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Offline lonwolf

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What powder?
« on: April 20, 2011, 06:18:01 AM »

What powder should i use for 44 sp. it will be used in a single shot rifle (cva scout ) also which drop tube and wads   
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Re: What powder?
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2011, 12:44:33 PM »
3f powder, any thin wad will do, whether it be wax paper or cereal box, or a commecial .030 fiber wad.
 Drop tube won't help much with this one there's not that much room for powder, just use a  slow pour from thru your funnel seat the wad and if use the bullet to finish compressing the load.
 Most important is going to be using a good bp lube. Bullshop Nasa, and Sagebrush Alox are my favored bp lubes.
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Re: What powder?
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2011, 04:12:16 PM »
Does that rifle have a 44 spl chamber or 44 mag? If it is the longer it'll likely shoot better with longer cases. I don't droptube 44 spl. just throw charges and compress it about 1/16" with the bullet. FF or FFF work, FFF is more powerful. Either is great fun in my Blackhawk 44 spl. - the other shooters at the range usually stop and watch after the first shot. Sure sounds better than their puny 9mm popguns!
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