Originally Posted by
1874Sharps
I took out the 1859 Sharps yesterday with paper cartridges made from equal weights of homemade BP and Swiss 1 1/2 FG. The homemade BP shot at 980 fps and the Swiss BP shot at 1030 fps, or 50 fps faster. I figured the homemade stuff would be as energetic as Swiss, since that is what Musketeer reported on his website, but mine was not. It did not foul substantially more than the Swiss powder, though. Maybe the next and third batch will be even better as I gain experience.