How much ffg vs. ffffg to order?

[SDSmlf]

I guess my sarcasm was wasted without the cautionary smiley face.......

 

[coloradoclyde]

What's sarcasm?..... :grin:

 

[azmntman]

....and for the final exam: How much 3f/4f if yer gonna duplex with 10 grains of pyrodex in 25 mph cross winds on Tuesday? For extra credit add the figures for a Thursday with 17 mph headwinds. These are all at night, new moon and you'll be shooting up at 60degree angle. :hmm: :slap: :shake:

:redface: :rotf: sorry

 

[coloradoclyde]

Easy!....The bus driver's name was Sam........

 

[faste350]

Muzzleloading is full of "extra bother"
Priming horns, patch knives, ball starters, loading blocks, speed loaders, etc..etc... :haha:

Not for some of us. :wink:

that's right, not for some of us! :wink:

 

[Billnpatti]

One more question, do barrel length, twist, or projectile influence the granularity you choose?

Not sure what I'll be shooting, but it will be out of a Lyman Deerstalker .50 flintlock with 24" barrel and 1:48 twist.

I know of no combination of the above mentioned variables that would preclude the use of fffG powder. fffG will work just fine in that Deerstalker.

 

[mooman76]

I think it's the extra bother that makes it worth wile. If I didn't want that, I'd just shoot a cartridge gun like a 22, which I still do from time to time.

 

[SDSmlf]

Thanks for the heads up on the price increase. Tried to order a while back when Powder Inc's site was having problems. Ordered 10 pounds of Swiss fffg earlier this evening.

 

[azmntman]

I think it's the extra bother that makes it worth wile. If I didn't want that, I'd just shoot a cartridge gun like a 22, which I still do from time to time.

I believe that "extra" bother is what makes us better shooters. You shoot better having taking so long to develop a load and shoot ONE AT A TIME, least thats what I feel makes me a better shooter than "most" of my buddies.

 

[Claude Mathis]

I think it's the extra bother that makes it worth wile. If I didn't want that, I'd just shoot a cartridge gun like a 22, which I still do from time to time.

I believe that "extra" bother is what makes us better shooters. You shoot better having taking so long to develop a load and shoot ONE AT A TIME, least thats what I feel makes me a better shooter than "most" of my buddies.

Some may be confusing unnecessary "gadgets" with the normal "process"?

 

[coloradoclyde]

When you can't get the flap on your bag to close flat, it's time to reconsider the contents.....

 

[Black Hand]

I think it's the extra bother that makes it worth wile.

There is no extra bother but there are a lot of unnecessary gadget, doo-dads and gizmos that have nothing to do with the process. All you need is a horn of powder, balls, patching and a knife. Everything else is extra and only serves to complicate and slow the entire process. Free yourself from the crutches and useless junk and discover what it is like to shoot as your forefathers did...

 

[Tinker2]

When you can't get the flap on your bag to close flat, it's time to reconsider the contents.....

And to think my New Year’s task was to build a bag with wheels.

No huh?

 

[Claude Mathis]

I think it's the extra bother that makes it worth wile.

There is no extra bother but there are a lot of unnecessary gadget, doo-dads and gizmos that have nothing to do with the process.

:thumbsup:

 

[F.G. Ford]

Muzzleloading is full of "extra bother"
Priming horns, patch knives, ball starters, loading blocks, speed loaders, etc..etc... :haha:

That is zactly why those in...........line felllas like shootin those damn fangled monstrocities any how!
Keep it simple shoot real powder, load both barrel and pan from the same horn.
Trying to get 80 grains out of the priming horn don't work. Don't ask me how I know this
Fred
Happy New Year to all!

 

[M. De Land]

I have all the granulations including Meal-D, cannon and 1F but in reality 2 and 3F is all one will ever need for all shoulder and hand gun muzzle loading needs.
Also, sieving black powder will give you all the fine pan priming you will ever need along with making your designated granulation of the can in use more uniform.

 

[M. De Land]

I can mostly agree with your ideas on field craft muzzle loading but the old timers always carried a tow worm and most probably a ball puller screw. I'd bet a Dr. Pepper they also knew about pinning the ram rod fer-rel.
The difference is if your a target shooter,hunter or re-inactor. The requirements are quite strikingly different then as now.

 

[coloradoclyde]

field craft muzzle loading

:hmm: ....Trying to wrap my head around that term....

 

[Black Hand]

The difference is if your a target shooter,hunter or re-inactor. The requirements are quite strikingly different then as now.

Not in the slightest - each can shoot in exactly the same manner without the need for extraneous and unnecessary gadgets, doo-dads and gizmos. You still only need powder, ball and patching to shoot a flinter regardless of when you are - all they rest is personal choice or the mistaken idea that "such-and-such" is necessary...

 

[Black Hand]

I make my statements from personal experience, as I once thought all that other stuff was necessary - still have my short-starter, speed-loaders, ball blocks and priming horn. I started complicated and worked my way to simple...