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what would happen if you realoaded a shot shell with rifle powder and if you reloaded a rifle cartridege with shot shell powder
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Well not much depending on what you are loading and what powder you are using. I use green dot in my shotgun and use the same powder to load my .44 mag "cowboy" loads. But any reloading done with ANY wrong load is very dangerous.
John0 -
Just a suggestion - USE A RELOADING MANUAL. Under the right circumstances, powders intended for shotgun, rifle and handgun MAY be somewhat interchangeable, BUT the proper AMOUNT of powder will vary. For the proper amount and type of powder for each caliber and gauge, USE A RELOADING MANUAL...unless you have a death wish, of course.
"I think of my gun as a tool for converting worthless human garbage into valuable fertilizer." John Dollar in the novel "Bridge City" by Fred Rexer0 -
If I had any doubt, it would all get "un-reloaded". Blown up guns and missing body parts are not worth the price of ammo. 
"Aim small, Miss small"0 -
I use shotgun powder all the time in pistols. Jim
Jim Kammerer0 -
it too vague a question coming from an obvious novice. so allow me to steer him properly. some rifle and pistol powders can be used in shotshells. its the quantity that is crucial to safety. THAT is where reading a reoading manual is MANDANTORY. if you can be more specific, maybe we can help you. are you reloading or did you just can a wild thought buzzing thru your mind?
former air operations officer SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2. former navy skeet team, former navy rifle/pistol team member. co-owner skeetmaster tubes inc.. owner/operator professional shooting instruction. NRA certified instructor.0 -
Please, check a reloading manual, I've had a gun explode in my face, you don't want it to happen to you. I guarantee you'll be sorry.
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Shotgun and pistol powders are "fast" powders.
Rifle powders are "slow" powders. Bear in mind that these are relative terms.
A pistol with it's short barrel and a shotgun with it large diameter barrel need a propellent to act quickly to attain the velocity you want.
On the other hand a rifle is a relatively small projectile in a long barrel. Your powder needs to be slow to obtain high velocity in a long barrel. Otherwise, you have yourself a grenade.
Stolen from, and with thanks, to Kiwibird0 -
quote:Originally posted by gunzforever
what would happen if you realoaded a shot shell with rifle powder and if you reloaded a rifle cartridege with shot shell powder
Rifle powder in a shotgun = dismal velocities.
Shotgun/handgun powder in a rifle = KaBoom.
Save the seals-club a liberal instead.0 -
As a kid who did a lot of guessing, I blew up a .38 top break revolver using the wrong ammunition (38 Super) and a German G43 rifle using by gosh and by golly handloads. No one was hurt but that last gun is today a valuable collectible.
Don't guess and try to be creative. Handloading is a science not an art. The payoff can be a lot worse than I received.
An acquaintance of mine refuses to go by any book but he's wise enough to himself to not try handloading.0 -
Depends. Shotshell powder is faster burning than most rifle powders. So if you put a slow powder in a shotshell (rifle powder) odds are it would just go 'fut' and either barely push the wad out the barrel, or not. But shotshell powder in a rifle is a whole other can of worms. It's all pressure. You could safely fire, for instance, 12 gr of red dot in a 30-06 with 150 gr. bullet. I do it all the time with cast bullets, it's a fun plinking load. But try filling the case and watch the gun turn into fine pieces of shrapnel,embedding themselves in you!
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