Okay, here is my dilemma; I have read that you load Pyrodex by volume rather than weight to equal blackpowder loads.
I recently bought one of the Italian reproduction Colt powder flasks. The tube on it is stamped 24 gr.. I have a pound of Pyrodex P which is supposed to be the equivalent of 3F blackpowder.
When I weigh the charge that the flask loads into the spout, it weighs 15.7 grains. I don't have any 3F blackpowder to check if the spout actually throws 24 grains or if the spout is mislabeled.
So my question is, is there really that much difference between the weight of Pyrodex and regular blackpowder? I am ready to shoot my new/used second generation Colt 1860 Army revolver, but I don't want to screw anything up. I am reasonably sure that 16 grains of powder will move the bullet through the barrel, but I don't want to go through the effort of shooting/cleaning the gun just to have a charge that dribbles the bullet out of the barrel.
I recently bought one of the Italian reproduction Colt powder flasks. The tube on it is stamped 24 gr.. I have a pound of Pyrodex P which is supposed to be the equivalent of 3F blackpowder.
When I weigh the charge that the flask loads into the spout, it weighs 15.7 grains. I don't have any 3F blackpowder to check if the spout actually throws 24 grains or if the spout is mislabeled.
So my question is, is there really that much difference between the weight of Pyrodex and regular blackpowder? I am ready to shoot my new/used second generation Colt 1860 Army revolver, but I don't want to screw anything up. I am reasonably sure that 16 grains of powder will move the bullet through the barrel, but I don't want to go through the effort of shooting/cleaning the gun just to have a charge that dribbles the bullet out of the barrel.