BP shotshell... FF or FFF?
- Thread starter leverboy
- Start date
One last successful recipe:
3 dram 12 ga load is 85 grains of GOEX FFg in a Federal Gold Medal paper hull and any brand 209 primer with a .125 (1/8") card wad and 5/16" filler wad then 1 1/8 oz shot (equal in volume to the powder charge. Star crimp closure. In a brass or roll-crimped paper or plastic hull just adjust the thickness of the filler wad to afford the proper dimensions for a roll crimp or over-shot wad in a brass case. I have used FG as well but it seems to leave more fouling in the barrel and Fg seems harder to find among suppliers so I defaulted to FFG as I use it in other applications anyway.
3 dram 12 ga load is 85 grains of GOEX FFg in a Federal Gold Medal paper hull and any brand 209 primer with a .125 (1/8") card wad and 5/16" filler wad then 1 1/8 oz shot (equal in volume to the powder charge. Star crimp closure. In a brass or roll-crimped paper or plastic hull just adjust the thickness of the filler wad to afford the proper dimensions for a roll crimp or over-shot wad in a brass case. I have used FG as well but it seems to leave more fouling in the barrel and Fg seems harder to find among suppliers so I defaulted to FFG as I use it in other applications anyway.
- Location
- Ft. Mac. Alberta
The black powder burns up the plastic and it tends yo build up very fast in the forcing cones and barrels , Pete.
Cat
- Location
- Ft. Mac. Alberta
HAHA!!And paper cases tend to burn through.
And brass ones need to be washed to prevent corrosion.
Best to just use a muzzleloader....
Cat
And paper cases tend to burn through.
And brass ones need to be washed to prevent corrosion.
Best to just use a muzzleloader....
...that is a great solution!
Other than the cowboy action stages that need four or six shots...lol Times might suffer a little with the loading!
- Location
- Ft. Mac. Alberta
I'd also have to figure out what to do with all my hammer double cartridge guns and the cool leather cartridge belts!! :>(...that is a great solution!
Cat
just going through my ammo today, found about 25rds of 410 and 12 rds of 12 guage shells loaded with b.p or pyrodex that I forgot about in the back of my cabinet, these were loaded about 18 months ago and probably a stupid question but would there be any reason for these to be unsafe at all, I just don't know shelf life on something like this, same as smokeless? or no?
antiqueguy
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- windsor ontario
no problems just like smokeless
awesome, thank you, I never load too many at a time because I was unsure, until now!!
