Powder opinions

[Celt5494]

I wanted some of your opinions about mixing powders. Say you had 1/4 of a can of Goex 3f and you mixed it with 3/4 of a can of Shutzen 3f would you have any safety concerns? I'm no expert on making my own powder but wanted opinions. I do realize the different companies powders are different so you might not get the same performance in the loads you have worked out but that would be a different topic.

Thanks for you answers in advance...

 

[excess650]

no safety concerns

 

[dave951]

no problems. just shoot it.

 

[mooman76]

No safety concern like stated but why would you want to mix?

 

[Bassdog1]

No problem but I would shoot each one up separately different powders often give slightly different results.

 

[Celt5494]

No safety concern like stated but why would you want to mix?

The way I store my power is a little limited so I was thinking about saving some space with the half full cans.

 

[hanshi]

Perfectly safe even if a bit odd.

 

[deerstalkert]

The way I store my power is a little limited so I was thinking about saving some space with the half full cans.

just send the half cans to me! win win!
you could always mix a round of loads to test the difference in performance first before you mixed it all.
if you need to dispose of those empty's i would love to have them.

 

[mooman76]

Well if that is what you want, no problem but remember, once mixed there is no going back.

 

[tenngun]

I’ve picked up some elephant. Not real good powder. I mix 1/4 cup to 3/4 cup go and it shoots well.
Black powder is roughly the same, Salt Peter, charcoal and sulfur. Differences come in the ratios. It’s not like modren powders that can have very different performances. I knew one old timer that mixed 1,2and 3 his thinking was that it made it closer to old powder. The biggest issue he had was it tended to layer in storage 1 on the bottom and 3 on top.

 

[Steel Guitar]

Please make sure your loads are for Shutzen amounts and not Goex as the former has a much greater power density.
Good Luck, have fun.

 

[Sidney Smith]

How much room does two bottles take up? Unless you're living in a Chinese takeout container, you should be able to store two bottles of powder just about anywhere.

 

[SDSmlf]

No safety concerns, but have to ask why? Consistency is your friend. I would figure out if there is any performance difference between the two and buy more of the one that works best in the gun I was shooting, and save the other to try in other guns. Or maybe just shoot it up. But see no reason to mix it. But that’s not what you asked. It would be safe, so mix and shoot I guess.

 

[Celt5494]

How much room does two bottles take up? Unless you're living in a Chinese takeout container, you should be able to store two bottles of powder just about anywhere.

I suppose if I just had two cans I would not have to worry about posing my question....

 

[Celt5494]

SDSmlf,

The "Why" is just because it was a thought that I figured would be a good idea to ask in here. I'm not saying this will be something I will do, just a thought is all.