Black powder shotgun pressures. I readily admit it is fairly old. Jul 7, 2011 · Black powder pressuresThere's a ton of pressure data around, the Lyman Blackpowder Handbook is an excellent source. Feb 4, 2013 · Normal load of black powder of about 4. Dec 30, 2012 · FFFG 80gn. In comparison, will the load I’m using have higher or lower pressure compared to the pressure generated by a 28 gauge modern shotgun? But on the other hand black powder guns are usually made of soft steels and not designed to contain the same high pressures as guns designed for nitro powders, so some care must be taken in choosing how much of which type of powder to use. That is a spread from 13,500 PSI to 23,400 PSI, with one load developing over 73% more pressure than the other. Goex has cartridge pressure data on their web (or did at one time) Sam Fadala did some interesting experiments trying to blow up a modern muzzleloader, with no real spectacular results. Mar 28, 2005 · Black Powder - Black Powder Pressures and Velocity chart - Hi, I re-found this information amoungst my "pile o' stuff". The pressure created is somewhat lesser in the chamber and steadily progresses and increases by the end of barrel which is the reason for louder gunshot, and stronger recoil when compared to modern smokeless powder. Sep 16, 2020 · It’s hard to find pressure values on black powders loads, however it seem to me that black powder is in most cases low pressure compared to smokeless. ggmwq xm e5u ce pug l8 lpluzp s33gt mfaqu lccl5