What is the difference between gun powders?
Black powder is the traditional powder used in old firearms while gunpowder is the powder that is being used in modern firearms. Gunpowder is more refined and purer while black powder is coarser and less refined. 3. Gunpowder is smokeless while black powder produces a lot of smoke.
What is rifle powder?
Rifle powders are slower-burning, designed to accelerate the bullet down a long barrel in order to achieve maximum velocity with minimum pressure. For example, Hodgdon H322 is a very popular, extruded, single-base powder often used for loading . 223 Rem./5.56 NATO.
Is black powder and gunpowder the same?
Gunpowder vs Black Powder The difference between Gunpowder and Black powder is that they have their separate uses for people. Gunpowder is used in firearms whereas black powder is used for flares, fireworks because they are very sensitive to flame and spark.
Who owns Hodgdon?
The company is now in the hands of J.B. and Bob Hodgdon, the two grade school boys back in the late 1940’s, who worked hand in hand with their father to establish and grow this company. Today, Hodgdon smokeless propellants are developed and manufactured to meet the needs of every reloader.
Is it legal to make gunpowder?
In much of the world it’s against the law even to buy the ingredients without a license. In the United States, federal law says you can make gunpowder for your own use on your own property, but you can’t give or sell it to anyone else without an ATF license.
Are black powder guns legal?
In the United States, it is legal for a convicted felon to own a black powder gun during his custody or control. Under Federal and State laws, a black powder gun is also termed an ‘antique firearm’. Antique firearms are discharged under the United States Gun Control Act of 1968.
How many 6.5 Creedmoor bullets can you reload with 1lb of powder?
A pound of powder is 7000 grains. You would get about 1200 rounds for that lb of powder. This can vary though depending on the type of load you want. The amount of powder can vary from as little as 4 grains to as much as 8 grains.
Is this IMR sr-4759/39 a new powder?
And their Propellant/Charge: IMR SR-4759/39.0 GRS.* So, is this a “new” powder that IMR has just released along with all the Reds and Greens and Blues and other colors? No, very old powder that was discontinued about two years ago.
Does sr-4759 have a place in reloading?
Although SR-4759 isn’t one of those. It has a place in my cartridge reloading with lead projectiles that seems to work better than a lot of other currently available powders. Reloder 11 was not a long on the street as I understand.
Does imr4759 work with cast rifle loads?
I’ve had considerable success using IMR4759 with cast rifle loads for years but have found IMR4198 and 5744 do as well from accuracy and velocity perspectives with several cartridges. Hope it’s not going away. It works in 3006, 4570 and 308. Tried 5744, but not quite as good as SR 4759.
Does sr-4759 have a place in FtF?
Although SR-4759 isn’t one of those. It has a place in my cartridge reloading with lead projectiles that seems to work better than a lot of other currently available powders. I’ve got a nearly full 5 pound canister of IMR-4759 that I would dearly love to trade for Reloder 7 or sell FTF outright.