What you end up with is ground up bp and a lot of dust. Bp granulations are made during the manufacturing process with wet screening. BTW, I have a genuwine bp grinder and it makes good dust.
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Sorry, Mad L, that may be the message that seems to be the message from the reenactors, but I can assure all that with respect to my unit and the safety regulations of the unified organizations we belong to, we only prime before loading the main charge when we are loading blanks and if we are demonstrating the loading procedure, we make sure we mention that this practice is the historical procedure and that for purposes of safety priming before loading the main charge is not the procedure followed in the current practice when shooting live rounds.
Never use 4F in your barrel. # F, if you need finer than 3F take a glass or wood bowl and crush it with a spoon.
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The same practice her among reenactors in Australia.
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I am intrigued to see the jet of fire from the touch hole deflected upwards by the edge of the pan .
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A mate who makes his own powder gave me some fines left over from his last batch , they worked perfectly as a pan prime powder . and are free .
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I just received some Swiss Null B from Maine Powder House. I know I don’t need it. Have plenty of other powders. But I can’t wait to try it out!
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It’s true many use 2f or 3f in their pan. It actually is more historically correct in as much in the early times that’s all they had. Some will not notice a very small hang fire but it will affect their scores and shooting. If you’re serious about shooting and want to be as good a shot as you can be stick with 4f.
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Try Deer Creek Products. The last time I checked with them they still had some. There's also Graf and Sons.
YES, exactly. Difference in speed of burning has to be measured by scientific instruments to detect the difference because you can't tell any difference by looking at it. I have used 3f powder for my main charge and priming powder since 2004 in both of my .50 cal. longrifles. No need to use 4f for priming, ergo no need for a second powder horn.
I have a .50cal Traditions with a small frizzen. I use 2F in the pan without issue.
I agree with you. back in the day, they only carried one grade of powder, at least that is what I read!
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Most use the same horn that we use to pour the main charge into the measure. For those that want to exercise a little more control in pouring powder into the pan, Track of the Wolf has a small free flow flask for priming with the coarser grained powders.
Flint priming flask, with free flow valve, brass - Track of the Wolf
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I have two methods I use for days I seem to be having trouble pouring prime from my main horn, or with horns that make it tough.
One, pour a small amount into the powder measure, pour into the pan from that using index finger to control flow.
Two, a small antler priming flask without the plunger tip.
Behold the prime ejaculator, lol
The end plug is held in by the round leather thong that goes through a hole drilled straight through antler and plug. Pipe bowl used for scale.
There are options.
One, pour a small amount into the powder measure, pour into the pan from that using index finger to control flow.
Two, a small antler priming flask without the plunger tip.
Behold the prime ejaculator, lol
The end plug is held in by the round leather thong that goes through a hole drilled straight through antler and plug. Pipe bowl used for scale.
There are options.
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Do I have a slow-mo of this, no but I will say that at the world championships where even factory teams are entered 4f as far as we could find out was used in the pan exclusively. I am absolutely sure they had slow-mo readily available to find out the best and fastest ignition for their locks.
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