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20" encore barrel

snickerssnickers Member Posts: 359 ✭✭✭
edited August 2008 in Black Powder and Cowboy Action Shooting
How much velocity do you lose using a 20" encore barrel as opposed to a 26" or 28". Which powder is more effective or faster burning if any in the shorter barrel.
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  • CubsloverCubslover Member Posts: 18,601 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by snickers
    How much velocity do you lose using a 20" encore barrel as opposed to a 26" or 28". Which powder is more effective or faster burning if any in the shorter barrel.


    You'd lose a couple hundred FPS I guess.

    FFFG is faster burning that FFG or RS, I believe.
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  • 220combat220combat Member Posts: 122 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I wouldn't use FFFG, it is for handguns. If you are burning over 90 grains of powder, it dosen't matter, anything more that 90-100 is being blown out the barrel anyways.
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  • capnrmcapnrm Member Posts: 43 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello,

    I called TCArms on this exact subject, they told me 100' per inch.
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  • HAWKEYE 50HAWKEYE 50 Member Posts: 20 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Remember that 777 is a little hotter, and Hodgen recommends the load be reduced by 15% below the maximum load. I use 80gr charges of FFFG Triple Seven, pushing 200gr. ShockWave's.
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