I was naughty today and i liked it :-)

Chickenthief · 06-12-2017, 03:51 PM

I have reloaded black powder for the last 30+ years and it's quite safe.

Weight for weight it has @1/3'rd the energy of smokeless and the theoretical max. pressure of a bp burn lies in the 40kpsi range whereas smokeless will pass 200kpsi easy.

BP burns slow thats why they have such long barrels for rifle/shotgun cartridges.
http://www.ctmuzzleloaders.com/ctml_...p_burning.html

I think my bp load would put me in the 600fps range out of that 5" barrel.

It was for fun and giggles and i was a little suprised there was enough energy to rack the slide.

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06-12-2017, 03:51 PM	#11
Chickenthief User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Denmark Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 131 Times in 48 Posts	I have reloaded black powder for the last 30+ years and it's quite safe. Weight for weight it has @1/3'rd the energy of smokeless and the theoretical max. pressure of a bp burn lies in the 40kpsi range whereas smokeless will pass 200kpsi easy. BP burns slow thats why they have such long barrels for rifle/shotgun cartridges. http://www.ctmuzzleloaders.com/ctml_...p_burning.html I think my bp load would put me in the 600fps range out of that 5" barrel. It was for fun and giggles and i was a little suprised there was enough energy to rack the slide.