OK, here I go.....
I have a late-nineties Browning 1885 High Wall in .45/70. I've shot nothing but handloads and factory .405gr loads in this rifle, with powders ranging from IMR4320 to H4895. Lately I've been getting curious, though...how would it work with real black and .405gr cast boolits? Would I cause corrosion problems by shooting the real McCoy? Would I need a tactical team to clean it afterwards? The falling block itself appears fairly simple, but the innards look fairly complicated, and full of tiny little places for powder fouling to hide. I've never taken the action apart on this one, and it is one beautiful rifle, so I don't want to mess it up. Were these modern repros even designed with black in mind, or strictly for modern powders?
I would value your opinions greatly. I love BP but don't want to muck up a beautiful gun.