Need advice from yall
06-18-2017, 12:05 PM
#43
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,917
Old Eynsford is made by GOEX, not Hodgdon. It's real unadulterated black powder with a bit higher quality control than other GOEX offerings.
06-18-2017, 12:09 PM
#44
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,722
No I was looking into it also and every site/video I saw always referred to some type of binder. He's the first guy I heard using corn starch. Most use dextrin. The binder slows down the BP. I would guess its really not necessary.
Its a real simple recipe: 75% Pot. Nitrate, 10% Sulphur, 15% Charcoal, tumble for about 3 hours, dampen and form into a ball or compress into a puck. When dry, granulate using screening.
Its a real simple recipe: 75% Pot. Nitrate, 10% Sulphur, 15% Charcoal, tumble for about 3 hours, dampen and form into a ball or compress into a puck. When dry, granulate using screening.
06-18-2017, 12:13 PM
#46
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 9,557
No I was looking into it also and every site/video I saw always referred to some type of binder. He's the first guy I heard using corn starch. Most use dextrin. The binder slows down the BP. I would guess its really not necessary.
Its a real simple recipe: 75% Pot. Nitrate, 10% Sulphur, 15% Charcoal, tumble for about 3 hours, dampen and form into a ball or compress into a puck. When dry, granulate using screening.
Its a real simple recipe: 75% Pot. Nitrate, 10% Sulphur, 15% Charcoal, tumble for about 3 hours, dampen and form into a ball or compress into a puck. When dry, granulate using screening.
06-18-2017, 12:21 PM
#49
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 830
Quality control produces consistency Muley Hunter. The power comes from using the best products. They use Black Alder for the wood making charcoal. And from what I have been told as well as seen that is supposed to be the best charcoal, especially for firearms, that you can use to make black powder.
06-18-2017, 12:25 PM
#50
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 9,557
Yes, I used to preach that all the time when I was pushing Swiss powder.
I've heard that Goex claims to use Alder now in OE. I don't think it's the same quality as Swiss uses, but it's a step in the right direction.
I've heard that Goex claims to use Alder now in OE. I don't think it's the same quality as Swiss uses, but it's a step in the right direction.
