Semi-newbie loading for cartridges. I've loaded 45 Colt & 44-40 but nothing this small. Starline brass, Hornady 148 gn HBWC and Pyrdrodex P. I can't find any load data but I'm thinking 10 gn of powder. I'm a little confused about the hollow based WC though. Do I just keep pushing the WC down (in the press) until the bullet doesn't creep back out? The COAL with the base of the bullet is 1.110, but I've seated the bullet to a COAL of .995 and I'm still not sure if I have the powder compressed. My main concern is an air pocket in the bullet base. The gun is a S&W lemon squeezer in very good condition.
AND PLEASE no diatribes about using real black powder.