Have you tried the locally made Holly Smoke black powder , From my understanding its as good as Goex though I haven`t used it myself as I use home made powder except for 4F in the flash pan.
NZ Black Powder Federation have it advertised from memory.
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Have you tried the locally made Holly Smoke black powder , From my understanding its as good as Goex though I haven`t used it myself as I use home made powder except for 4F in the flash pan.
NZ Black Powder Federation have it advertised from memory.
I havent used any of the holy smoke powder but have managed to get a kilo of swiss 2f which is just great. Just so much better than what Im used to
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To fly-and Lo! the bird is on the wing
I'm with Hanshi I use 4f in my revolvers no problem.Originally Posted by Hanshi
Ill give 4f a try next shoot and compare results.
The Bird of Time has but a little way
To fly-and Lo! the bird is on the wing
Its been a while since I posted but the last year or so has been eventful. I have tried the 4f and 2f and managed to get some locally made Holy Smoke BP in various grades and have managed to shoot over a thousand balls, what joy, my pistol shoots 3 inches high at 25 yards and I have done rather well in various competitions. Powder is no longer a problem but getting caps is. I have a reasonable store but now make my own from the toy cap gun suppliers. I make one good cap using two of the ring caps to conserve what stock I have. Maybe when the world settles down a bit it will come right
The Bird of Time has but a little way
To fly-and Lo! the bird is on the wing
Strangely, caps are pretty easy to find around here. Much more so than 209 primers. I have to admit, Pyrodex P shoots quite well in my rifles and ignites pretty easy. I'm going to use it until I am able to get the real stuff.
Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.
Ive found a source of CCI no 11 caps ,but the price is unbelievably $40.00 per 100.(thats $24.40 us)
The Bird of Time has but a little way
To fly-and Lo! the bird is on the wing
So will 4F, little less to start ! Both rifle/ pistol as it historically worked with and (in between) with both with much worse steel . /Ed
being a BP shooter is not an easy thing to do now a days. but we will persevere. just hang in there and it will level out.
Turner Kirkland often stated in his Dixie Gun Works catalogs that 2f, 3f, + 4f black powder could be safely substituted for one another with no safety problems -
never pick a fight with an old man - if he is too old to fight he will just kill you -
in this current crisis our government is not the solution , it is the problem ! -
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as they say in latin
Start watching this at about 11:30
He shoots a variety of stuff through his revolvers to show it really doesn't matter.
Life is a series of bullseyes and backstraps - Ted Nugent
That was worth watching.
The Bird of Time has but a little way
To fly-and Lo! the bird is on the wing
Never seen a ringed barrel from firing on a short started ball? ? NOT A MYTH --- HES BEING STUPID HERE ---- not disproving anything - squib loads --
examples designed to prove his story.
Granulation size ? who said its gonna blow the gun - who said "super bad stuff is gonna happen" ? --- NO --- use the best size granulation for best performance is all .
Load coarse powder in a short barrel all you do is squirt unburned powder out the front
We’ve used 2f with good results.
That was worth watching but it wont change my loading practice . just nice to see other viewpoints. right or wrong.
The Bird of Time has but a little way
To fly-and Lo! the bird is on the wing
Powder Valley has some: https://www.powdervalley.com/product...powder-fffg-1/
--Wag--
"Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.
Yep I hear 2f will work fine in cap and ball revolvers
I think Im getting better accuracy with FF.
The Bird of Time has but a little way
To fly-and Lo! the bird is on the wing
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