Powder weight

[Chill Wills]

Yup, the 2006 world championships in SA. Those were the days...

Hello Gert. Yes, those were the days!
15 years younger and so were my eyes! A lot has changed since then.
I hope you are doing well and allowed back on the ranges post covid.

I assume you weigh powder for matches? maybe not?

[martinibelgian]

All too true... The eyes are also not as good as back then, and yes, we recently were again allowed to shoot again, after 6+ moths of forced inactivity. And yes, I definitely weigh powder, it is my only criterium. I use the weight to set a specific volume with a specific lot of powder on my RCBS uniflow, but check weight quite frequently - like every charge for LR loads. Hopefully I'll be able to go back to Bisley, but probably not this year.

[Chill Wills]

All too true... And yes, I definitely weigh powder, it is my only criterium. I use the weight to set a specific volume with a specific lot of powder on my RCBS uniflow, but check weight quite frequently - like every charge for LR loads.

Yes, agreed, as the ranges get farther, the need for accurately weighed fuel loads to narrow the es and sd become very apparent. Thrown charges are fine for short work or ML round ball shooting.

[Dieselhorses]

Since I’ve gotten into BP, I’ve gotten an impression that the quantity, volume or weight, has a lot less effect on ballistics than with smokeless powders. Therefore, the way it is measured is less important, as long as the same method is always used. Do others agree or disagree?

I loaded up some 440's for my S&W 500 with some BP I made (2F). Filled right up to base of bullet. Smokey as all get out but accuracy put H110 to shame!