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Old 04-26-2017, 03:00 PM
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I always thought the term Lemon Squeezer applied equally to any of the hammerless break top guns. Some S&W aficionados don't like the term but it is what it is...

I use the minimum or starting loads from the Lyman manual for load data. Without knowing what bullets and powders a person has it would be hard to start just throwing out data. I have used 148 grain hollow base wadcutters with 3.2 grains Unique or 2 grains of bullseye. For black powder you need to figure out where the bullet base is inside the case and fill to that point. I'm not sure how that would work with a HBWC and have never tried it. It's my understanding that the average black powder load in a handgun is going to be around 12,000 PSI. It is definitely possible to load lighter loads using Unique or Bullseye. I would guess that a compressed black powder load will be just as dangerous as an over charge of Unique.
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