mgmorden
Member
Quick question guys. A while back I happened to receive a replica Remington 1858 revolver by Pietta as a Christmas gift. It's been 3 or 4 years now - still haven't shot it, and I figured I might have some fun at the range with it .
Anyways, way back when I got the thing, I went to the store and bought a 1lb bottle of BP substitute - Pyrodex. Problem is, in my foolish ignorance, I wasn't thinking that just like smokeless powders, there are varieties of BP suited for different uses - I bought Pyrodex RS rather than Pyrodex P.
That said, I have heard a few times on the internet that you can safely use blackpowders meant for larger guns in smaller guns, but not the reverse (ie, rifle powder in a pistol is ok, but pistol powder in a rifle is not).
Given my experience with smokeless powders in metallic reloading my gut instinct was to ignore that and just go buy some pistol powder, but I figured I'd ask either way.
Is this powder safe to use in the revolver, or should I just store it in the event that I ever get a BP rifle?
Thanks.
Anyways, way back when I got the thing, I went to the store and bought a 1lb bottle of BP substitute - Pyrodex. Problem is, in my foolish ignorance, I wasn't thinking that just like smokeless powders, there are varieties of BP suited for different uses - I bought Pyrodex RS rather than Pyrodex P.
That said, I have heard a few times on the internet that you can safely use blackpowders meant for larger guns in smaller guns, but not the reverse (ie, rifle powder in a pistol is ok, but pistol powder in a rifle is not).
Given my experience with smokeless powders in metallic reloading my gut instinct was to ignore that and just go buy some pistol powder, but I figured I'd ask either way.
Is this powder safe to use in the revolver, or should I just store it in the event that I ever get a BP rifle?
Thanks.