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    It could be, but I would not really know, but...

    It could be, but I would not really know, but saying starch is starch might be like saying charcoal is charcoal.
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    I posted this range report in the Homemade BP...

    I posted this range report in the Homemade BP sticky thread.

    I shot round balls and semi-wadcutters.

    Weights are volumes not measured weights. Factory powder weight matches volume homemade...
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    The local yard is close so when I get a few bins...

    The local yard is close so when I get a few bins of stuff, I take it in and check out what they have. Never hundreds of pounds either coming or going.
    TEK
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    I don't see this as a problem, I trade scrap for...

    I don't see this as a problem, I trade scrap for treasure at the scrap yard all the time.

    Tim
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    I don't worry much about the cost per round. I...

    I don't worry much about the cost per round. I might if I had a full auto or a semi-auto that I rapid fired a lot. About the only rapid fire I do is the plate rack with my EAA Witness 9mm. I few mags...
  6. Forum: Vintage Ammo

    I hate to waste anything, yes, before trashing,...

    I hate to waste anything, yes, before trashing, pull a bullet, save and weight the powder, save the bullet. Look to see if the case is Boxer or Berdan primed. The bullets and powder are certainly...
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    You want something cheap to shoot look at getting...

    You want something cheap to shoot look at getting a 32 cal. flintlock and make you own powder?

    Tim
  8. Thread: New Supplies

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    OR a PID

    OR a PID
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    The shop "guy" is a young lady and I will be...

    The shop "guy" is a young lady and I will be asking. She runs our chemistry shop, does etching, cleaning, passivation, sample analysis, air sampling, chem film application, macro sample prep and...
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    I understand the warnings about contact with...

    I understand the warnings about contact with strong alkaline. Thanks.
    Isn't the electrolyte in alkaline battery potassium hydroxide?
    I will have to check with the shop at work, we use sodium...
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    It is not my equation it is one from an internet...

    It is not my equation it is one from an internet search on what happens when you dissolve Potassium Carbonate in water.

    I leached my wood ash and boiled the leachate to concentrate then set it...
  12. Thread: 9 BHN casts

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    Oh, so many variables. First fit is king and...

    Oh, so many variables.

    First fit is king and goes double with revolvers because you have to fit to two things, the throats and the barrel. The throats must be bigger than the barrel and you must...
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    I am not sure you can dissolve the salts out of...

    I am not sure you can dissolve the salts out of charcoal, I think they are trapped in the carbon crystals, but I might be wrong.

    You are correct that to get solid potassium hydroxide you would...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Certainly, a structure is more likely to not be...

    Certainly, a structure is more likely to not be damaged by a force that last a extremely short time than the same force for a longer time.

    A copper crusher is a structure intended to be damaged...
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    Additional research on my part found this: ...

    Additional research on my part found this:

    "Hardwood ashes contain more potassium than those from
    softwood."

    This could be why softwood charcoal makes better BP than hardwood.

    I have...
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    You should keep making your own powder but know...

    You should keep making your own powder but know that Estes is back in production with Goex powder, I think the whole product line, I just got an order from Powder Valley that included Cannon.
    ...
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    I think I was not clear, the components I am...

    I think I was not clear, the components I am talking about the Potassium and Calcium carbonates (called ash) are not avoidable when making charcoal (at home or in a factory) from wood and they are...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I is absolutely easy to put enough fast powder in...

    I is absolutely easy to put enough fast powder in that small case to create more pressure than is safe so the small case can make more pressure than the long case if that is how the ammo is loaded....
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Once again I want to thank Larry for his testing...

    Once again I want to thank Larry for his testing and data sharing.

    Thanks Larry.

    Tim
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    Been tried, not better. Jury is still out on why...

    Been tried, not better. Jury is still out on why TP is so good or why willow and balsa are the best. Charcoal is a simple but complex product, simple because for most applications any old charcoal...
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    What do we do when SAAMI keeps moving the...

    What do we do when SAAMI keeps moving the targets. And what gives with the CUP and PSI not being proportional seems something is out of whack.

    Of course, this is the beauty of using Black Powder...
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    Has anyone tried the crap toilet paper, the cheap...

    Has anyone tried the crap toilet paper, the cheap single ply rough stuff. You guys seem to all be using the multi-ply soft toilet paper.

    While I agree that consistency is of great value, if you...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    This source disagrees with you regarding...

    This source disagrees with you regarding pressures and head dimensions.

    https://www.theballisticassistant.com/saami-pistol-cartridge-catalog/

    32 Smith & Wesson

    MAP (CUP) – 12,000

    MAP...
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    If I had ballon head brass, I would use them with...

    If I had ballon head brass, I would use them with BP. They might be fine with smokeless but for smokeless you don't need the extra room. I think for a while someone was making new balloon head brass...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I measure almost all my pistol charges by volume...

    I measure almost all my pistol charges by volume both smokeless and BP, but I do check the weight of the charge from time to time to make sure the powder measure is set properly and when using a...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check