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Black powder load help

dipitsdipits Member Posts: 1,636 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited May 2010 in Ask the Experts
Grand daughter is beginning to shoot black powder.
Need a starting point for a 36 cal. long gun . Target not hunting .
She is 10 years old.
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  • tsr1965tsr1965 Member Posts: 8,682 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    You might try posting this over in the blackpowder forum too, if you have not already.

    When you say 36cal, I am assuming it is a percussion gun like a T/C Seneca or Cherokee. I would start with o.350" ball and a 0.015" patch(well lubricated patch, with T/C Bore Butter). Then I would use a starting charge of 40gr. of FFFg BLACK powder, and a maximum charge of 60 grains.

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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Try the black powder loading manual by Sam Fadala.

    http://tinyurl.com/2f8xdaw

    used for as little as $7.50 to your door.
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