Morn'in shooters,
A friend is starting to get into the Cowboy Mounted Shooting where they shoot blank loads, while mounted on a horse, at ballons.
I was just at his house a short time ago, to see if I could help him with his Black Powder loads for his .45LC and have some questions as per what is correct for this situation.
I know you don't want air gaps with B. P. , but the question is what about crimping the case mouth over the fiber wad which contains the B.P.?
He says he thinks some folk don't even crimp the case mouth.?.?.?.
The loads recommended to him were 37 - 42 gr of B.P., and he loaded 35.
At that load level, with his cases/powder/wad, there could not be enough crimp to secure the wad tight to the powder without damaging.
So, #1, does the wad need to be crimped?
#2 is there enough pressure in these loads to flatten the crimp back out?
#3 if the load does need to be crimped, shouldn't the amount/level of the powder be increased to the point where the crimp is then tight to the wad?
Is there a site with info about this sport and loading?
Thanks,
Keep em coming!
Crusty Deary Ol'Coot