12 gauge Dog Training Load

[Casefiller]

Could I substitute say Cream of Wheat instead of the shot charge.?  Anyone ever tried Black Powder ?

THANKS,

cf

[Val]

You need to be careful and use some tested and proven load recipes. Cream of Wheat isn't as heavy as lead and you might get yourself into some pressure problems. Do some research and try to find a recipe like for salt rock or similar. Same thing with black powder, don't play with it unless you have a proven tested load recipe.

[dukkillr]

You can buy cheap boxes of 8s for $3.

[Rickk]

If you want to play with black power, 6 drams is considered a traditional BP blank. To be perfectly honest, it is louder than a live round... 5 drams is fine.

Keep in mind that BP needs to be cleaned with water, not modern solvents. If you are using a pump or semi-auto, I would suggest that you do not do it. If you have a break-open single or double, ... heck... they were made originally to shoot BP so they come apart nicely and you can clean the barrel in the kitchen sink. Find some "Ballistol" to use after the water in place of whatever typical gun oil you would use.

I cut down 12 g hulls to 2.5 inches, load with 5 drams BP, cover with an overpowder card, and roll crimp. The shorter hulll makes for easy identification.