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Originally Posted by rodwhaincamo
Adding weight to the “projectile(s)” adds pressure as well. If you aren’t comfortable shooting a full bore ball adding pellets that outweigh that ball would increase the pressure over what that one large ball would produce.
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An excellent point. I don't want to shoot a full load out of this barrel.
An .80 caliber ball weighs 767.9 grains, from what I have found on various sites. Eight .375 round balls weighing 80 grains each would be a total of 640 grains, so maybe six would be better as a starting load as that would only be 480 grains.
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Originally Posted by rodwhaincamo
In a sound gun I’d be quite comfy using 3F powder. But 2F powder would produce a little less pressure and create that pressure a little slower.
No way would I use 4F (outside of maybe small charges) in a gun I wasn’t certain about. It creates higher pressures than 3F and does it more quickly.
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Thanks.