Old Uberti Walker came my way.

I use up to 60 grains in mine with no ill effects so far.

I know. The Walker could handle that load with no problem. The only problem was that I was busy shooting at the match with the Walker. Sombody offered me glass tubes filled with blackpowder with around 60 grain. He said when you use this loads you have to cut off the roundball to pusch this load in your cilinder. Nice offer but not during a match and I never cut of any balls.

SO....if you do cut off the balls does the guns report go soprano...or is it high tenor ??

Thuer said:

...I never cut of any balls.

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That would be awfully cruel if you did.

Well, actualy when it is fired it sounds like a very big bang and the loading lever commes down. Accuracy is complete gonne.
But the revolver is forgiving, you can use new balls when you load it again.

Thuer said:

I know. The Walker could handle that load with no problem. The only problem was that I was busy shooting at the match with the Walker. Sombody offered me glass tubes filled with blackpowder with around 60 grain. He said when you use this loads you have to cut off the roundball to pusch this load in your cilinder. Nice offer but not during a match and I never cut of any balls.

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I'm not sure what you mean by cut off the roundball, do you mean reducing the size of the ball?

No reducing the size diameter of the ball does not work. Becouse by the first shot fired all balls would be fall out of the cilinder. The meaning was that you cut of the top of the ball sticking out of the cilinder after pressing it in the chamber. Becouse the amount of blackpowder of more than 60 grain the ball would not fit. So. I have seen that the shooter cuts of the top off the ball with a sharp knive and then place the cilinder back. I do not like this methode, becouse it is more about the big bang then for accuracy.
I have not done that with my Walker. 45 grain was enough. The bang was impressive and the accuracy was good.

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WIL TERRY said:

SO....if you do cut off the balls does the guns report go soprano...or is it high tenor ??

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Now that right there is funny!