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Old 09-15-2010 | 11:44 AM
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Ok all you powder Gods here is a question for you. I am currently using BlackMag3. I am probably going to pyrodex RS. If I am using 50 grains of BM3, what would that equal in RS?
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Old 09-15-2010 | 12:13 PM
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You have to shoot it, you are handloading, anytime you change a component you must test to see what happens to the groups...
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Old 09-15-2010 | 12:46 PM
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kodiakemt414

I would suggest to you that I think BM3 to be more powerful than RS. The exact amount I am not sure - probably in the neighborhood of 10% - if the BM3 were fresh.

As nchawkeye said the best way to know for sure is to shoot it and verify....
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Old 09-15-2010 | 01:27 PM
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http://www.hpmuzzleloading.com/LoadsBallistics4.html

This might help a little. As for the accuracy of the information, I can not swear to. But the information is put out by a reputable company.
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Old 09-16-2010 | 08:25 AM
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Oh no worries about checking the group. Just seeing if there was a base line I could work from instead of starting at the beginning again.
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