With proper tending and care it need not be "invasive."
So long as you plan to harvest it regularly it shouldn't be a problem.
Controlling growth and spread really is not difficult.
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Forum: Muzzleloading.
With proper tending and care it need not be "invasive."
So long as you plan to harvest it regularly it shouldn't be a problem.
Controlling growth and spread really is not difficult.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I do believe a whole lot of us are stayin' tuned!
This is what we just love to see. Discovering the "tricks" to making the most effective and all around best powder.
The books and articles are...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Yes, the Brown Low Sulfur (or no Sulfur) Powder is best suited for guns which have long barrels. Longer than normal barrels.
And the powder charge may need to be increased.
Your testing is...
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Yes Almar, very much interested!
We are all very fortunate that you have the means and the circumstance to be able to do what you're doing!
What an incredible learning experience this is...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Bretscher did a test with a willow stick in an oven which was preheated to 600 Degrees Celsius.
It is interesting to note that he found "smoke ceased" at a certain temperature.
Even without a...
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I came across this video some time ago. The young man may be on to something.
I'm eager to try this method myself. I've heard others talk about how well it works.
Using just the right...
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It is true that the "Brown Powder" or "Cocoa Powder" didn't burn "all that cleanly." Like all forms of Black Powder it produced deposits or "fouling" as it burned in the gun.
About 43% of the...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
A very fast burning Black Powder is great for short barrels and pistols.
For long barrels such as rifles or muskets a slower burning Black Powder is best in order to attain the highest projectile...
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Your experiences with various proportions seem to validate Bretscher's graph which shows that a good powder can have significant deviation from the 75:15:10 formula.
It is good to know...
Forum: Black Powder Substitutes
A web search brings up a multitude of videos about what happens when quantities of energetic materials are ignited either loosely or confined.
Including Black Powder and some of the substitutes.
...
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Cosmic_Charlie,
Do you want a printed hard copy or a pdf file?
When looking at Bretscher's Recipe Page with your browser you should be able to "print" a copy from your browser.
When you...
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Quote from VettePilot:
I suspect there are a good many of us who have the "Obsession."
We just cannot rest until we have things "figured out."
With Black Powder ingredients the Potassium...
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Quote from CuriousShooter:
There are quite a few videos on YouTube. Here are the links.
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I wonder which type of Muzzleloader is most susceptible to the spontaneous combustion of the powder charge while ramming the ball (or boolit) home?
Caplock? Flintlock?
Is it possible somehow...
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I agree Indian Joe that what you've suggested is the probable cause.
Primitive civilizations have created fire-starters based upon that principle with tubes far shorter than a rifle barrel.
Air...
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Good advice Vettepilot!
Since I can't actually use mine yet for a while I'll do just that.
A little bit of preventive maintenance can go a long way.
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Quote from Lloyd Smale:
That is good to hear! I just bought one recently to try as a powder mill.
From the videos I've seen about them the vibratory action is less of a strain on the motor...
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Yes, those Harbor Freight tumblers are definitely "light duty" machines.
While those small Induction Motors can be repaired and rewound by anyone who has electrical knowledge and time, it is best...
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After reading again to refresh memory of how the Swiss Powder is pressed with their Roller Press, which is unique, questions come to mind.
Page 19 of the Swiss Powder Booklet (page 20 of the pdf.}...
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Here are some Malt Mills from various vendors.
More expensive than the Coffee Grinders but perhaps well worth it.
Although, this model is nicely priced. I wonder if it would do?
Almar may...
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Quote from Vettepilot:
Well, you just never know. Some of the most amazing discoveries were made by "accident."
Maybe this will be one of them! ;-)
On the very sad note of some having...
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The common refrain "Keep your powder dry!" is an adage meant to assure that our powder is not "Injured by the damp."
A finished powder can be adversely altered by excessive moisture and not...
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Mmb617,
That is the kind of report that we absolutely LOVE to read!
Proof positive of how easy it is to do it all and how satisfying it is to make something with your own hands which performs...
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Excellent report DoubleBuck!
You've given us more evidence that the Charcoal can be cooked just right to give us the kind of performance that commercial powders often lack.
Well done!
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Quote from Almar:
Indeed, it can be done, you've certainly proved that.
Interestingly, the powder which works best for short barrels may not be the powder which is best for long barrels.
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BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
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