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IX STRUCTURAL STRENGTH OF BLACKPOWDER
"Intrinsic strength ------ Several 1cm cylinders (of blackpowder) with diameter of 1.3cm, each having different...
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top of page 27 under the heading from page 26
IX STRUCTURAL STRENGTH OF BLACKPOWDER
"Intrinsic strength ------ Several 1cm cylinders (of blackpowder) with diameter of 1.3cm, each having different...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
[QUOTE=Trapper-Jack;
5/3/2024
I got to thinking about the speed difference between the two screened sizes and the speed difference. I screen out two different batches and found a little variance...
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Wayne I would argue consistency in HM is easy to achieve
never gonna happen with 47 different little eggcup batches tho --------
make it a few kilos at the time and do a big blend after...
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sorry but I find your reply itelf contradictory
the statement that "blackpowder cannot generate enough pressure to destroy a modern firearm" ----followed by "if pressure has no place to go" etc...
Forum: Leverguns
couple fellers in our club have built blackpowder single shots around the 444 - seems to work ok.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
make yourself a standing bench - kick will seem a lot less when your upper body can move a bit - or shoot offhand
Forum: Muzzleloading.
[QUOTE=Boerrancher;5720234]One thing everyone has failed to consider, is the maximum pressure that black powder is capable of achieving, which is 36,000 PSI. When the pressure reaches maximum, it...
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I been shooting competition since 1990
first shot (foulng shot) is a proper load into the berm then ten for the money (no swabbing) or some of the matches are thirteen ten to count - if you cant do...
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most of em are if ya load em right
ita all about the patch lube !!!!!!!
Forum: Leverguns
Bill I had a 375 big bore years ago, ran it full house with soft lead gas checked boolits, shot ok at the time - but ok then woulda been 4 - 6" at 100yards with the barrel sights - I was recoil soft...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
If you only shooting muzzleloaders you are home free first try - well done!
I used alcohol / water mix to dampen it at the start but I reckon I make better powder with just straight water - I also...
Forum: Leverguns
have a 94 winchester comemorative (Oliver F Winchester) in 38/55 - shoots that LEE 250 grain boolit straight from the mold over blackpowder - that combo is seriously accurate
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
hmmm thanks - theres a lot could go wrong with that plan on my backyard gear also a huge amount of scrap turnings - 348 cases are easy and surely would have been available when this was done?
Forum: Leverguns
I dont know 2400 but my old Lyman book says 16 to 19 grains under a 255 grain cast ---is 23.5 a bit stiff ?
I proly go with the others that say boolit fit - first thing to try is unsized -
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
seen a couple of muzzleloader barrels with a nice little bulge just right at the base of a short started ball
22/250 barrel with a ring bulge near the muzzle (I believe that one was left in an...
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I bought a little ultrasonic cleaner off ebay ($30 or so at the time) had a bag of citric acid on hand
so citric acid and a small dab of dishwash - takes about 15 minutes to clean reasonably fresh...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
one of our best ML riflemen was accused (by a jealous competitor) of double loading because of several little pairs on his offhand target - he challenged the accuser to "show us how you do that" the...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
just curious - you say "turned Brass" is it proper dimension internally or just bored straight with extra thick walls (have seen plenty of 450/577 martini brass made that way)
Forum: Leverguns
When I got mine it wouldnt cycle
The case rims wouldnt go fully home (to the rear) in the encircling part of the carrier --I assumed that was the problem and enlarged the rear of the carier (dremel...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
yeah thanks ....Don too for reinforcing the message.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
do you believer it was straight blackpowder ?
Forum: Muzzleloading.
If you gonna use the full stroke of a jack, plus a long plunger, plus a tall die, thats a tall skinny arrangement ---needs to be neat and well set up (alignment) to be stable and safe. be careful you...
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