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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: Justin Urbantas on April 27, 2019, 01:23:41 AM

Title: Difference between sporting and blasting powder???
Post by: Justin Urbantas on April 27, 2019, 01:23:41 AM

Can someone please explain the difference between blasting and sporting powder? Looking at a granulation chart, FFFG and 5FA are the same sized grains.  Can this be used in rifles/pistols?

Title: Re: Difference between sporting and blasting powder???
Post by: Mad Monk on April 27, 2019, 03:09:55 AM

Quote from: Justin Urbantas on April 27, 2019, 01:23:41 AM

Can someone please explain the difference between blasting and sporting powder? Looking at a granulation chart, FFFG and 5FA are the same sized grains.  Can this be used in rifles/pistols?

5Fa is a fireworks powder and some have used it in place of 3F rifle powder with good results.

Bill K.

Title: Re: Difference between sporting and blasting powder???
Post by: Daryl on April 27, 2019, 08:24:06 AM

Justin - was it called blasting powder, or stumping powder? Years ago, one of the lads down South had some Stumping Powder, that was quite coarse.