I think this powder was designed for rifle pistol cartridges , ........and the 44-40 wcf . I still have over 6 lbs left . All the load data I see is for lever rifles, and some large powder charges 24-27 grs at about 1900 fps . I have a Uberti 1875 Outlaw in 44-40 any loads for this pistol ? Or not safe to use ? Thanks
Tangents everywhere. However, to answer the question of simply wanting to burn up his extra powder in his revolver, there is virtually no .44-40 data out there for what YOU want to do. If you have no other application suited for it, best sell it and get something else.
Like I said, Lyman lists 4227 data for the revolvers.
Lyman 49th page 369 is for revolver use.
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Lyman 42709812.5gr to start, 15.8gr max
15.8gr 915fps @ 12,000cup
200gr Speer JHP #442516.1gr to start, 17.9gr max
17.9gr 879fps @ 12,300cup
Lyman 42766615gr to start, 17gr max
17gr 984fps @ 12,600cup
SAAMI Max =13,000cup/
11,000psiMy Test Results 20" barrel17gr, 205gr Lyman 427098,
9,389psi18.5gr, Winchester 200gr JSP,
9,205psi20.5gr, Winchester 200gr JSP,
12,200psi Orange (Yellow is hard to see)
25gr, Magma 200gr lead,
17,915psiI am not recommending
loads that result in pressures above 11,000psi and they are for Group II strong action rifles only. Lyman explains what group two rifles are.