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Post by pacecars on Dec 13, 2021 21:42:10 GMT -5
Not that I am going to do it but what would be the result of cramming the .454 case full of 3F BP and topping with a 250 gr lead bullet?
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Post by aciera on Dec 13, 2021 21:50:43 GMT -5
Go bang very well
Why such a short load?
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Post by bullseye on Dec 13, 2021 22:27:45 GMT -5
You'd get a BOOM, a cloud of white aromatic smoke, & have to thoroughly clean your gun afterwards.
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Post by junebug on Dec 13, 2021 22:32:52 GMT -5
Go boom make lots of smoke, causing big smiles on your face! Then cause you to strip clean your gun very, very well to remove caustic, hydroscopic[ water absorbing] fowling from the black powder, or risk rust in places you don't want rust. One shot or 100 you will have to clean it very well.
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Post by pacecars on Dec 13, 2021 23:09:22 GMT -5
My Shiloh Sharps rifles see nothing but black powder and large doses of it. I have never understood the aversion that some have to BP because they think it is hard to clean. I find cleaning BP easier than smokeless guns
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Post by taffin on Dec 13, 2021 23:18:53 GMT -5
FFICUT My Shiloh Sharps rifles see nothing but black powder and large doses of it. I have never understood the aversion that some have to BP because they think it is hard to clean. I find cleaning BP easier than smokeless guns CLEANING A BP SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE IS QUICK AND EASY--CLEANING A BP SIXGUN IS NOT VERY DIFFICULT BUT IT IS NOT QUICK. TAKES ME A SOLID HOUR TO CLEAN A SIXGUN THOROUGHLY. |
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Post by taffin on Dec 13, 2021 23:20:50 GMT -5
FFICUT My Shiloh Sharps rifles see nothing but black powder and large doses of it. I have never understood the aversion that some have to BP because they think it is hard to clean. I find cleaning BP easier than smokeless guns CLEANING A BP SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE IS QUICK AND EASY--CLEANING A BP SIXGUN IS NOT VERY DIFFICULT BUT IT IS NOT QUICK. TAKES ME A SOLID HOUR TO CLEAN A SIXGUN THOROUGHLY. |
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Post by taffin on Dec 13, 2021 23:21:14 GMT -5
Some shooters shy away from black powder/Pyrodex because of what they conceive is too messy or too hard to clean. I clean the very cheap way while shooting by using a spray bottle of Moose Milk which is a mixture of Ballistol and water at 1:5 strength. After every cylinder full I run a patch down the barrel soaked with Moose Milk and also spray it on the outside of the revolver as things get messy which normally shows the lube is working, and wipe it off with a rag. When I am finished shooting I swab out the barrel several times and squirt plenty of solvent into the cylinder letting it soak. When I am ready for serious cleaning, I use a black powder cleaner in a spray bottle along with patches, a rag, and especially Q-Tips to reach in all the hard to get to places. I do not totally strip-down the gun every time I shoot, however every couple of times I will take it totally apart and clean all the action parts. Stainless steel does not allow for skipping the cleaning. It simply gives a little bit of leeway in how fast we have to do the cleaning. Nevertheless, whether blued steel or stainless steel I clean all black powder sixguns the same day I shoot them.
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Post by taffin on Dec 13, 2021 23:22:28 GMT -5
I've got a little further than black powder in the .454, namely black powder loads for the .500 Smith & Wesson.
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Post by pacecars on Dec 13, 2021 23:42:19 GMT -5
I used to run Colt Navies in Cowboy Action Shooting obviously with BP and after a match I would drop the cylinders, nipples and barrel in a jar of half water and half windex with vinegar and a little scrubbing and they were good to go. How much powder can you get in a .500 S&W anyway? It has to be close in capacity to a .50-70
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Post by magnumwheelman on Dec 14, 2021 6:32:39 GMT -5
probably about the same as the original balloon head 45 Colt round...
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Post by bula on Dec 14, 2021 9:16:57 GMT -5
I've loaded FFFg in 357, 44spec, 44mag and 480. FUN. Bayooom !
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Post by savit260 on Dec 15, 2021 18:06:33 GMT -5
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