Smokeless powder ammo in old guns - SASS Wire Forum
Apr 24, 2023 · Black Powder Rifles adapted for use with smokeless powders, pending calibers, would use cooler burning "Bulk for Bulk" smokeless powders like Dupont's No. 1 "rifle" and No. 2 "rifle or revolver", or the more dense "Sharpshooter" or "Marksman" powders, to include the lighter loaded 32-40 and 38-55 of which DID NOT NEED SPECIAL STEEL BARRELS.
Shelf life of smokeless powder once opened - SASS Wire Forum
Jul 29, 2013 · Recommendations for Storage of Smokeless Powder. STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. Be sure the storage area selected is free from any possible sources of excess heat and is isolated from open flame, furnaces, hot water heaters, etc. Do not store smokeless powder where it will be exposed to the sun's rays.
45/70 Best smokeless powder - SASS Wire Forum
Jan 1, 2012 · Tipping the rifle up so the powder is resting against the primer will help, but it is still dependent on getting the positioning consistantly. The relatively slower powders like 3031, RE-7, take up a lot more room in the case, but you have to load them heavily enough to get proper ignition and consistant combustion.
solid brass shotgun shells with smokeless powder? - SASS Wire
Jul 16, 2017 · Anyone loading smokeless powder in their brass shells? I switched over to solid brass shells over a year ago but have always used Alliant Black MZ, a black powder substitute in them. Before that, I always loaded my plastic shells with Red Dot powder and am now thinking to switching back to smokeless for various reasons.
Brass 12 ga loads with smokeless powder? - SASS Wire Forum
Aug 15, 2019 · I guess it depends on the shot shells in question. There ARE folks who reload the Magtec shells with smokeless powder. I'm NOT one of them!!! BUT!! I have some WINCHESTER 12 ga. and 10 ga. shells that are smokeless shells and I suspect that there is proper and correct reloading data available for these shells. ALSO!!
.38-40 smokeless powder choice - SASS Wire Forum
Nov 29, 2014 · Cheap? Hardly. Black Powder may cost less per pound than Smokeless, but after you dump 38 grains or so into the case it costs more than dumping in a few grains of Smokeless. I have never loaded 38-40 with Smokeless, but if I was going to I would probably use Unique. I have loaded a lot of 45 Colt and 44-40 with Unique.
Smokeless vs. Black powder why? - SASS Wire - SASS Wire Forum
Dec 4, 2011 · Hi from a newbie, Very new to CAS, not so new to reloading, but real cornfused to say the least. Have load up lots of rifle and pistol rounds using smokeless powder. Shot lots of black powder rifles, but never gave much thought to using black powder in smokeless cartridges. Would someone please g...
Can you make your own smokeless powder? | Survivalist Forum
Mar 26, 2014 · What you will end up with is totally raw first-generation smokeless powder of a 19th century quality. Don't even conteplate trying to duplicate Clays or IMR4891. More likely than not you'll produce something that erodes away your barrel within a hundred shots, assuming it doesn't blow up your gun (and you) on the first day.
Need 38-55 smokeless loads for blackpowder barrel
Feb 19, 2023 · Low Pressure Smokeless Powders, pressures deemed lower than black powder pressures and directly replaced black powder charges for black powder firearms. This powder was used in the 38-55 Dupont's "No. 1" and "No.2" "Rifle Smokeless Powder" - Dupont's "White" [grain color] Low Pressure Powder
Anyone have a favorite smokeless powder 45Colt load
Nov 3, 2016 · Edit: Last night it dawned on me that when I first started shooting 45 Colt I was using smokeless powder and already have loads for the 200g bullets so I am mainly interested in smokeless powder loads for some 160g bullets that I just purchased. I should have mentioned my goal to begin with and that is to work on my gun handling and transition ...