hungry hunter Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 OK I feel like an idiot on this one, Ran out of Goex FF, went to Wal-Mart and bought FFF without looking at the can. We are taught FF for rifles/Sabots, FFF rifles/ball ammo. After shooting for two hours and realizing my mistake that I did buy FFF Goex Synthetic, other the grouping differences what is the real differance other the grains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 A smaller (volume) charge of 3F will have the same weight as a larger (volume) charge of 2F. If you weigh out your charges, then you should be OK, if you volume measure (almost everybody does this) then you can back it off some to get the same charge with the 3F that you used to have with 2F. How much, you ask? Can't tell you that off the top of my head. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulions Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 The fff is a little finer grain powder, so it burns a little hotter and you will get a little more velocity out of the same volume. I have also heard that it seems to burn a little cleaner. The fff should be fine in your rifle as long as you are getting the accurracy you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quigleysharps4570 Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 After shooting for two hours and realizing my mistake that I did buy FFF Goex Synthetic You shot for 2 hours before you realised you'd bought the replica crap...lord have mercy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungry hunter Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Yeah, I was letting some folks who are wanting to get into ML hunting shoot the rifles. When the .32 was 4" to the right, .50 was hitting a little high and to the left. I figured it out. Anyhow thanks alot and Happy Hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quigleysharps4570 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Several places to order real blackpowder from if ya want to stay away from that other stuff. Graf & Sons and Powder Inc. will take 5lb. minimum orders...course it's higher that route. Better off with 25lb. orders. Jack's Powder Keg has it for $12.50 a pound in 25lb. lots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Okay...so...just so we're clear...FF is for conicals and sabots and FFF is for patched round balls?? What if a person, say myself...hypothetically speaking , shoots both conicals and patched round balls out of the same rifle? Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungry hunter Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 I shoot the same powder with both ball or sabots. I do believe that the powders are recommendations but I am not a expert. I built my first ML from a kit and learned from reading. Still learning and trying different things as long as its safe and no one gets hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quigleysharps4570 Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 The Lyman Blackpowder Handbook is full of loading data using 3f for roundball, conicals and sabots out of the same rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Okay...so...just so we're clear...FF is for conicals and sabots and FFF is for patched round balls?? What if a person, say myself...hypothetically speaking , shoots both conicals and patched round balls out of the same rifle? Dakota FF can be used for both conicals and roundballs. Most of the time it is FF in the muzzle with a round ball or conical and the FFF is used as the ignition systems. IE: flintlock. good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quigleysharps4570 Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 3f in a pan? That's slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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