RE: What size round ball for .44 Navy pistol
The revolver I have is the 1858 Remington New Army model with target sights. I load 25 grains of Goex 3f, then a wonder wad, then press a .451 ball into it and top it with a little crisco over the cylinder. I know they claim if you use the wonder wad youdo not have to plug the cylinders with crisco, but one hangfire is my life was one too many.
I was shooting one day at 25 yards shot for shot against a friend with his .44 mag Colt Anacondarevolver and he had no accuracy advantage on me. Of course I spent years shooting handguns. They are not new to me.
What is a lot of fun it to go rabbit hunting with the thing. Granted you don't get many bunnies, but it is sure fun kicking up the snow after them. I have got two rabbits (snowshoe)so far and a couple squirrels, but nothing other then paper normally.