Uncle Billy
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I'll bet this question has been asked and answered a lot here, but here it is again anyway:
I have about 6 or 7 pounds of FFFg but very little FFg. Can I use the finer powder in a flintlock rifle? If so, should I use the same amount of powder as with the coarser grain size? I understand the burn time will be shorter, but it's pretty short anyhow, with black powder.
This brings up a question: Like most everyone else's powder measure, mine is graduated in grains but measures by volume, not weight. Does a volume of FFFg have more weight than an equal volume of FFg? This is easy to check out of course, but I'm sitting at my computer and not in my gun space. My guess is that it isn't a significant difference, otherwise the powder measures would have to be calibrated for different grades of coarseness.
I have about 6 or 7 pounds of FFFg but very little FFg. Can I use the finer powder in a flintlock rifle? If so, should I use the same amount of powder as with the coarser grain size? I understand the burn time will be shorter, but it's pretty short anyhow, with black powder.
This brings up a question: Like most everyone else's powder measure, mine is graduated in grains but measures by volume, not weight. Does a volume of FFFg have more weight than an equal volume of FFg? This is easy to check out of course, but I'm sitting at my computer and not in my gun space. My guess is that it isn't a significant difference, otherwise the powder measures would have to be calibrated for different grades of coarseness.