Are brass shells legal to skirmish?

[Maillemaker]

Hi Steve, can I ask why you are using 62g of 3F?

I'm not. I just stated the maximum charge possible with a .5" ID tube and this bullet in a Pedersoli.

I use 45 grains 3F.

Steve

[Fred Jr]

That's better Steve! I use 40 in my Shiloh. I just wondered why!

Fred

[Maillemaker]

That's better Steve! I use 40 in my Shiloh. I just wondered why!

Yeah I did a full load workup from like 30 grains up to 60. 45-50 grains did the best group.

I hear other folks with shorter bullets or longer chambers and such able to put 80 or even 100 grains of powder behind their bullets. I don't know why you'd want to do that but anyway. I don't know what historical Sharps accommodated for powder charge. They basically "filled 'em to the brim".

Steve

[Dave Fox]

Some sources indicate wartime Sharps .52 calibre linen cartridges were charged with 65 grains of musket powder.

[Maillemaker]

Thanks, Dave!

Steve