Corning homemade black powder

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tatartot

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I have been making screened home made black powder. It shoots very
well & is very powerful. But now I want to try (corning) or what is pressed
powder from pucks.

Some guy is making aluminum pressing dies for sale on the net.
Can anyone tell me how to get whole of him?
 
powder press die

Well I ordered a set. It sounds like it is just what I need. Does anyone here
have one? It's made by a fellow that's name is Fly.
 
I got my powder pressing die from Fly machine. He does a very nice
work. I pressed some powder as to his instructions & these pucks
are as hard as glass.

I hit them together & it was like hitting to tiles together. I now need
to dry them for a day before I break them up for grinding into powder grains.
 
I broke the pucks up in a pot with the end of a wood baseball bat. They
where very hard. I then ran the chunks of broken pucks threw the hand
burr grinder & then screened it into 2ffg & 3fffg powder.

I shot about 20 shots yesterday & it shoots as good as any powder I
ever bought. Even more fun because I made it on my own & saved
a ton of money on top of that. I can see why so many are now making
home made.
 
I'd like to try this. Corning seems to be the best way to make the powder, but boy am I nervous with that press full of powder. Damp powder, but still...

I'm sure it's safe, but what a bomb potential.

Steve
 
Well I,m told BP is not of danger from pressing. It is spark or heat.
I read some where you could hit it with a hammer & not set it off,
unless the hammer sparked. Plus it is damp when you press it.
 
Yes, I see it is damp, and I suspect that is what makes it safe.

Still, I'm looking at a significant amount of BP crushed in a sealed metal enclosure. Gives me the willies. :)

Steve
 
Corned powder is typically used for C/Ball revolvers. Being once compressed it will seldom settle in its chamber do to recoil.
On the other hand screened meal powder works well for rifle & musket applications. In a C/B pistol application it has a tendency too settle in its chamber due to recoil. The reason Gorex & other B/P manufactures make corn powder only is because it was found to be adaptable to all three applications. Pistol rifle & musket.

IMHO: Having the same set of corning dies. I doubt anyone will find a better set of dies for the purpose then those custom lathed by Jim.
 
I took my crocket .32 cal & did some rabbit hunting with my home made
corned powder. I came home with six bunny's. I,m going to cook up
two for moma & me for dinner & freeze the others. I feel like a kid again.
 
Thanks for the report!

I then ran the chunks of broken pucks threw the hand
burr grinder & then screened it into 2ffg & 3fffg powder.
Click to expand...

Can you tell us more about your hand grinder (what kind, where to get it) and what you used for screens?

Thanks,

Steve
 
Yes Fly put me on to these. The grinder he recommended is a hand
crank ceramic bur Coffee grinder. They are about $27 off amazon.
I use only 3fffg powder & use door screen for that. There is the best thread
on the net at castboolits on this subject. They made a sticky at the
top of there muzzle loader form.
 
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