Considering trying some 3F in my .54 GPR, anyone out there ever do so?

[Thingamajiggy]

My .54 GPR likes 3F up to about 75grs, then it seemed to open up a bit more than it did with 2F. With mine, most liked load for 3F is 70grs with .530 ball and .015 mink oil patch.

 

[Kev308]

Fwiw, I use 3f in everything. My rifle 50 cal
My zouave and my smoothbore
I also use it to prime all my flints.
Good luck with it
Kevin

 

[Brokennock]

there are listings for such. And yes, I know 2F is recommended but there are listings for 3F.

Listings?

 

[Eric Krewson]

My 3 rifles in .54 like 2F but I spent a lot of time finding the sweet spot for each using 2F. I tried 3F a few times but didn't do the hunt for the sweet spot so it shot poorly in my rifles, I am sure if I had done the work to find that sweet spot for each rifle it would have done just fine.

 

[LANEY REECE]

I shoot it in my .32,.50 and .54 shoots fine.

 

[leadhoarder]

I shoot 3f in my TC and my GPR 54s. 70 in the renegade and 80 in the GPR. I have some 2f but because of how good 3f does I have never seriously tried it.

 

[ETipp]

My .54 GPR likes 3F up to about 75grs, then it seemed to open up a bit more than it did with 2F. With mine, most liked load for 3F is 70grs with .530 ball and .015 mink oil patch.

That's what I'm shooting out of my GPR. Definitely going to try some 3F next time I go to the range.

 

[ETipp]

Listings?

The general recommendation is for anything over 50 caliber to use 2F. Pretty sure this is the first time I have ever used it and I have never had any problems with 3F out of any of my ML. All of my .50's has performed very well with 3F and most likely the .54 I used to own. However, its been so long now since I owned that rifle that although I'm pretty sure I shot 3F, I cannot swear to that.

I will be giving 3F a try out of this .54

 

[Brokennock]

The general recommendation is for anything over 50 caliber to use 2F. Pretty sure this is the first time I have ever used it and I have never had any problems with 3F out of any of my ML. All of my .50's has performed very well with 3F and most likely the .54 I used to own. However, its been so long now since I owned that rifle that although I'm pretty sure I shot 3F, I cannot swear to that.

I will be giving 3F a try out of this .54

Don't worry about "listings" this is a simple activity, with a wide margin for error, it isn't metallic cartridge reloading. There are posts and topics all over this forum about using various grades of powder in the full spectrum of calibers and gauges of guns. What one quickly learns (if one can put aside dogmatic adherence to old myths) is that the old mantra about 3f for guns smaller than .50 caliber and 2f for guns larger than .50 caliber is nonsense.
Unless one has modern gun expectations of their muzzleloader and/or a case of "magnumitis."
Of you have a good load with a coarser powder for a particular gun, drop it about 10 grains as a starting point for a finer powder, maybe 15 if it is already a pretty stout load.

 

[morehops52]

3f in most all my rifles. 2f shoots well but seems to leave more powder residue.

 

[pacanis]

I was using Swiss 3F to prime a flinter yesterday and I could not tell one bit of difference from using Goex 4F for priming.
I can certainly see why it's a favorite.

 

[roundballman]

In my 54 Santa Fe hawken 80 grs 2f or 70 grs 3f shoot about the same. Deer can't tell the difference

 

[Yewbender]

Shoot it and you will be fine.

 

[ETipp]

I was using Swiss 3F to prime a flinter yesterday and I could not tell one bit of difference from using Goex 4F for priming.
I can certainly see why it's a favorite.

3F has never let me down so far.

 

[ETipp]

Shoot it and you will be fine.

I'm sure I will be. I know some folks use 3F in .54's and, as I have posted, I most likely used it in my first .54 many moons ago.

I'm looking for input and results from others that uses it in their .54's.

 

[longcruise]

Over the years I've shot a lot of 3f in mine and have good results.

 

[jackpine54]

My slow twist gpr in .54 shot very well with .530 ball, .015" patch and 85gr of FFFg goex. However it shot excellent if I used the same components and 100gr of FFg goex. Either one was whitetail accurate, but the FFg just a bit tighter groups.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

I use 3Fg in my 38" barreled .54 both for main charge and for priming the pan.

LD

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

I used 3f , 70 grs. in my.54 and had good results.

 

[Paul Nelson]

Works great in my .54 cal when I can get it.