4-f blackpowder

[bubbadad]

I have been trying to locate a source for 4-f blackpowder for my flintlock flashpan. Anyone know who still handles it?:banghead:

 

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woops not powdervalley they are smokeless
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[brotherlloyd]

http://www.jackspowderkeg.com/

 

[bubbadad]

thanks for the info. got order ready. wish i would have known about this site last year.

 

[Chawbaccer]

Give 3f a try, it might surprise you how well it ignites the main charge.

 

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You ought to try and find some 7 F

 

[brotherlloyd]

7 F ??????

 

[Guy de Loimbard]

7F, it has a burn rate so fast it's all done and burnt before you even light it!

 

[GENTLEMAN OF THE CHARCOAL]

Brotherlloyd, 'Triple Seven 3fffg'. I'vd shot it for years. It work's real well in everything from the North American Arms little .22 Magnum mini-revolver right on up through the '49's, all the .44's and the .45 caliber inlines....

 

[mykeal]

GotC - have you used 777 as a flintlock primer charge? I've never met anyone who made it work in that application.

7f is a fireworks granulation. It does work well as a primer in a flintlock; it's harder to find than 4f, however. An excellent alternative to 4f is Swiss NullB.

 

[GENTLEMAN OF THE CHARCOAL]

Mr. MyKeal, no sir I have not. I'vd only fired it (Triple Seven 3fffg) as a primary charge. I was merely trying to inform Brotherlloyd since he has asked me a few questions here and there about what sort of charge I fired in the '49 and evidently was unfamiliar with Triple Seven. As I mentioned in my previous post I was referring to Triple Seven 3fffg, a substitute I prefer to the Holy Black. Sorry if I misled....

 

[Mike OTDP]

Don't use 4F...Swiss Null B is far better. It's about a 7Fg granulation. Dust.

 

[arcticap]

Aren't the super fine granulations of black powder more prone to absorbing moisture from the air?
If they are, then they might not always perform better such as during very humid or wet weather.

 

[RON in PA]

Back in the day, when loading muskets, they used the same coarse Fg powder for the main charge and the priming charge. In my experience 3Fg works fine.

 

[mykeal]

3f works most of the time, 4f is better.

In theory, 4f has more surface area, thus might absorb more moisture. I've never had 4f fail, however.