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Originally Posted by Rick Riddell
Great information guys thank you. So I think my goal this year is to load up some BP loads in brass shells. I’m hoping to find a non corrosive substitute with load data. There are so many choices I’m just not sure which way to go.
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I use commercial or homemade BP loaded into thrice-fired Federal papers - first shot is the factory load, then twice as regular reloads with smokeless usually IMR 700-X powder, a personal favorite in papers. A third
reload in Federal papers usually develops pin burn holes above the base and that's the one I load with BP, fiber wads, bare shot and a regular pie crimp. and then discard the hull after firing. After shooting the black powder shells on a course or at a tourney, I'll shoot two regular smokeless shells thru each barrel which greatly aids in the cleanup.
It's my understanding that Triple 7 powder uses a different oxidizer that's more energetic than the nitrate in BP. Anyone using/planning to use Triple 7 is well advised to stick with loads that are published by its manufacturer.
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