Cowhide Cliff
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Good news. I prefer real black powder but if I had to use a substitute APP is my choice. It's the best of all the subs I've tried.
What is the shelf life of American Pioneer Powder FFFG?
I am guessing the opened and unopened containers are at least 10 years old.
Is this stuff safe to use?
I've used smokeless powders older than this.
I haven't been shooting much for a long time.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Confusion sat in after someone at APP decided that heavy compression of the powder could lead to catastrophe and the loading instructions for JSG were changed:
"Seat the projectile so that it is firmly against the powder. No further compression is required or recommended. Standard caps will work just fine. When using a sabot load, pick one that is somewhat tight in your bore when loading."
I hadn't heard that before.
The return of black mz? It has returned?! Where?!
Thanks for correcting that, was about to put on my white pants
I use the loose FFF in paper cartridges for the 58's. I like the non-coorosive properties of it and I don't have to thoroughly break down the revolver and all the time. Its affordable and I can buy it locally were most places won;t carry BP any more. Also the bottle is the same top and thread as the hodgdon bottles and screws on to my Lee Perfect powder measure which makes charging the cartridges twice as easy.
Their packaging says it burns cleaner, I don't see that at all and is just as dirty. It just doesn't have to be cleaned up as much and as good and won't rust if you don't.