fiveninestexas
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A while back, I got into a nostalgia thing and bought a used Cimarron/Uberti 1873 SAA with a 7.5 inch barrel in .45 Colt. I also got dies, some new Starline brass, and lead bullets to do some reloading - with smokeless powder. The SAA is a fun gun to shoot and the reloading is enjoyable. But there was something missing. The Holy Black. I watched a few YouTube videos on reloading .45 Colt with black powder using the brass gizmos for measuring tools. OK, I'm in. But until recently I haven't been able to find any real black powder, so The Holy Black project had been on hold. I found some Goex online and had my finger on the "Buy" button for a couple of pounds of FFFg when I thought I'd check the Goex site for reloading data - just to make sure. I was *positive* that the videos I watched showed them using FFFg. But guess what??? Goex says to use FFg!
I have no clue (and don't care) what would happen if I used FFFg, since I'm not one to step out of bounds when it comes to powder selection. But this is an instance where (IMO) we need to remember to do our own research and not take stuff we see here and there for granted.
Just sayin'.
Cheers!
I have no clue (and don't care) what would happen if I used FFFg, since I'm not one to step out of bounds when it comes to powder selection. But this is an instance where (IMO) we need to remember to do our own research and not take stuff we see here and there for granted.
Just sayin'.
Cheers!