 1100 fps.
Truth,
Gallery loads never were my cup-a-tea, but they can certainly be accurate and fun to shoot for many.
Hootmix,
I never did get many cartridge examples from the 50's and 60's. While I was working on it, the prices for that type ammo jumped from $35 a box (cause no one wanted it) to $75/$125 a box. That is were I left off. That along with primer prices jumping from $35 a brick to $125 a brick...that sealed the end of my research.
My powder examples,https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Jy0pGqWPRx2HOQqufbcnEM1lv6tCWBJsCOB8vLIDOIg/edit#gid=1905899731Rifle Performance - 1,310fps (excluding the proof sets)
5 July 1950 - Winchester, 15.3gr of ball powder, date code CH22.
21 Sept 1963 - Winchester Proof, 16.3gr of flattened ball powder, date code UK21
Rifle Performance - 1,190fps (excluding proof sets)
4 April 1974 - Winchester Proof, 7.2gr flake/disk w/greenish specks, date code HD40
1974ish - Remington, 8.8gr of flake/disk
20 April 1976 - Western, 12.1gr flattened ball powder, date code LD02[/li][/list]
The 44-40 went from being loaded as a rifle cartridge for rifles...that performed okay in revolvers, to being loaded as a revolver cartridge for revolvers...that do not perform well in rifles.
These pistol powders perform better in pistols than they do rifles.