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2f vs 3f in .50 cal
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Planning a range trip Friday to see how a .495 Hornady ball goes with a .015 lubed patch. Might be a real tight fit. If too tight I will order a bunch of .010 patches.
Hmmm?...Why not try .490 balls if too tight? Its my bet MANY more shooters are loading .490. I have tried .495 and thin patches and get burnt patches and poor accuracy myself. maybe in a psitol. ALL my .50 calibers like .490
Hmmm?...Why not try .490 balls if too tight? Its my bet MANY more shooters are loading .490. I have tried .495 and thin patches and get burnt patches and poor accuracy myself. maybe in a psitol. ALL my .50 calibers like .490
I have and shoot .490's now with .015 patch and get pretty good results, but the supply of .490's is drying up so just preparing options. I have lots of .490's left but you can never have too much ammo.... 
No, 55 grains of 2F Triple 7 will not give the same results as a 55 grain charge of 3F. Strictly speaking, T-7 burns much hotter than traditional black powder or other BP substitutes. It is more energetic than traditional BP and this increases when comparing 2F to 3F. To find the rough equivalent of a charge of traditional, reduce the load by 10% with 2F and 15% with 3F. It is always best to work up an accurate load combination in each particular rifle as what works in one may not work or give the best accuracy in another even if it's the same caliber, length of barrel and brand. 3f T-7 should never be used in cartridge firearms as a substitute for black powder as the higher burn temperature and pressure spike (compared to 3f Triple 7) quickly work harden the brass and they start to split after just a few reloadings. It would be my advice to use only 2f Triple 7 in your muzzleloader, caplock only.
Thanks, appreciate the info.
I did locate and order tonight 5 lbs of T7 2F, and 3 boxes of .480 balls. That was a lucky strike for sure. This weekend will pickup some more .495's locally and still mulling over the T7 3F.
I have only used 2F in my .50’s, bc that’s what I was told to use 20 years ago. It always worked so I never decided to use 3G. Old habits die hard!
