Originally Posted by
jmh54738
Some volume statistics... I set my measure to deliver exactly 100 grains of Goex. I next weighed a measure full of the three batches that I have ready for shooting. Willow powder = 87.0 grains, Sumac powder = 75 grains, and the Aspen powder = 90.2. I had previously stated that the Sumac charcoal was the softest of all 8 wood species that were all charred at 600 F. All batches are the same proportions, milled for the same amount of time, pucked to the same pressure, dried and screened in the same way. I'll batch the Buckthorn next, as it was the hard crispy charcoal. This is not European Buckthorn, but the nasty invasive that had thorns tough enough to flatten my tractor tires.
Eventually I will get to shooting these over the chronograph and observing the fouling. You are right, density means nothing since I only use BP in M/L.
John