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Is Pyrodex for pistols okay in shotguns?
#15184 12/15/06 03:50 PM
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A friend gave me two cans of Pyrodex for pistols. It says on the can that it's comparable to black powder 3f. I've noticed Jim Legg uses bp 3f in his shotgun loads so I'm wondering about using Pyrodex, since it's designed to emulate the performance characteristics of black powder. Does anyone have experience using this powder in shotguns?
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Re: Is Pyrodex for pistols okay in shotguns?
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I wouldn't hesitate to use it, especially in light to normal loads. 1 to 1-1/8 oz. shot and equal volume of the powder. I'm assuming you're talking about 12 ga. ML or cartridges. JL

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Jim Legg #15226 12/15/06 09:27 PM
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That Jim and maybe 1-1/4 oz of shot with equal volume powder in my 10 gauge 1878 Colt.
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Steve; Sherman Bell's article Finding out for myself Had load data for 10 guage tested using 3f black.
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mike lane #16858 12/26/06 04:32 PM
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Specific to your question, we use Pyrodex Pistol powder (equivalent to FFFg) in our Petersoli 12 ga SxS muzzleloaders and our T/C New Englander single barrel muzzleloaders for our 4-H shooting. We get more consistent measured patterns with Pyrodex equivalent FFFg than with Pyrodex equivalent FFg (Pyrodex Rifle Powder). Jim Haynes

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Woowee, I'm shootin for free! (almost) Thanks for the help guys.
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