mrclark: According to period references, 2.5 drams which is very close to 70 grains of the specified powder. have you had a look at "britishmuzzleloader" on youtube? he has many great videos about loading cartridges for and shooting the P53 type rifles. I can't recall if he has one specifically for the two-band variant or not.

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