Priming with 3f?

[rcasto]

I've primed with FFg, FFFg and FFFFg. They all work as the others have suggested.

 

[challenger45]

I don't know if seperate priming-loading powders were used but I saw a Daniel Boone movie not too long ago where this feller had two powder hornes draped across each shoulder. He would load with one and prime with the other. He looked authentic in his buckskins and coonskin cap.....

 

[Terry Zboril]

Yessir, Clayton,
Historical research is time consuming :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:

After looking a the "Jerimiah Johnson" movie, my next projects will be some manganese fire kits, and a .30 caliber, brass mounted Hawken, which seems to be perfectly good for elk and such. :winking: :winking: :winking:, though I really wanted a .50.
Regards,
Terry

 

[Gary]

Colonial Williamsburg did a test. They used one of those high speed camera and fired a flintlock with 3F & 4F. Surprise! 3F gave more consistent ignition. When the shower of sparks rain down upon the pain, they actually bounce back up and out. The folks at Williamsburg surmised that the larger grain 3F powder trapped the sparks better and this ensured better ignition. So, historically larger grain and no separate priming horn (for F&I & AmRev) is really PC.

 

[cayugad]

I prime with 4f. Some one told me that was the best to use, so I bought 2 pounds. I think I have enough priming powder for a long time to come. ::

 

[roundball]

I prime with 4f. Some one told me that was the best to use, so I bought 2 pounds. I think I have enough priming powder for a long time to come. ::

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I considered it a real milestone when I used up my first can of FFFFg !!
7000grns divided by 3grns per shot = 2,333 shots...I'm well into my second can now...hope to burn another 120grns of 4F this weekend !!

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