Has anyone used 1F in a rifle ?

[SmoothboreMurph]

After inviting Lone Pine down to my farm to do some shooting and find what rifle fit him the best we all went and did some hunting. We got as a group 8 deer and had a blast. I noticed my powder was getting low so today I went over to my local shop and I sadly purchased his last pound of Goex FFG powder. He told me he has 50 lbs of FG Old Eynesford still in safe storage as no one buys it and said he could sell me as much as I wanted. I know I could use it in my bess but could I use it in a .54 caliber rifle? I know burn time will be increased leading to more delayed shots but I can't find 2 or 3 F anywhere online. Buffalo Arms and Powder Valley are all out of powder and so is Graf and Sons. If anyone knows where I can get some I would be glad to hear what you have to say. I only have 3 pounds left and them I'm all out.

 

[SDSmlf]

Buy a pound of the 1F and find out how it works. You may be pleasantly surprised.

 

[Roundball2319]

Buy a pound of the 1F and find out how it works. You may be pleasantly surprised.

Sound advice. Let us know how your rifle likes it.

 

[deerstalkert]

buy the fg, throw 5-6 .54 cal balls in the bottle and shake, not stir.
after about 10 minutes you will have ffg.

 

[olskool]

yep, just grind it down to 2F,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[LongWalker]

Fg works, especially in the larger rifles. In my .54, I had to increase the charge ~12-15% to get the same velocity/POI as with FFg.

If we learned nothing else in past powder droughts, it is "buy powder when you can". Debating optimum powder sizes, brands, etc is for when you have choices....

 

[Nobade]

Fg is what you want for smallbore bullet firing rifles. It is ideal in my Parker Hale Volunteer .451

 

[fleener]

I have used it in rifles and shotguns.

Ignition and hang fires were more of an issue for me.

Fleener

 

[EC121]

www.travelersantiquesandtrading.com still has powder. They are saying they have a $39 Hazmat fee so buy a lot.
A small kicker of 2-3F under the 1F will light it off and save the other grades.

 

[jackpine54]

It works in my Lyman 54. Work up loads as usual, you'll probably end up with a higher charge with it than ffg. No problems with ignition from my guns.

The rolling it around in a container with a roundball works great as well if you want smaller grains.
Don't pass it up! Someone is going to buy it, might as well be you.

 

[William Lincoln]

1f shoots just like 2f ,to my judgement , if shooting in a rifle. For a pistol i would try a
cylinder and then decide. OE was made with premium charcoal. Do as SDSMLF says,
buy a pound and shoot it. If good, stock up and share your source with your pals here.

 

[billraby]

I have been using 450 grain charges of Swiss 1f in my 4 bore rifle and it works great. I am sure it would work fine in a 54 caliber rifle.

 

[Nobade]

I have been using 450 grain charges of Swiss 1f in my 4 bore rifle and it works great. I am sure it would work fine in a 54 caliber rifle.

That's gotta be something to experience! I thought my 12 bore used a lot of powder and lead.

 

[user 31296]

Used 1F in my 20 gauge trade gun 90 grains with an 1.1/8 once of shot worked well and the same in my Breech loading shotgun

 

[FishDFly]

It will work.

 

[Stony Broke]

I've used it in shotgun loads, and in a .58 as well. The .58 I loaded 80 Gr. of 1f in it using a RB, and it just worked fine. I used to load some of the unmentionables with black powder as the club I shot at we would end each match with a cartridge gun using black powder.

 

[Mr Mortimer]

Been shooting it in a 32 cal flintlock (have a choice of 1f or4f). Takes a bit more to hit to same point and more fouling, but works. 4f in the pan.

 

[SDSmlf]

Been shooting it in a 32 cal flintlock (have a choice of 1f or4f). Takes a bit more to hit to same point and more fouling, but works. 4f in the pan.

I use 12-15 grains of 3F or 4F in my 32 flintlock and percussion rifles, for main charge and pan. It’s what I was taught to use in the 1960s and 1970s when I was starting out.

 

[Ponderosaman]

What is Fg really for? FFg I guess is for large bore and shotguns. FFFg is for small bores and pistols. FFFFg is for priming. Too small for canon, to big for big guns. Is it for those out of fashion 4 bores like Feltwad’s punt gun?

 

[FishDFly]

If powder will ignite, it will work.