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BigG · February 27, 2001, 11:40 AM

needed a booster charge of BP (about a 9mm Luger case full at the bottom, then the 80g or whatever pyrodex, then the patched ball. You still need to use BP in the pan as pyrodex will not ignite from a spark, at least not usually in my experience.

February 27, 2001, 11:40 AM	#5
BigG Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 4,334	I shot pyrodex in a flintlock but it needed a booster charge of BP (about a 9mm Luger case full at the bottom, then the 80g or whatever pyrodex, then the patched ball. You still need to use BP in the pan as pyrodex will not ignite from a spark, at least not usually in my experience.