Mudchucker
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Ive just bought my first muzzle loader TC Omega Z5 -
I bought a field powder measure - brass tube with a plastic sleeve that is graduated and slides in and out and a thumbscrew to set the position.
I was told 777 is the best powder to start with (for all I know it might have been all they had on the shelf)
what are the graduations on the powder measure ? when I set it to 120gr and dump out the powder I have about a hundred grains on the scale (RCBS 5-0-5)
when I squeeze of a round using a weighed out 100 grains of 777 and remove the breach plug I see a pile of un burned powder in the barrel...
of course, I dont know what normal looks like, but my guess is unburned powder is wasted powder...
is there a better powder I should be using ?
how much 777 are folks with the same gun using ?
is the field measure graduated for a different type of powder and as such the graduations are incorrect or is this a volume and weight measurement issue ?
if this is a measure by volume and not by weight, then what does the label on the bottle of powder indicate - volume or weight ?
cheers folks.
I bought a field powder measure - brass tube with a plastic sleeve that is graduated and slides in and out and a thumbscrew to set the position.
I was told 777 is the best powder to start with (for all I know it might have been all they had on the shelf)
what are the graduations on the powder measure ? when I set it to 120gr and dump out the powder I have about a hundred grains on the scale (RCBS 5-0-5)
when I squeeze of a round using a weighed out 100 grains of 777 and remove the breach plug I see a pile of un burned powder in the barrel...
of course, I dont know what normal looks like, but my guess is unburned powder is wasted powder...
is there a better powder I should be using ?
how much 777 are folks with the same gun using ?
is the field measure graduated for a different type of powder and as such the graduations are incorrect or is this a volume and weight measurement issue ?
if this is a measure by volume and not by weight, then what does the label on the bottle of powder indicate - volume or weight ?
cheers folks.