Pyrodex P vs FFFg

theprofessor

April 26, 2008 04:18

My pistol manual says to use FFFg but is Pyrodex P a safe substitute? manual is 12 years old and I was wondering if Pyrodex P is a new item ( since 1996?)

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  allen griggs

  April 26, 2008 05:04

  Pyrodex P has been around longer than that.
  It works fine, it is a little more corrosive than black powder.

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  longbow589

  April 27, 2008 07:03

  My guns like Pyrodex P. I've shot a lot of powders and I keep coming back to Pryodex P . clean up is not bad with soap and water. The best is true black powder. Reduce your load of powder by 10 % with Pryodex .It is more powerful than black .

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  Winston Bode

  April 28, 2008 03:34

  As long as you load by volume you should be fine. Pyrodex P for revolvers/pistols and Pyrodex RS for shotguns and rifles.
  
  Pyrodex is not "more powerful" than black powder. It is denser and you actually use less of it to match a load of black powder. That is why you use a measure and load by volume.
  
  30 grains of black powder....30 grains of Pyrodex.
  
  Simple as that.
  
  Bode

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