100 grains FFG 777 (Volume) is roughly 82-85 grains on the scale by weight. When in doubt, do the comparison yourself.
7000/85= 82 potential shots out of your can of powder.
Like the man said, don't sweat the small stuff, and above all, HAVE FUN!!
100 grns of bp is not 82-85...your vol mesure is off 100 grns is100 grns..
Baribal and Icebox have it right just look up. If you take a black powder measure and put 30 grains in it and then weigh it on a powder scale it will be different.
100 grns of bp is not 82-85...your vol mesure is off 100 grns is100 grns..
I hope for your safety and those around that you don't muzzleload, because you would surely make the Darwins list.
Take your VOLUMETRIC measurement of Black powder (100 Grains), then dump it into the pan of a WEIGHT scale. Betcha it weight scales in about 20% less.
Please don't contribute when you haven't a clue yourself.
I hope for your safety and those around that you don't muzzleload, because you would surely make the Darwins list.
Take your VOLUMETRIC measurement of Black powder (100 Grains), then dump it into the pan of a WEIGHT scale. Betcha it weight scales in about 20% less.
Please don't contribute when you haven't a clue yourself.
Holy crap people are confused around hear. The 100 grains you think you just got from your powder measure is a VOLUMETRIC ESTIMATE of the amount of powder that would weigh 100 grains. It is likely deliberately off for liability reasons in case some duface blows his gun up by packing 150 grains into his 100 grain measure
+1 with johnone. I've been at it for over 30 years and still have all of my digits and eyes intact. Black powder is loaded by weight. Reproduction black powder (read that as Pyrodex, Triple 7, etc., etc.) is loaded by volumn equivalency. You'd better do your homework before you give some one some wrong information and cause a catastrophic failure.
Jon