I picked up a "British Bulldog" revolver for cheap recently, thought I'd see if anyone here had any experience with old guns like this.
It's a nondescript, inexpensive, Belgian made gun from the late 19th century. The only markings on it are "British Bulldog" on the top strap. It appears to be chambered in .44 Webley. Chamber throats measure around .427", but I've read that dimensions on these things were all over the place.
I might go ahead and cut down some .44 Special brass to length, and load some up with black powder. The only thing I have for bullets that I think would work would be some round balls for muzzleloaders. I thought I might powder coat a few .45 round balls, run them through a .430 sizer so they're slightly oblong, and load them up over compressed FFFg. They would be lighter than what the gun was made for, but they should shoot OK, as far as a 130 year old, cheap gun will shoot OK, I would think. Any thoughts?