Malachi Leviticus Blue
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MEHavey, the question stated in another way, "grain" is used as a volume increment in muzzleloading and I think only in muzzleloading. True or False?
I think Duelist said it best in post #17 above
MEHavey, the question stated in another way, "grain" is used as a volume increment in muzzleloading and I think only in muzzleloading. True or False?
Pancho said:MEHavey, the question stated in another way, "grain" is used as a volume increment in muzzleloading and I think only in muzzleloading. True or False?
Yes you can.Bear with me, but after much searching, I have reached my breaking point. So I will post my question to THR without further dithering: I'm here with my new Pietta 1858 New Army .44 .. without any kind of volumetric measure. I have a digital reloading scale. I have Pyrodex P.
Some time recently I saw that some fellow had measured and listed a good number of common handgun brass and the amount of blackpowder and BP eq's they would hold.
Can I not just weigh out what charge I'm looking for, then find something that will hold that volume? From what I've been able to gather, the answer somehow seems to be 'no'.
I'm looking to throw 28, 30, 32 gr (eq.) charges.
Which brings me to another question... Pyrodex-P is about 78% the density of real BP, right?.. So, for example, 30 grains of BP would equal 23.4 gr. of Pyrodex-P, right?...
I realize the whole BP thing is a lot more quick-n-dirty than precision benchrest rifle loading & shooting and such, but I'd like a few tips from those in the game.. Thanks.
In the initial post, he said he had an electronic scale.Brass on a typical grinding wheel gets clogged in the grit. Same issue with abrasive discs in something like a Dremel.
A basic hacksaw with a fine 32TPI blade used gently and a fine tooth metal file work far better. A slick trick is to drill a casing size hole in a block of wood then split the hole along the grain with a saw cut. The resulting sized jaws hold the casing really well with no danger of crushing while cutting.
But this doesn't answer the question. He doesn't need something just to hold the powder. He's looking for some way to use casings he already has to use as a know measurement. He has no measure to go by at present. So if he cuts down a casing he doesn't know how much powder it holds and he's still in the dark.