FWIW, my understanding is with 3F being faster buring, as long as the typical 15% reduction is made from 2F load data, to keep the pressure in the same pressure range, IMO it doesn't much matter what 3F is used for...unless for some strange reason better accuracy might come from 2F in a particular gun or with a particular load.Hoyt said:I prefer 3f because it burns cleaner in my guns..but other than that what is the pro's and con's of 2f vs 3f in a 38" long barrel with .54 to 62cal roundball?
There might not be any difference to speak of.Hoyt said:If you regulate the pressure by adjusting the amount of 3f power to the same pressure as 2f then what is the difference beside one's courser than the other?
riarcher said:One of the things I notice formost about the 2F vs 3F debate is the "dirt".
In my 110% damp New England location, while 3Fg is a bit cleaner (maybe), The 2Fg stays appreciably softer. 3fg dirties my barrel with a harder chaulky residue, and/or a difficult very hard crud ring(s).
While the 2fg leaves a more greasy residue that is easilly loaded on top of the powder by the next patched ball, helping towards negating the need to swab between every shot.
Humidity...for me, when there's dry humidity the residue is dry, whitish, with occasional red flecks visible...when the humidity is high here, the pan turns to soup in less than a minute and I wipe it with a rag every time before primingHoyt said:I started shooting 3f in .62, .58 and .54 cause I thought it left the pan cleaner and drier. However, last wk I was shooting 2f and 3f and both were leaving a lot of moisture in the pan..so I just come to the conclusion it's pretty much just which day of the week you are shootin.
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