54 cal with 1-63 twist

[Edward]

Wallace--- that is a bad idea from any angle you look
Minies over FFFFg in a 54 - could be the only blackpowder shot he ever fires !!!!

Give the guy some FFF powder and start him with a slack fitting round ball - we need more happy blackpowder shooters in this country - do not need anymore headlines in the paper about blown up guns.

I second that , a 54 round ball is a awesome piece of lead for killing most anything . Adding 4F to it means most likely killin at both ends! Just sayin Ed

[waksupi]

A friend has just bought a 54cal Hawken and knows nothing about the black arts. Today I cast some Lyman 425gn Minnies and made a short starter in the workshop! I'm informed the only powder he has is 4F, this is going to be interesting.

Your friend is an idiot. Take the gun away from him before he touches off a grenade.

[indian joe]

Your friend is an idiot. Take the gun away from him before he touches off a grenade.

The feller thats gonna give him the minies to put on top of the FFFFg aint thinkin real clear either ------shouldnt even be usin FFF under those .....FFwould be the best bet
I think Wallace is bored and havin fun with us

[Rick Hodges]

I have used 3f in .54's (Lyman GP with patched RB and TC Scout with quick twist bbl and Maxi-hunters, and Lee R.E.A.L.'s with no problem. Usually with 90 grs. The Scout kicks but is accurate. I wouldn't go 4f except for priming a flinter.

My experience is that 3f burns cleaner, gets more velocity with less powder and is more accurate than 2f across the board in my two .54 cals. My old Lyman BP handbook says so too.