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Re: Powder question
« Reply #15 on: February 16, 2009, 09:36:01 PM »
I have been muzzy hunting for 15 years now and before the pellets i shot loose pyrodex.  When the pellets came out i started using them  I use to spill a lot of powder while reloading after a shot.  I would get so excitied and spill some.  When the pellets came out i switched to them.  i did have some trouble getting them to fire sometimes, so i decided to put a pinch or so of loose powder then my pellets, fires every time.  the pellets are less mess. :twocents:

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Re: Powder question
« Reply #16 on: February 18, 2009, 09:56:53 PM »
Well I learned something today. Unlike modern firearm reloads, black powder is by volume not weight.
I called the manufacturer and was informed. I also found out the difference between 209 and #11 at 200 yards is about 5 inches.
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Re: Powder question
« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2009, 10:03:23 PM »
That is true. I wondered why you said in a previous post that you would be bringing your powder scale to the range and weighing your powder charges! Didn't you receive a manual with your muzzleloader that explains the basics of muzzleloading?

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Re: Powder question
« Reply #18 on: February 19, 2009, 06:58:02 AM »
That is true. I wondered why you said in a previous post that you would be bringing your powder scale to the range and weighing your powder charges! Didn't you receive a manual with your muzzleloader that explains the basics of muzzleloading?
There was confusion that both volume and weight used the same term. If it said milliters, I would have understood we were talking volume. If the sentence had said something like "150 grains by volume", I may have caught on sooner.
The rifle is still in its box. I won't have time to take it to the range until mid-March. My priority still is a fairly long honey-do list that built up during last hunting season. The list goes on for 2 single-spaced pages. I am only a quarter of the way through the first page and I am doing the easy stuff.
BTW If the unit of measure was minims instead of grains, I may have understood. (1 minim=1 grain, 15 minims=15 grains=1 cc.
10 cubic centimeters = 150 grains.
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Re: Powder question
« Reply #19 on: February 20, 2009, 06:18:45 AM »
I have the best groupings in my Bighorn using 90 grains of ffg 777 behind a 310 grain knight bullet.

 


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