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I always ran black powder compressed like a black hole. Caveat.. I only used black powder in cap and ball and muzzle loaders though. I think it's the proper and wise thing to do in those.Old post I know but Ive got a 1858 Remington Pietta ( newer ) with a Howell conversion. Ive run hundreds of rounds of 45 colt loaded with 36 grains of FFFG triple 7 and 200 grain hard cast bullets. Speed averages in the 1125 FPS range for about 550 ft/lbs muzzle energy. No signs of stretching or any other problems. Not the most accurate thing but Ive never been a huge accuracy guy. Minute of man is fine. With the original cylinder I usually go a little hotter with 38 grains ( all the cylinder will handle uncompressed) and a 141 grain ball with 1220 FPS. Ive seen testing where people claim to run 40 grains triple 7 FFFG triple 7 but I don't really think its even possible to cram that much in there uncompressed.