I use those exact screen sizes to separate my powder.
It works well and does match most factor powder grain sizes.
But I only do BP right now.
But this thread is getting interesting for another kind of powder.
I use those exact screen sizes to separate my powder.
It works well and does match most factor powder grain sizes.
But I only do BP right now.
But this thread is getting interesting for another kind of powder.
Homemade powders, from weakest to strongest, near as I can determine:
Golden Powder
White (Starch) Powder
Crimson Powder
Screened Black Powder
Puck & Corned Black Powder
Pyrodex
BH 209 / 777
Sugar / Chlorate Powder
With Black Powder the quality of the Charcoal can make the final product vary quite a bit. TP black powder is more than Pyrodex, but I've also made stuff that was weaker than anything on this list.
Most ballistic testing I have seen puts Pyrodex a little ahead of commercial BP. I have never used 209 or 777 but I think those are a little more yet again
The Sugar / Chlorate powder is at the upper limit for muzzleloaders, and that with loads at half what they would be for BP. If it cycles a 9mm, which it does, its way more than BP. In fact I have heard that you can use it as a direct replacement for Unique.
I don't know where "KNSU" made with Potassium Nitrate instead of Potassium Chlorate fits on this list.
I would assume the homemade Smokeless powders discussed elsewhere on this board would be at the bottom of this list and too powerful for a muzzleloader.
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Thank you for listing all the homemade stuffs level of power.
One other thing that I would like to see for comparisons is how well it cleans up or the amount of dirt or junk that each kind of powder produces.
Plus how are they as far as promoting rust or damage to the metal or finishes of not cleaned the same day , or if a gun is left loaded for any period of time.
There is (or at least, there was?) a forum member, username "alexzxz"..... in August 2016 he indicated that he was experimenting with Ammonpulver in his Italian percussion revolver - see post #21 in this old thread -
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/sho...t-Update/page2
Five months later he dropped off the radar, his final post was in January 2017. It makes me wonder if his experiments had an unhappy ending....
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