Uncle Mike
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Hi,Am I correct that Black Powder substitutes are not recommended in a Flintlock.I'm having trouble finding real stuff SE Wisconsin or NE Illinois.Regards,Mike
Correct...ignition is poor to non-existent with BP subs...their ignition temperature is too high for the tiny heat source of the pan[url] flash...in[/url] fact #11 caps sometimes don't light them off.Uncle Mike said:Hi,Am I correct that Black Powder substitutes are not recommended in a Flintlock.I'm having trouble finding real stuff SE Wisconsin or NE Illinois.Regards,Mike
:grin: :grin:flashpanner said:I use same powder for main charge and pan prime. I don't see much difference in 4F for prime. Saves the trouble of having two types of powder on hand.
Uncle Mike said:Hi,Am I correct that Black Powder substitutes are not recommended in a Flintlock.I'm having trouble finding real stuff SE Wisconsin or NE Illinois.Regards,Mike
Rancocas said:It's not a matter of mixing up two different powders. The point is why carry one powderhorn/flask for the main charge and then have to also carry around a priming horn? Why carry two powder containers?
Do what you like. Myself, I try to keep things as simple as possible by only carrying one horn.
Because I don't want the 4F and the 3F to get mixed together :grin: .Rancocas said:The point is why carry one powderhorn/flask for the main charge and then have to also carry
around a priming horn? Why carry two powder containers?
I do indeed do what I like...and you should indeed do what you like.Do what you like. Myself, I try to keep things as simple as possible by only carrying one horn.
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