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    I've killed a few dozen with the roundup method...

    I've killed a few dozen with the roundup method you're using. But I've always done it in the spring or summer when there is sap running.

    FWIW. The roundup will get out of the roots and get into...
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    I've never listened to music while reloading or...

    I've never listened to music while reloading or doing anything else that is important.

    FWIW. At an electronic manufacture I worked at once where I examined the quality data, when they banned...
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    Yup. That's how it's been for me. Done it for...

    Yup. That's how it's been for me. Done it for over 50 years just so that I know I'll have something available to use to shoot.

    Also learn how to do it if/when an emergency happens and run the...
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    I've only used regular knsu powder in cartridge...

    I've only used regular knsu powder in cartridge guns. Burn rate is about percent in a full sized rifle, about 15 fps slower than listed fps for original bp loads. A friend of mine used it in his...
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    What is the advantage of this powder over the...

    What is the advantage of this powder over the tried and true KNO3 and table sugar? Cost is about $3 a pound.
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    Buckhorn 209 is a nitrocellulose based powder...

    Buckhorn 209 is a nitrocellulose based powder that is for blackpowder guns. Seems to sell and work well. The sds lists that it is 83% NC. What I don't know is what percent N the nitrocellulose is....
  7. I'm of the opinion also that AN powders should be...

    I'm of the opinion also that AN powders should be used up soon after loading, unless there happens to be some emergency. My understanding is that the Russians got rid of the Mosin ammo they had...
  8. In the black powder factories back in the day,...

    In the black powder factories back in the day, They used brass and/or bronze bearings in shafts. Under certain conditions a primary was formed and would set off the powder being made. It's been said...
  9. In my experiments I found that NC was that best...

    In my experiments I found that NC was that best additive when I wanted a faster burning rate powder for 357 mag. Truth be told, really the only way I got any reasonable result in pistol caliber.
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    FWIW. I'm currently listening to a Civil War...

    FWIW. I'm currently listening to a Civil War Calvery reenactor who stated that his paper pistol cartridges start breaking up in about 8 hours. He used a Smith as his carbine, so it isn't an issue...
  11. It would be more properly called an ammid pulver,...

    It would be more properly called an ammid pulver, because of the potassium nitrate in it.

    Yup. Hard on brass. Plus the danger that if in a brass case for a long period under poor contiditions a...
  12. I must have word my previous post poorly, as what...

    I must have word my previous post poorly, as what I did created a courser grained powder. So I'll try and do a better job now.

    1. First I sifted the product with a 16 mesh screen.
    2. I collected...
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    My understanding is that linen was desired...

    My understanding is that linen was desired because of standing up to being transported better than paper ones. But today it's unlikely said cartridge will be made, shipped by train 1000 miles,...
  14. By the way there was a thread on here about 15...

    By the way there was a thread on here about 15 years ago where a guy was testing an AN powder and he did some testing with a duplex load to get good burn. I think the thread title was something like...
  15. FWIW. I use a 32 mesh screen sift out the fines...

    FWIW. I use a 32 mesh screen sift out the fines when use powders of this type.

    Also, if one is having problems with getting a good burn rate they might want to add 1% to 3% by weight potassium...
  16. Thanks for the report.

    Thanks for the report.
  17. While not a bad idea and I'd never discourage a...

    While not a bad idea and I'd never discourage a person from doing it this way, but AN powders are right on the bottom end of burning fast enough to work in this application and there pressure curve...
  18. Thanks for linking that. I'd totally forgotten...

    Thanks for linking that. I'd totally forgotten that you'd posted that. I should dig out my old notebook on such powders and add that info to it. I did just copy it to my USB stick.
  19. Hygroscopic it is. I tested this and various...

    Hygroscopic it is. I tested this and various other formulas 12-13 years ago. Here in Minnesota it was fine during the winter for me, but come June in hours would have a 'puddle of water' instead of a...
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    I can get powder here. About every standard one...

    I can get powder here. About every standard one used. Prices start at $31 a pound.

    I couldn't find anything that Brixtel makes powder. Only that they use the approved ones.
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    Had a similar thing happen to me 2 and 1/2 years...

    Had a similar thing happen to me 2 and 1/2 years ago. But I did have to fire off shot get them to settle down. I too did install a better basement door.
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    Listen to an audio book last week about two...

    Listen to an audio book last week about two cousins who headed into northern Maine around 1880 for a winter of hunting and trapping. One had a 10 gauge muzzleloader and the other a .44 Wesson single...
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    Or plant some prairie grass and plant for, but...

    Or plant some prairie grass and plant for, but the taller ones can be a great place for vermin to live and/or hide. But buffalo grass doesn't get very tall, 6-9 inches.

    No chemical treatment will...
  24. To be efficient 24" would be good for being...

    To be efficient 24" would be good for being efficicient. One of 20" is a bit short for getting range. Based on historical data and use.

    The question is efficient and not optimized length.

    One...
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    In the Spring Valley area of Wisconsin(a lot of...

    In the Spring Valley area of Wisconsin(a lot of woods) in that era Pa Inglis was a settler farmer of the British type and hunter for home use. He used a muzzle loader as per his daughter's book.
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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