OT: Range test of new ML powder (Blackhorn 209)

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wabi
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Post by wabi »

There are 7000 gr in a pound. I believe the BH209 is a 10oz container, though. That would be 43.75 charges of 100 grains (by actual weight), but from what I can read they are using volumetric measurements with it. Without more information on it's density it would be impossible to say how many charges a 10 oz bottle would give.
I know Pyrodex weighs only about 70% compared to BP in the same volume. A pound of BP will give 70 100gr (volumetric) loads, but a pound of Pyrodex will give 100 (volumetric) loads.
Perhaps DuckHunt could use a measure to throw a few 100 gr. volumetric loads and weight them on a grain scale for us.
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Sorry, don't have a scale. But I have read that the 10oz container of BH209 is supposed to render 62 shots of 100gr by volume.

A review of it can be found here: http://www.hpmuzzleloading.com/SpecialReport2.html

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