Musket grade powder in GPR?

[lanedh]

Hi all:

I have a can of American made black powder labeled 'Musket' (grain size, not brand); it looks to be about 2F granulation. Would this be too coarse to use in a .54 caliber GPR? I would prime with 3F in any case.

BJ

 

[ssettle]

being it's around 2F in size it should work just fine..ssettle :grin:

 

[AeroncaTAL]

2f is all that I shoot through my .54 GPR. Should work fine...
Scott

 

[Twisted_1in66]

Hi all:

I have a can of American made black powder labeled 'Musket' (grain size, not brand); it looks to be about 2F granulation. Would this be too coarse to use in a .54 caliber GPR? I would prime with 3F in any case.

BJ

It will probably work fine as a prime too. Try it out a few times before you start carrying two powder horns. I use 3fg prime and load for hunting and targets, but the stuff we use for reenactments is typically 2fg and it primes and loads just fine too. If you already have the 3Fg, compare them in side by side firings to see what works best for you.

Twisted_1in66 :thumbsup:

 

[Mad Monk]

Save that can!!!

I think the powder was made by the Austin Powder Company before it folded.

They packed powder as pistol, rifle and musket. That simply indicated grain size. It was not a very fast powder nor all that good by present standards.

Saw that stuff floating around here in the early 1970's into the early 1980's.

Consider the can a collectable at this point in time.

 

[Will Bison]

I agree, it's probably Austin. Powder cans have some value.

I remember the oval shaped DuPont cans, sure wish I had all of them.

 

[PreglerD]

Should be no problem to use. i use it in my .45 GPR and in my .54 Investarm Hawken, further more in my .50 deeerhunter, too. works well and has lower pressure as 3 FF.