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Link Posted: 8/30/2024 7:20:21 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By NoDakWolfPack:


If you watch “Everything Black Powder” on YouTube, he can save you a lot of time experimenting.  Unless you do mean you are enjoying figuring it out on your own.  Then, have fun!
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Been watching. His channel is really informative (as is Paper Cartridges).
I don’t go to the extent that he goes through so I’ll probably never get as “clean” a powder that what he gets.

He purifies his KNO3, monitors the temps on his dedicated charcoal kiln, tumbles with an efficient tumbler and uses a 20 ton press (I use a 12 ton)

I would like to purify the salt peter and eventually put together a more efficient tumbler (PVC container instead of the rubber kind).
Right now Im concentrating on dry, well seasoned wood along with long milling times.
As he says; its more a combination of all the things done correctly than one single thing
If I don’t get there I’ll just use more lube on my patches

Link Posted: 8/30/2024 9:23:47 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By gODZOOKIE:

Been watching. His channel is really informative (as is Paper Cartridges).
I don’t go to the extent that he goes through so I’ll probably never get as “clean” a powder that what he gets.

He purifies his KNO3, monitors the temps on his dedicated charcoal kiln, tumbles with an efficient tumbler and uses a 20 ton press (I use a 12 ton)

I would like to purify the salt peter and eventually put together a more efficient tumbler (PVC container instead of the rubber kind).
Right now Im concentrating on dry, well seasoned wood along with long milling times.
As he says; its more a combination of all the things done correctly than one single thing
If I don’t get there I’ll just use more lube on my patches

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Ha that sounds like a good plan either way.
Link Posted: 9/10/2024 6:52:58 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By NoDakWolfPack:



Ha that sounds like a good plan either way.
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Speaking of ’Everythingblackpowder’….
Gonna try on my next batch his latest ratio of 77/15/8

I’ve suspected before that the 10% sulfur could be a partial culprit in my abnormally dirty powder * hence his ratio change
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