Most .44 cal revolvers shoot best with 30 grains of fffg. Another
consideration is the size of the ball. You probably will need a .454
round ball but I have a remington new model army that shoots a .457.
The old timers that I shoot with say that you want the ball to shave
a ring or close to it when you seat it. I have never had a gun that
was made well enough to shave a ring but look for that real good fit.

As far as powder charges go, move up or down in five grain increments
and look for the best group. Try five shots with 20 grains, then five
shots with 25 grains, then 30 cleaning in between the groups.

Well, that's my tidbit of advice. Keep Christ in your heart,

Terry




--- In Muzzleloaders@yahoogroups.com, "David" <shcokete@y...> wrote:
> I have been using 25 grains fffg, with poor accuracy, should I
> increase or decrease the load; or is that just the nature of the
> gun???
> I get maybe one in three in the black at 25 yards.