Originally Posted by
Whiterabbit
Thanks Boz. I let them sit overnight in a garage, though it has been humid here lately. Some seemed a little softer than others, but most if not all crunched like the moisture content was nil. I think 2 overnights in the garage should be comparable to one day in the sun. You sure are right about the pucks coming out DRY after the 6 ton press. If I use much more than 1.25 tsp of water per 1/4 pound of air float ball mill powder, it becomes a gooey mess when pressed.
It hurt to spend $50 on a coffee grinder with a nicer burr than my electric coffee grinder at home, but I tell you what that was a good purchase. it works.
For me, I got results that were too good out of the cap lock. The mess is minimal, patches come out almost clean wiping between every shot, and off the bench it's easy to stay in the 10 ring at 50 yards. This powder WILL be the only powder used in my caplock. Plink, target, and hunting (If I can get a load that shoots at 100 yards, and shoots that ITX ball. So far elusive, even with goex, but 50 yard lead is fully qualified.) It's only an utter mess in the flintlock, which needs to stay goex anyways for target due to the absurd (absurd) accuracy.
Bottom line, way, way cool that it works like a champ in the caplock. It'll turn heads at the rifle shoots :)
Anyway, works well enough that I just HAVE to try it in 20 ga magtech brass shells with a suitable slug if I can find one. Like a poor man's no-recoil 600NE. If I can hit a 12" steel at 100 yards with a 4x scoped USH with my own black powder under a full bore slug loaded in a brass shell, I will be on cloud 9 here.
It's supposed to be pronounced Nobody? I never knew....... Japanese? (no-bah-day)