a little fun with paper patched bullets and the .45-2.6

[Don McDowell]

Chris I think the powder they used was similar to the various 1 1/2 f powders we shoot today.
I think rifle fit has a bunch to do with felt recoil. The hi wall spitting a bullet at around 1340 is pretty manageable for me, but it weighs just a touch over 12 lbs, and with the long barrel is fairly muzzle heavy. On the other hand the 40-90 bn in the #1 shiloh should be a nasty beast as it has a standard weight 30 in barrel, but with the limbsaver pad, its not bad.