Reloads are all I normally shoot through my 100+-year-old guns. I would not shoot just anyone's reloads, if other than those I have loaded myself I have to know the loader "Extremely" well.
Each time you pull the trigger on a 100 year old plus gun you never know when it will blow...
I would modify this statement to read;
Each time you pull the trigger on any gun you never know when it will blow..
I do not have exact figures but over the years there have been more "Young" guns blown than Old ones.
The only way to be absolutely certain a gun never blows up in one's hands is to "Not Pull any Triggers" A step I have never been willing to take. I am far more concerned about my personal safety every time I get in an automobile than when I pick up one of my Twist or Damascus barreled Lefevers or my pre-1900 J P Clabrough Damascus.
I do shoot moderate & sensible loads through them, neither max pressure nor those "Ridiculous" Extremely Low-pressure ones. I stay in the 7K-8K range with powders made for that range, the slow progressive powders were not designed for good burniong at low pressures.
