Wonder if a Black Powder Cartridge Trick Would Work...

[watercam]

My brother shoots BPC Silhouette and Schutzen. One trick they use is a layer of tissue or paper at the bottom of the case so that the primer flame, in theory, spreads out to a more even ignition of the powder (which of course is an explosive as opposed to our accelerant powders). Wonder if one could improve ES/SD numbers with it. Of course their cases are straight walled and easier to insert things into. If only more match rounds used SRPs!
Obviously I have not enough to do today!

 

[dmoran]

My own input, black powder does not ignite or burn any where as efficient as does smokeless, with combustion being dismal in comparison. While I don't believe it would harm anything to try it with smokeless, I myself would not and don't believe there would be anything to gain by doing so.
Donovan

 

[biggen0_8]

I would make sure and do this at the same time.
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com...-uniforming-for-ultimate-long-range-accuracy/

 

[Park ranger]

I have a friend who will do that for smokeless powder. He thinks a few granules of powder will get it the flash hole, make a initial combustion and show signs of high pressure before it truly is. He also thinks that initial combustion will loosen primer pockets prematurely.

I don't do it. Ymmv

 

[JohnKielly]

I would make sure and do this at the same time.
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com...-uniforming-for-ultimate-long-range-accuracy/

Did somebody actually write that without wetting their jocks?

 

[biggen0_8]

Did somebody actually write that without wetting their jocks?

It was a April fools post a couple of years ago.

 

[jds holler]

It was a April fools post a couple of years ago.

That is soooo not a joke. Some of us have been doing it for years. -- Welp, I've gotta get back to weighing primers. jd

 

[JohnKielly]

I was about to quote Larry Medler & his experiment in screening powder for grain size & I see that like German, his site has gone to the great archive in the cloud.

 

[Jose_Luis_G]

Don't know if you already do this, but here in Spain, everybody goes for the magnum version of the same primer when it comes to black powder shooting.