Black Powder

Black Powder

For the 44 W.C.F.

Black Powder

 This is an area I have yet to explore in detail. I'd like to just start off with Winchester's 1895 Catalog #55 and then update later.

 After the Civil War manufactures started using the F system to designate black powder granular.

​From Winchester's August 1895 catalog

​For the 32, 38, and 44 WCF rifles and ALL center-fire pistol cartridges:

• ​American Powder Mills' "Rifle Cartridge, No. 4"

• Hazard Powder Company's "Kentucky Rifle F.F.G."

• E. I. DuPont. de Nemours & Co.'s "Dupont Rifles F.F.G."

• Laflin & Rand Powder Co.'s "Orange Rifle Extra, F.F.G."

​For powder to be used in rifle cartridges containing more than 40 grains, we recommend the following brands and sizes of grains as giving the best results:

• ​American Powder Mills' "Rifle Cartridge, No. 3"

• Hazard Powder Company's "Kentucky Rifle F.G."

• E.I. DuPont. de Nemours & Co.'s "Dupont Rifles F.G."

• Laflin & Rand Powder Co.'s "Orange Rifle Extra, F.G."