Quote Originally Posted by RCEMERalf View Post
Villiers, that is awesome! I sold my Werder rifle a few years ago, but am interested in your successful load. Might you share with us how you put this together? Any advice for loading the pistol? Thanks.
The Werder pistol shares the same ammunition (11.5x35R Werder). The original bullet was 22.0 grammes (339.5 grains). I cerrocast the breech and barrel at both ends and had a mold made to the dimensions (so haven´t sized the bullets). My bullets come out at 25,3 grammes (390.4 grains). I´ve been advised to weigh each bullet after casting and reject any that aren´t within weight limits (but haven´t done that yet). The problem with the trapdoor is that the bullet has to come up to the grooves, but even the slightest pressure (length or carbon deposit) stops the ramp from closing the breech. I found that grease between the charge and the bullet seems to stick to the base of the bullet and it then goes wild. There definitely must be a paper (cork) .45 wad between the grease and the base of the bullet.

The original load was 2.5 grammes (38.58 grains) but there´s then insufficient space for the grease etc. and the bullet goes far over the top of the target at 100 yards. I use 17 grains of No. 2 BP + 2/3rds of a .45 cleaning felt patch with the grease between a .45 cork disk and the bullet. The finished round is then sized, as some of them have expanded necks from inserting the bullets and wouldn´t fit in the breech otherwise. Even with the reduced load, I had to get hold of a higher front sight blade.

It might sound like more work than is worthwhile but it´s now all come together and I´ll try increasing the charge for 300 metres (yards). The point is that all the advice I´ve been given as to the lack of accuracy of the Werder is most likely due to re-loading. The Werder barrel is firmly attached to the stock at both ends and is completely separated from the action (that can easily be removed for cleaning), so that all the problems of a standard, bolt action rifle (bedding etc) do not arise. My admiration for Bavarian technology has increased no end.
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