Another (small) reason to use B/P instead of subs.

wogpotter · October 25, 2010, 05:18 PM

Because they measure smoother!
Yes, it's true!, it's true! (in my bestest "Lilli Von Schtupp" voice).

I just tried some Black FFg & in my cylindrical type powder flask the rear end of the measuring spout is very sharp edged, an utter 90 degree shoulder. The substitute I have was jamming up & bridging to the point I could not get a full measure to drop into the tube, even with vigorous shaking. I tried some real Goex BP in the same FFg granulation & bingo it worked.

& so to a tip/trick. I used the chamfer/deburr tool from my reloading kit to re-shape the inside rear end of the measuring tube to a cone & now everything passes through! Yay!

(Yes it slightly changes the volume thrown, but I was in the process of reworking a 30 gr tube to a 27 grain volume so for me its no big deal, but if you decide to make a similar change you may need to remove a tad of material from the tip to regain your original volume.)

Noz · October 26, 2010, 09:11 AM

You can also use that tool to chamfer the mouths of the chambers to allow much easier loading. It also cuts a bit of a "forcing cone on the rear of the barrel.

andrewstorm · October 26, 2010, 11:18 AM

Black powder is the original oldie but goodie,but i like 777, water cleanup,higher power,no smells except burnt sugar,some of us cant hack solvents, fumes,and its only half as corrosive as black.

B.L.E. · October 26, 2010, 08:25 PM

I used to use subs but the more I used real black powder, the more I realized how terrible it is not.

October 25, 2010, 05:18 PM	#1
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 2,109	Another (small) reason to use B/P instead of subs. Because they measure smoother! Yes, it's true!, it's true! (in my bestest "Lilli Von Schtupp" voice). I just tried some Black FFg & in my cylindrical type powder flask the rear end of the measuring spout is very sharp edged, an utter 90 degree shoulder. The substitute I have was jamming up & bridging to the point I could not get a full measure to drop into the tube, even with vigorous shaking. I tried some real Goex BP in the same FFg granulation & bingo it worked. & so to a tip/trick. I used the chamfer/deburr tool from my reloading kit to re-shape the inside rear end of the measuring tube to a cone & now everything passes through! Yay! (Yes it slightly changes the volume thrown, but I was in the process of reworking a 30 gr tube to a 27 grain volume so for me its no big deal, but if you decide to make a similar change you may need to remove a tad of material from the tip to regain your original volume.)

October 26, 2010, 11:18 AM	#3
andrewstorm Junior member Join Date: October 4, 2009 Posts: 198	smooth operator Black powder is the original oldie but goodie,but i like 777, water cleanup,higher power,no smells except burnt sugar,some of us cant hack solvents, fumes,and its only half as corrosive as black.

October 26, 2010, 09:11 AM	#2
Noz Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2009 Posts: 595	You can also use that tool to chamfer the mouths of the chambers to allow much easier loading. It also cuts a bit of a "forcing cone on the rear of the barrel.

October 26, 2010, 08:25 PM	#4
B.L.E. Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2008 Location: Somewhere on the Southern shore of Lake Travis, TX Posts: 1,709	I used to use subs but the more I used real black powder, the more I realized how terrible it is not.