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leeblackman
From what I've read there is two basically different kinds of blackpowders, one is for pistols and one is for rifles. Is there one that would be for both? How many different kinds of black powder are there?

If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.

The sound of a 12 gauge pump clears a house fatser than Rosie O eats a Big Mac !
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  • leeblackman
    I am thinking about going blackpowder hunting this year. Any suggestions on the best value for the dollar on a rifle? It will be used for deer and hogs in Texas.

    The older I get the better I was.
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  • woodsrunner
    It's just a matter of granule size. 1f or FG is the largest and used in cannons, 2f or FFG is used in large caliber rifles and shotguns, 3f (FFFG) is used in small bore (.45 & under)rifles and pistols, 4f (FFFFG) the smallest is used for priming flintlocks. There are also pyrotechnic grades of powder usually of very large granule size.

    Woods
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  • AdamsQuailHunter
    Hello leeblackman

    I am an old geeser and I had rather hunt with Damascus barreled shotguns, loaded with shotshells that I have loaded myself for them. I will use black powder although NOW, I normally use Pryodex CTG --- when I can get my hands on it and CleanShot.

    Black powder can be found in granulations that are in the bags on the 16 inch "rifles" on the WWII vintage battleships such as the Alabama, Missouri, or Arizona to Corning Meal Dust that is as fine as face powder. I normally use Fg for loading my muzzle-stuffing shotguns or cartridge Damascus barreled ladies---although now days I tend to use Pyrodex CTG (no longer produced and I will take all of it off of your hands that you don't want) or CleanShot FFg. (I would use CleanShot Fg---I understand that it is produced, but I have never been able to find any.)

    For my black powder rifles --- flint-lock --- cap-lock, and in-line White Rifles 91 Olympic (prototype), I normally use FFg, or CleanShot FFg (but frankly it is not as good as grouping my 400 grain heads as is REAL black powder). For my flint-lock, I normally use FFg CleanShot and FFFFg (real black powder in the pan). My preference is "Swiss" black powder, then "Elephant", then stuff that IMR makes. For my cap-lock I normally use FFg CleanShot
    (if any of you reading this post have a Sile 12 gauge muzzle-loading barrel you would be inclined to part with I sure would like to know about it).

    For black powder pistols, I have both single-shot black powder pistols and revolvers. The revolvers are 1857 Remingtons (replicas) in 44 and 36 calibers. They are loaded with FFFg CleanShot. If deer hunting, then my back-up is the 36 caliber, if hog hunting then my back-up is the 44 caliber and frankly I wish they made a revolver in 67 caliber for back-up when hog hunting.

    As much as it pains me, I must admit that I have a Ruger Black Powder Revolver. I have had nothing but grief with Ruger's and the "company" as well, except for this one revolver. It it an absolute dream. I wish I could say the same for the Bearcat, Single Six, Vacaro .45 (spelling) and Mini-14, but alas they do not live up to my expecation and the "company" as well. She is loaded with FFFg CleanShot and is in a very nice manhogany case on the chest-of-drawers next to the bed. She is my back-up to my S&W hand-ejector in .44 Special that is on the head board between my wife an I. (Wife has a .32 Long S&W hand-ejector, I-frame, on her side by the way.)

    Best Regards
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  • joeaf1911a1
    Lee: I think AdamsQuailHunter covered most of the bases. From FG
    to FFFFG, means the more F's the finer he grains. Usually smaller
    rifles and handguns use finer powder, while larger rifles and handguns
    and shotguns use at least FFG. This is without going into the old
    cannon powders which I believe was called corn powder and large
    grained. Clean Shot powder is one of he newer black powder replicas
    which is far less corosive and easier to clean and comes in at least
    the FFG and FFG graining and is measured in the same amount by bulk,
    not weight. I use both powders in my old 1887 Winchester lever
    action 12 and prefer the Clean Shot even though expensive mainly for
    the easier cleaning and non (or at least less) corrosive qualities.
    Yes, I too am a "old timer" (76) but still shooting and reloading
    regularly and God willing, plan to keep it up. (Hope the " God
    willing" doesnt offend P.C. people
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