Trying to do some learning, and i feel silly asking but i feel like i dont understand this well. I have only tried a handful of powders over the years. So im Sure there are many i have not seen.
Does powder shape have any relation to burn rate, or what barrel length it is suited to or is it case capacity.
Is ball powder better suited to shorter rifle barrels, like 16in-18? As in, due to the shape it builds a high pressure quickly and drops quicky as the surface area diminishes?
It seems to me from what i have seen, flake powders are generally reserved for handgun cartridges. However there are both ball and stick powders for handguns. Vv n350, aa#7, h110 come to mind.
Many of the 223 powders i have tried, cfe223, bl-c(2), h335 w748 come to mind are ball powders.
At the same time i have also used stick powders in 223 like benchmark, varget, and now bl-c(2).
And getting into 30-06 and 308 i have found stick powders to be more common. But have also found powders like big game that are spherical.
Am i missing something, is there any correlation. Is there a best use for a flake, ball, or stick. If there are all 3 for handgun, why not just use stick powders for everything if it is supposed to burn more consistently.... was there an evolution in powder shapes and we are still just using older technologies.... or are some better suited for certain uses....
Does powder shape have any relation to burn rate, or what barrel length it is suited to or is it case capacity.
Is ball powder better suited to shorter rifle barrels, like 16in-18? As in, due to the shape it builds a high pressure quickly and drops quicky as the surface area diminishes?
It seems to me from what i have seen, flake powders are generally reserved for handgun cartridges. However there are both ball and stick powders for handguns. Vv n350, aa#7, h110 come to mind.
Many of the 223 powders i have tried, cfe223, bl-c(2), h335 w748 come to mind are ball powders.
At the same time i have also used stick powders in 223 like benchmark, varget, and now bl-c(2).
And getting into 30-06 and 308 i have found stick powders to be more common. But have also found powders like big game that are spherical.
Am i missing something, is there any correlation. Is there a best use for a flake, ball, or stick. If there are all 3 for handgun, why not just use stick powders for everything if it is supposed to burn more consistently.... was there an evolution in powder shapes and we are still just using older technologies.... or are some better suited for certain uses....
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