The easy way to load that cylinder...

Go to: www.blockaderunner.com google it, or click that link. It will list specials. On that page are two pistol flasks. They do sell (or used to) different grain spout to custom the load. If you have questions, call them and ask for Todd. He is their gun smith and a real black powder information source.

The light bronze cylinder (the one I use) is 20 grains of powder with the pre measured spout the dark bronze I believe is 30 grains. Fill that and it will give you pre measured loads. This is how I carry loose powder for my shotguns. I just fill a flask and measure in the field with it.

I pull the cylinder, and put it on my loader. Then I fill all the cylinders with a powder charge, add the wad, put the roundball on it, seat the roundball, and fill it with lube over the cylinders. Then just wipe the excess off.

Turn it over and put the caps on the nipples, and flop that back in the revolver and you are ready to shoot.

When I clean it, I take the wood grips off, take the revolver apart, and put the whole thing, parts and all in dishwater. With a tooth brush I scrub all the parts clean. Then I take an air compressor and blow the water off the frame and parts. After that I spray it with brake cleaner to make sure all the water is displaced. You could use WD-40 which is a great Water Dispacer. Then I oil my metal and trigger mechanisms down. I use a Q tip to make sure I scrub out and oil the area where the hammer falls into. After it is oiled up, I replace the wood grips and put it back in my holster.