powder choose

[forrest]

so what do you use
what caliber
what type of lock

      fff   in a 50 cal.  flint   

       and, if I ever get my 62 it will get fed fff also, Steve sites all his rifles using fff before shipping with final target.

[vedearduff]

Hello the camp.

I use 3f.  I have two longrifles, .36 and .50, and a Bess.  I tried working up a load for the Bess using 2f but I get slightly better accuracy with the 3f and much less fowling.

Keep yer eye on the skyline.


Vernon

[texasranger]

I shoot goex 3f in a 50 cal. percussion johnathon Browning rifle. 70 grain is what i shoot the most.

[shadow hawk]

 i use FFFg in all my guns (.50 renegade and two .44 revolvers)

[chuck w.]

Two .54's. Both caplock. Have worked up good loads using both 3F and 2F for both. Can get 777 to work almost as good as 3F in one of them and still trying to get it to work in the other. I use CCI caps and some sort of stainless nipple that the name escapes me now. One gets shot with RB only and the T/C , well I'm still wringing out conical loads for that thing. Both have a 1-48 twist.

[Rocklock]

FFg in everything .32 -.54, pistols, revolver, shotgun.  Chrono showed the 3F had velocity spikes.  FFg has lower velocity standard deviation.

FFFFg in priming pan.
TC

[Hanshi]

For me it's 3F for just about everything but I do find 2F to be good for certain applications, primarily smoothbore.

[rfd]

swiss 3f for all ml's and swiss 1-1/2f for bpcr.    

[beowulf]

have`nt used 2f in years , I`ve used 3f in everything from a .32 squirrel rifle right up too a .69 cal jaeger rifle and a .62 cal tulle ! also use it to prime !never had the slightest problem !

[Patocazador]

I use 3F in all my rifles (.45 and .50 cal.) but 2F in my 12 ga. shotguns. The shotguns pattern better with 2F.
I prime my flinters with 4F.

[Double Six]

3f in .32  Squirrel  rifle
3f in.36 revolver
2f in .50 Hawken
all percussion

[hotfxr]

3f in .50 and smaller
3f as primer
2f in the .54 (thanks to Dogshirt)
>1f in cannon

[Muley]

I use 3F in a .54 because....

Cheaper than 2F, because I can use less for the same fps.

Less fouling than 2F.

More reliable ignition.

[Rocklock]

FFg in everything but the pan and that's FFFFg or Null B.
TC