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Thank you, I've got it figured out now... I'm going to try it out this weekend.

Thank you, Ed. This was the answer I was looking for. It makes sense now... I was assuming the powder cups were volume approximates and not weight.

I"m not sure about that, but I know it's kind of hard to come by 4F around where I'm at. I don't think the owner's manual mentions anything about 4F either.

I've heard good things about triple 7... I'll try it out.. thank you

OK, I think I understand... so are the lee powder cups actually measuring by weight equivalents? Is that these are not equal? My understanding was volume should be equal on the BP and Pyrodex.

What do you recommend for my rifle? I have the 2F pyrodex powder for rifles... I was thinking 60 grains. Why do you use FFFG, isn't that more for pistols?

Thank you for the reply. Yeah, I heard that general rule of thumb regarding the caliber and grain size. Can I ask why you're using 3FG powder in a rifle, if 3FG is for pistols? Thanks.

I'm brand new to muzzleloading, and came across an old thompson center hawken .45 rifle. I wanted to try it out, so I bought .440 round balls, lubed patches (0.01) and some pyrodex FFG rifle powder. My question is in terms of measuring the load, and I apologize if this is a dumb question, but...