Black Powder Substitute Questions

[drache]

What is "triple 777 muzzleloading FFG powder"? Can you safely use it in a cannon?

I know it weighs less than standard BP yet has slightly more power than BP and is made by the same company as Pyrodex. As well as costing twice as much as standard Black Powder, BUT it doesn't have that Sulphur smell and can be cleaned easily with hot water.

 

[ben hunchak]

Like alot of those Bp substitutes, you need more flame to ignite, like an Inline using 209primers, i wouldn't use it with cartridges or old style muzzleloaders.

 

[tonyg]

I have never tried it but have used pyrodex . As it is a BP substitute it should be safe to use. A fuse will suffice as long as it is in contact.

But you won't have that awesome smell........

 

[drache]

Well it doesnt matter, the only Triple 7 that's in stock is FFFG

There is no FG or FFG in all of BC it seems.....

 

[strawberry]

777 aslo has different velocity than good old pyrodex mose sources say when using 777 reduce you load by 15% of what the black powder/pyrodex load is

 

[Dantforth]

Playing with 777 in a cannon could be hazardous to your health. Of all of the BP substitutes I trust it the least as it developes more pressure than BP and is very touchy if compressed or loaded too heavily. Dave

 

[drache]

Well thanks for all the info. I had heard that when using 777 to reduce your load and I read allot about it being more powerful than even pyrodex and thats why I posted here inquiring.

 

[guess_kto]

Pyrodex Select has good reviews as it's much cleaner than classic RX

 

[gunlaker]

Well it doesnt matter, the only Triple 7 that's in stock is FFFG

There is no FG or FFG in all of BC it seems.....

Are you ever in the lower mainland? You can get real black (Goex) from

McLeod's Blasting Supplies Ltd.
4546 Lochside Drive
Victoria, BC, Canada V8X2E1
250-658-2535, Fax: 250-658-2056

Good people to deal with and they'll have pretty much any granulation in stock.

Chris.

 

[drache]

Are you ever in the lower mainland? You can get real black (Goex) from

McLeod's Blasting Supplies Ltd.
4546 Lochside Drive
Victoria, BC, Canada V8X2E1
250-658-2535, Fax: 250-658-2056

Good people to deal with and they'll have pretty much any granulation in stock.

Chris.

Yeah people have told me about them but since the lower mainland is a 9 hour drive one way I get down there... about once every 5 years

 

[snomad]

Ditto on the reduced charge for loose 777; careful with older non-magnum guns.

 

[drache]

Why do people keep mentioning guns? This post was about BP substitutes in CANNONS not BP rifles....