Powder Preference Question

[hthomso]

Used 3F in the pan for 48 years. No problems. :thumbsup:

 

[timothy prouty]

I been using2f and 3f for my pan have seen. Very little difference in the Flash

 

[M. De Land]

That's because it is happening in milliseconds and is hard for the senses to pick up at times.
Although I bet you'll be able to tell it's
faster if you try some Null-B or Meal-D.
For the same reason 3F produces more pressure than an equal volume of 1F, the finer granulation in the pan is faster in burning up it's volume thus releasing more energy in a shorter period of time.

 

[SgtErv]

Same experience here Cruzatte. It makes the loading process so much simpler. Definitely a convert!

 

[Ridge]

I have 4 flintlocks. 3 of them will fire with any powder I put in the pan. The fourth is a bit more finicky. When I go from 4F to 3F it definitely slows down ignition.

3 of them like the flint bevel up. The other likes the bevel down.

Point is, you really just have to try it in your own gun and see if it works.