What type of bullets, primer and crimp do you use when loading with the pistol pellets? I was trying to figure out how to go about using them with a regular lead ball and brass case, ever try that?
Using The pellets, I use a 200 grain .44 bullet lubed with a home made BP Lube in the .44-40 with a standard roll crimp and a magnum primer. Works well in my 1866 Carbine.
In the .45 Colt cartridge I use an RCBS 250 grain RN 2 groove bullet with same lube and primer as above and a taper crimp.
I have used a brass case with the pellet and a round ball. The round ball was coated in Liquid Alox and seated deep enough to crimp over the curve of the ball with a CCI Large Pistol Magnum primer to touch it off.
In all cases it worked great. I did use the 30 grain Pyrodex pellet in a .44 Colt case. I compressed the pellet enough to seat that same 200 grain bullet and crimpped it in place. When I touched it off in my 5.5 inch barreled 1875 Remington, I thought I had lit off a .44 Magnum.