Triple 7 filler

Missoura Don · April 2, 2009, 10:28 AM

Howdy all...been a while since i been here..good to see ole names still around. I got a question fer ya. I bought some triple7 for my .44 Army. Now, I have never used T7, and from what I read, yer not supposed to use filler with this. I plan on startin out with 27 grains, and dont think that will quite fill the chamber, and was gonna use cornmeal to top off with. Does anyone use this stuff enough to know about usin filler?..I appreciate all the info I can get on this!

Hawg · April 2, 2009, 11:47 AM

27 grs. won't come anywhere close to filling the cylinder. I don't use the stuff but it's the most finicky powder you can get. You don't want any airspace but it doesn't need to be compressed like bp or the other subs. Compress it and it will be erratic. It's also 15% hotter than bp so you need to reduce your loads by that much.

Fingers McGee · April 2, 2009, 12:14 PM

Go here & read what Hodgdon has to say.

http://www.hodgdon.com/PDF/muzzleloa...?CHECKBOX_1=on

The recommended load for C&Bs is fffg with a lubed wad

FM

April 2, 2009, 10:28 AM	#1
Missoura Don Member Join Date: January 25, 2006 Location: Missoura Posts: 80	Triple 7 filler Howdy all...been a while since i been here..good to see ole names still around. I got a question fer ya. I bought some triple7 for my .44 Army. Now, I have never used T7, and from what I read, yer not supposed to use filler with this. I plan on startin out with 27 grains, and dont think that will quite fill the chamber, and was gonna use cornmeal to top off with. Does anyone use this stuff enough to know about usin filler?..I appreciate all the info I can get on this!

April 2, 2009, 12:14 PM	#3
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	Go here & read what Hodgdon has to say. http://www.hodgdon.com/PDF/muzzleloa...?CHECKBOX_1=on The recommended load for C&Bs is fffg with a lubed wad FM __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

April 2, 2009, 11:47 AM	#2
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,189	27 grs. won't come anywhere close to filling the cylinder. I don't use the stuff but it's the most finicky powder you can get. You don't want any airspace but it doesn't need to be compressed like bp or the other subs. Compress it and it will be erratic. It's also 15% hotter than bp so you need to reduce your loads by that much.