Underclocked, you say hotter. But I am talking about the speed of burning. This is a totally different thing. Blackpowder is fast. I mean real fast. Most of the pressure is exhausted quickly within a few inch's of the barrel like a shotgun using Unique powder. Breaking down the powder to FFF, makes it faster, hence the loss of velocity. Now the barrel is soaking up alot of velocity which I don't want it to do.

Like I said, congrads on Coondog's success with the FFF. Sounds like it works for him and I thank him for his reasons and responces. Don't mean I agree with him. I get great groups and velocity with pyrodex ff. So I get what I am looking for. I mean who's to say I don't have bunchs and bunchs of experience to share with others. Because he has such great experience with FFF, does that mean everyone on the board should change over?