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54 caliber Lyman powder charge????

n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
edited October 2010 in Black Powder and Cowboy Action Shooting
What would be considered ballpark amount. Having trouble with loading second shot and thinking I am using too much 2F.

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  • hillbillehillbille Member Posts: 14,426 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    75-100 of double ff, up to 120, 80-100 is more than enough to kill out to 100 yds.
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  • mbsamsmbsams Member Posts: 1,076 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have been shooting my Lyman .54 for many many years - I only use black powder - usually 90 gr or 3f but 90 or 100 gr of 2f when I have it ( round ball )- accuracy seems a little better with the 3f. When I elk hunt I use full patch slugs and 90gr of 2f. I have used the same loads by volume of pyrodex and they are ok too. I always wipe the bore between shots with an alcohol soaked patch and a dry patch. Aids accuracy and ease of loading. At the end of the day I clean with a brush and patches and alcohol, then oil the bore and wipe the ouside. - my gun is pushing 30 and looks like new.
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