ffg work for pan charge?
12-24-2006, 11:54 AM
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Fork Horn
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ffg work for pan charge?
well i bought a lyman flintlock trade rifle awhile back and i was wandering if ffg black powder will work for the pan charge.....i know fffg is better but right now i only have ffg and would like to do some shooting....thx
12-24-2006, 12:16 PM
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Dominant Buck
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Location: Wisconsin
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RE: ffg work for pan charge?
It will work. What you can do is take a piece of typing paper and fold a crease down the middle of the paper. Then take some of the FFg in your fingers (dry and clean hands) and grind your fingers together over the paper. It will reduce the size of the granules. Then when you have enough ground up, lift the paper up to make the crease your funnel and put that is a separate bottle. Use that as your primer. It will do just fine until you can get some 4f or 3f.
90 grains of Goex 2f and a patched roundball is the sweet load of my Flintlock Lyman Trade Rifle... good luck, keep your agate and flint sharp and you are in business.
90 grains of Goex 2f and a patched roundball is the sweet load of my Flintlock Lyman Trade Rifle... good luck, keep your agate and flint sharp and you are in business.
12-24-2006, 12:17 PM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: ffg work for pan charge?
Put some isopropyl alcohol on a patch and wipe the frizzen off, the pan out, and the flint edge off (be careful they can cut) from time to time. It will help with the speed of igniton. You want to make sure those parts are oil free and dry.
12-24-2006, 12:23 PM
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Fork Horn
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RE: ffg work for pan charge?
k thx alot i remember u helped me pick this flintlock out a year ago and im just now getting a chance to shoot it so i will right back later on how its shooting
12-24-2006, 12:32 PM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: ffg work for pan charge?
Your going to be real happy with that rifle. Just make sure to check your thimble rib screws. They were the only thing loose on my rifle that needed immediate attention. Other then that the rifle shot perfect.
12-24-2006, 01:14 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: ffg work for pan charge?
When I was about to buy a flinter I talked to some guys on another forum. They said depending on you flint you do not have to crush it at all and it will work. You can also fill a film canister or abottle forpillshalf way with FFG then add one of your roundballs. Put the lid on and shake it up. That should do but first try without crushing it.
