BP loads too "hot" for 1897 Winchester clone?

[Tommy tornado]

The BP load might make the barrel hotter to the touch than smokeless.

[Deadguy]

Might make it hotter? MIGHT make it hotter?!?!?!?!?!?!?!  BP loads ALWAYS make the barrel hot.  That's why the gun has a wooden forestock to hold onto.

[Haggis MacGurk]

I've actually had other people complain to the match director about my loads being hot. Something to the effect of WHAT-THE H**L-WAS_THAT??!! That, and actually knocking over one of the rifle targets.(love them big lube boolits, Dick)
To appease everyone, we darksiders chronographed our guns in front of plenty of witnesses, and sure enough, everyone was well under the limits with both pistol and rifle. Sigh.....heathens just don't unnerstand.....

Incidentally, I shoot 44-40 with a MAV Dutchman 200gr cast of mostly WW and about 10% lead to soften it up, over top of 35gr of Goex fffg.=875fps in my pistols, and 1250 outta my rifle. Shotgun is a LEE 4.3cc dipper full of FFG, and 11/8 oz of shot.

This is my first season shooting the holy black, and I'm never going back!!

Sorry to go a little off-topic, but in my defence, I shoot a Norinco 1887, and my shotgun load is there too.

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Keep up the good work, Haggis. 
No, BP won't overstress your 1887, either - just like it won't overstress an 1897.