Originally Posted By: J.R.B.
Any idea what the velocity was with those 4, 4 1/4, and 4 1/2 drams were? smile

No, but with the high quality black powder of the day I would assume they were quite fast. I recall reading some where many years back, "American Rifleman" I think, that black powder reached its zenith at about this point in time.


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