MarineCorporal
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I noticed Hodgdon offers pellets in .44 for cap/ball revolvers but nothing in a smaller variety (.36). Is anyone aware of pellets that are .36 and approx 15grs in equivalent?
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Pyrodex pellets in 36 cal?
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I've never seen any powder pellets smaller than the ones made for a .45 caliber.
That doesn't surprise me. Very few people hunt or shoot .36 caliber muzzleloaders or cap & ball guns so there really isn't a good market for pellets for them.
That doesn't surprise me. Very few people hunt or shoot .36 caliber muzzleloaders or cap & ball guns so there really isn't a good market for pellets for them.
Mean Gene
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In the words of Kurt Russel in the movie Tombstone...There's no money in it.
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I think using an empty 9mm case will give you close to 15 grains. I can't lay my hands on my chart... someone confirm this.
I will assume that wanting to use a pellet is speed up reloading.
There's no real advantage to a pellet that can't be matched by a decent flask with a 15 grain spout. Then the powder will be easier to ignite than a pellet, so advantage goes to the flask and spout. While I can be leery of loading from a flask, loading a revolver cylinder seems to have far les risk of holding an ember in the cylinder from a previous shot than the fouling in the long barrel of a rifle. If you use the paper wrapped cartridges, then the advantage goes to the paper cartridge as powder, paper wad, and ball or bullet are loaded as one action. If the ball or bullet in a paper wrapped cartridge are dipped in a lubricant, the over ball lube is done as well.
There's no real advantage to a pellet that can't be matched by a decent flask with a 15 grain spout. Then the powder will be easier to ignite than a pellet, so advantage goes to the flask and spout. While I can be leery of loading from a flask, loading a revolver cylinder seems to have far les risk of holding an ember in the cylinder from a previous shot than the fouling in the long barrel of a rifle. If you use the paper wrapped cartridges, then the advantage goes to the paper cartridge as powder, paper wad, and ball or bullet are loaded as one action. If the ball or bullet in a paper wrapped cartridge are dipped in a lubricant, the over ball lube is done as well.
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I haven't used Pyrodex pellets, but I have used Clean Shot pellets in a ,44. The results were not that great,and ignition left a lot to be desired. Now that could have been the brand of propellant and not the fact it was a pellet.
arcticap
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The capacity of a 9mm case is 13.3 grains of water or about the same volume of black powder.
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Thats pretty close, and at least its consistent.
MarineCorporal
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So, just wanted to thank everyone for their replies. I did try the method in pre-measuring a powder charge and keeping it in a 30 Carbine casing. The problem here is that the powder gets packed and does not pour out completely. This is why the powder tubes are normally made from transparent plastic. What I found that helps is a loading base/stand. Theyre cheap DIY wood working projects that most people can pull off.
