Secondary Pan Powder Stash

[sussexmuzllodr]

A gutted out Jumbo Sharpie makes a great pan powder stash when you need more than what the small brass one will hold when one has a range day.
Pull off cap,Unscrew wick holder,empty and clean.
There you have it. no need to carry large amounts of 4 f around.
Will hold an ample quantity to refill the smaller brass ones.

sussexmuzllodr

 

[SDSmlf]

Could be quite the surprise when you or someone else pulls the cap off expecting to be able to write something..... I’d just carrry a second small flask. Don’t care for surprises when shooting.

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

Could be quite the surprise when you or someone else pulls the cap off expecting to be able to write something..... I’d just carrry a second small flask. Don’t care for surprises when shooting.

Well being the fact that I keep it in my range box and I know its there..the likelihood ....?

 

[SDSmlf]

Well I know I have Sharpies in a lot of places, including my range box (for marking targets for example). I just envision myself in a forgetful moment, or someone else, pulling the cap expecting to find the felt writing tip and instead getting a 100 grains or more of ffff. If a repurposed Sharpie works for you, great.

 

[Melnic]

I guess you could wrap it in tape or something else to mark it.

If you look on amazon for "plastic vials" there are lots of choices. I often pre measure my powder at home and put into plastic vials. Those go into a zip lock bag in case they open up in transport, Then neatly into a plastic ammo box. There is a guy that I met at a local BP shoot who had glass ones that were in a nice wooden box with pockets to place the vials.

 

[captjack01]

Hope you don't get a bigger surprise, static electricity.

 

[SDSmlf]

For premeasured BP charges I use a clear 10ml vial. Get mine from Chuck’s Powder Viles (http://www.royalcs.com/vials/). I think I paid $25 for 50 of them the last time. Good guy to deal with.

 

[SDSmlf]

Hope you don't get a bigger surprise, static electricity.

Believe the static electricity myth has been debunked. http://www.ctmuzzleloaders.com/ctml_experiments/sparks/sparks.html

 

[Carbon 6]

Hope you don't get a bigger surprise, static electricity.

That might be a neat trick considering Sharpie pen bodies are anti-static. It wouldn't make a lot of sense to have it produce static shock considering the ink is alcohol based.

It's a marker not a lighter.

 

[shane a gress]

I thought it would be really nice for my girlfriend to wake up with a smile on her face. Now I am not allowed to have sharpies anymore.

 

[Carbon 6]

I thought it would be really nice for my girlfriend to wake up with a smile on her face. Now I am not allowed to have sharpies anymore.

That's cruel.
Do you still have a girlfriend?

 

[shane a gress]

That's cruel.
Do you still have a girlfriend?

Yeah, but suddenly she has been collecting empty cardboard boxes.

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

A gutted out Jumbo Sharpie makes a great pan powder stash when you need more than what the small brass one will hold when one has a range day.
Pull off cap,Unscrew wick holder,empty and clean.
There you have it. no need to carry large amounts of 4 f around.
Will hold an ample quantity to refill the smaller brass ones.

sussexmuzllodr

Fellas , It just a suggestion to be able to carry extra 4f in a pinch without dropping a $20 on an additional pan primer.
Look up cheap in the Dictionary and you will find my picture...

Best to all....sussexmuzllodr

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

Believe the static electricity myth has been debunked. http://www.ctmuzzleloaders.com/ctml_experiments/sparks/sparks.html

Man, thats Awesome.

 

[Tom Compton]

Next time at the range pick up a fired bottle neck cartridge case, .243 comes to mind, and whittle a plug. Brass and wood, period correct. If u r worried about the head stamp and primer, cut that end off and flatten it.

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

Next time at the range pick up a fired bottle neck cartridge case, .243 comes to mind, and whittle a plug. Brass and wood, period correct. If u r worried about the head stamp and primer, cut that end off and flatten it.

A very good idea.

 

[SDSmlf]

Fellas , It just a suggestion to be able to carry extra 4f in a pinch without dropping a $20 on an additional pan primer.
Look up cheap in the Dictionary and you will find my picture...

Next time at the range pick up a fired bottle neck cartridge case, .243 comes to mind, and whittle a plug. Brass and wood, period correct. If u r worried about the head stamp and primer, cut that end off and flatten it.

Centerfire brass is not only an economical way to store a small amount powder, but can also be used inexpensive fixed powder measures. For example, if memory serves me correctly, I have some 44 Mag brass that measures just over 30 grains of fff powder (31 grains by weight) and I know I have a cut down (a tubing cutter does a good job) 06 piece of brass that measures 57 grains of ff. I have other calibers of brass with the charge marked on them. Makes it easy to have fixed measures for each gun. I use a powder scale to 'calibrate', but suggest comparing charge with your volume measure.

 

[nhmoose]

Hope you don't get a bigger surprise, static electricity.

Why??? See the forum about static and BP

 

[Carbon 6]

Yeah, but suddenly she has been collecting empty cardboard boxes.

That's better than a rug and sheets of plastic.

 

[Black Hand]

A gutted out Jumbo Sharpie makes a great pan powder stash when you need more than what the small brass one will hold when one has a range day.
Pull off cap,Unscrew wick holder,empty and clean.
There you have it. no need to carry large amounts of 4 f around.
Will hold an ample quantity to refill the smaller brass ones.

sussexmuzllodr

I have an extensive stash of pan powder in my horn. I load & prime with FFFg with no issues...