slumlord44 wrote on Mar 10
th, 2011 at 8:39pm:
Should have sold me those 44's. If you use black powder you can't double charge. The answer when you are using smokeless is to NOT double charge. Double charge a new gun and you can blow it up too. Am I wrong or am I missing something?
I believe you're correct on the BP.
From what I've seen, strong actions such as 1885 W, Stevens 44 1/2, Hepburn, DeHaas, Martini, etc may/will be damaged with a double charge, but won't damage you.
As far as 22 Lovell on a Ballard, small area case head and a lot of luck. Anyone shooting smokeless 45-70 on a balloard is courting disaster.
The question started about a 44, and I gave my opinion. An old and pretty good gunsmith gave me his opinion about the 44, including the ones with the "almost lockup raised bit of metal" thing. Good for 22RF, only.
As far as throwing powder charges safely,
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joe b.