I've been on the fence about smokeless in it. I know our Ballard expert has always used it, and I'm sure it would be fine with light loads. Yet, at this point I've only shot it with black powder because I know, without a doublt, that's what it was built for. The last Ballerds were made long before Smokeless. In the Colt Single Action world, today everyone says you should never shoot a BP revolver with smokeless. Of course, most were during the 20th century. On the other hand, I'm not sure Ballard actions of this type were ever chambered in the .25-20 SS, they mostly shot a few long Marlin rounds. On the other hand (Fiddler on the Roof), those would have been about the same pressure...
I've sighted it in with FFF and cast Ideal 86 grain 1:20 tin to lead. It was showing potential, but I ran out of time that day. Need to go back.
