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  1. muzzleloadingat18

    I couldn't find a forum that matched this perfectly but this is close enough.

    I understand the rule and respect it. This is not a post about that. This is a post questioning if corned powder is actually any better than screened.
  2. muzzleloadingat18

    I couldn't find a forum that matched this perfectly but this is close enough.

    I think that screened powder is more powerful by weight. And I think screened powder excels in cap and ball.
  3. muzzleloadingat18

    I couldn't find a forum that matched this perfectly but this is close enough.

    I am a cast bulet member but I prefer to keep my smokeless and black powder lives separate.
  4. muzzleloadingat18

    I couldn't find a forum that matched this perfectly but this is close enough.

    Im not losing sleep over it but if the screened is getting better velocity and cost 5$ a pound it's hard to argue with
  5. muzzleloadingat18

    I couldn't find a forum that matched this perfectly but this is close enough.

    My experience is based from a hand loaders perspective. Light fluffy powder burns faster. So I am curious if a denser black powder is actually any better.
  6. muzzleloadingat18

    I couldn't find a forum that matched this perfectly but this is close enough.

    No screened is uncompressed and the most common way for someone to make their own powder. It's against the rules for us to talk about home made powder so for all intensive purposes I'm referring to it as store boght screened powder. 99.99999% of powder you buy is pucked.
  7. muzzleloadingat18

    I couldn't find a forum that matched this perfectly but this is close enough.

    My running theory is that because screened powder is less dense it burns faster. This is because it is fluffier and has less density to burn. It could also be due to the powder getting broken up when seating the projectile and that might cause the noticable difference in powder.
  8. muzzleloadingat18

    I couldn't find a forum that matched this perfectly but this is close enough.

    There is 2 ways. Screening and pucking. Screened powder is not compressed so it weighs less than pucked per volume. Pucked powder is compressed to be dense enough that 100gn by volume=100gn by weight. Everyone assumes that pucked is better but I'm not sure it is.
  9. muzzleloadingat18

    I couldn't find a forum that matched this perfectly but this is close enough.

    Screened vs pucked. Auto correct and being hung over sorry
  10. muzzleloadingat18

    I couldn't find a forum that matched this perfectly but this is close enough.

    screened powder vs pucked. My apologies didn't mean picked. I'm talking about screened vs corned.
  11. muzzleloadingat18

    I couldn't find a forum that matched this perfectly but this is close enough.

    I have a theory on screened vs picked powder. I think that because screened powder is so fluffy and light it burns faster in a shorter barrel providing better velocity. I'm talking strictly on cap and ball revolvers that are limited to cylinder space. Is there any historical context to imply...
  12. muzzleloadingat18

    Here to anger some more people on my antics. 5.5in barrel pieta for hunting.

    It's safe. I have done max loads of 45gn of pyrodex with a 200gn bullet and she takes it all day long. The only things are I shot her hard enough that the clip that holds the loading lever up broke. So I'm using a bread tie untill I can figure out how to fix it and still have her look pretty. I...
  13. muzzleloadingat18

    Here to anger some more people on my antics. 5.5in barrel pieta for hunting.

    I want to preface this with the fact that I don't recommend doing what I do. That being said I have been on this journey to find out just how much power I can get from this pistol. I have yet to Chrono it but I have done some testing. I made a mold for a 160gn wad cutter because I think it is...
  14. muzzleloadingat18

    Bought a pieta 1858 Remington. Looking for some load data and answers.

    No problem I'll show it next time I got to the range. It only works with pyrodex because of its compressibility
  15. muzzleloadingat18

    Bought a pieta 1858 Remington. Looking for some load data and answers.

    Bow stand has deer at 15 yards. I refuse to shoot past 15 yards. Secondly diminishing returns is still returns. Water acts as a solid when hit with velocity so it is a poor test medium. Soft powder dirt is a good comparative medium. I can compare the 1858 to a 45acp 44 special 44mag ect. So I...
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