Powder Question
07-15-2012, 02:05 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Texas
Posts: 187
Powder Question
Powder is sold by weight, yet loaded by volume.
Do you get more volume of 777 vs Pyrodex vs BP? Can I make more 30 grn loads using 777 vs Pyrodex or BP? It seems I read somewhere that Pyrodex weighed about 70% as much as BP, but I am uncertain as to the weight of 777.
Do you get more volume of 777 vs Pyrodex vs BP? Can I make more 30 grn loads using 777 vs Pyrodex or BP? It seems I read somewhere that Pyrodex weighed about 70% as much as BP, but I am uncertain as to the weight of 777.
07-15-2012, 03:10 PM
#3
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Comance county, OK
Posts: 11,410
100 grains of 2F 777 by volume weighs 73.3 grains. Black Powder volume to weight conversions:
http://www.curtrich.com/BPConversionSheet.htm
http://www.curtrich.com/BPConversionSheet.htm
Last edited by falcon; 07-15-2012 at 03:13 PM.
07-15-2012, 03:10 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Kerrville, Tx. USA
Posts: 2,722
Here is a pretty good chart to compare them. Remember that ffg and fffg are different too!
http://www.curtrich.com/BPConversionSheet.htm
http://www.curtrich.com/BPConversionSheet.htm
