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connexion123 said:
I have 3 lbs of Scheutzen FFg but I have no clue how to load BP.
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fffg would be a better choice in a pistol cartridge basically you want as much as you can get in the case leaving enough room for the bullet you want a bit of compression as well. smokeless lubes are a no no with BP you need a lube made for BP
 
I just started loading BP cartridge myself, here's my process/thoughts. More experienced loaders will hopefully come along.

FFg should work ok. In fact it might be better for experimenting than FFF due to a slower burn resulting in a lower pressure. As antiqueguy said, you want to fill the available space and have mild compression. If you have an air gap with a BP loading; bad mojo. Determine how much volume your case has once your bullet is seated. Remember, Black is measured by volume, not weight.

Although a lube might not be absolutely neccessary, it's an excellent idea for BP loading. Velocity should be low enough that leading shouldn't be a major concern, it can sure help with fouling. Without a lube the fouling is hard and nasty. There's recipes out there for all kinds of concoctions, I finally just mixed 50/50 beeswax and Bore Butter (by weight). Crisco or Vasline should work as well with a beeswax mixture. I've used various thickness lube cookies and they all seemed sufficient.

Prep your case, throw in your charge. I shake mine a bit to settle it before I continue. I then put in a disc of parchment paper (waxed paper should work) to minimize possible powder contamination by the lube cookie. I use a casing as a cutter. Put the lube lube cookie on, top with your bullet and seat. I rely on the lube cookie to provide the amount of compression I desire.

As I said, have just started dabbling with BPCR myself, haven't blown up myself or rifle yet. For cleaning the cases I just throw them in some cold soapy water when I get home then proceed as normal. Seems to work very well.

Hope this helps.
 
it is important to use the proper diameter bullets for the 455; the ones with the long tapered point. I tried using bullets intended for the 45 Colt which will shoot but not accurately. I think that both the diameter is important as well as the shaped of the nose of the bullet which I think helps to guide the slug into the barrel. The two webleys that I own have no coning in the barrel at the breach end

cheers mooncoon
 
I ran a few hundred rounds of .455 webley with 3.2 grains of Trail Boss powder or 3.2 grains of 700x. this was pushing a 265 grain hollow-base lead. they were very gentle loads, I liked the Trail Boss the best, they seemed to burn slightly cleaner.
 
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