Pintothegreat
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Is it possible to make black powder that burns too fast? When I compare home made BP to pyrodex, goex and triple 7, the commercial powders seem to burn much slower in open air.
I think yes. The military uses some in high explosives. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY?Is it possible to make black powder that burns too fast?
High explosives black powder
black horn 209 powder is a accurate powder and very clean but needs a shotgun primer to set it off. will work well in cowboy cartridges as well as the 45/70/s and such.
To Pintothegreat:
I load black powder rifle cartridges and muzzleloading rifles with FFg, pistol cartridges and cap'n'ball revolvers with preferably FFFg.
I would not load cartridges with FFFFg (flintlock flash pan powder).
I think you are wise in not trusting your revolver to "flour powder".
Yes, agreed black powder should be FFF for percussion revolvers. Homemade black powder should be corned and sifted to 3F between a 25 and 50 mesh screen. Anyone know if the speed of black powder has anything to do with pressure spikes that could result in catastrophic failure of a percussion pistol?
Ball not seated fully on the BP may do it.catastrophic failure of a percussion pistol?
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