36 caliber questions

[amw334]

I just purchased a 36 cal flinter from a friend of mine.  He is a gunsmith and a little old lady brought it too him to sell for her.  A few questions:
1. what style/school is it?
2. can i shoot ff as its the only powder i have at the moment?

[rich pierce]

Has Lancaster lines.  Yes you can use FFG.

[amw334]

thanks for the feedback

[rich pierce]

I think you’ll have a great time shooting that little rifle.

[amw334]

cant wait to send some lead down range. 

[Silky921]

2f,  while not preferred for that rifle, will work. Also, I just picked one up a month ago, and it's a freaking blast.

[amw334]

ok cool, will be a little bit until i can get some fffg

[Standing Bear]

Do try some 3F but don’t be surprised if it likes FFg better. Mine does.
TC

[Daryl]

 amw334 - good for you on your purchase.  A .36 is a lot of fun to shoot. While I have yet to develop a load for my .36 using 2F,

I like to have accuracy loads for all my guns with both 2f and 3F, thus if ever short of one, the other will work just fine.

I have always found 2F to foul less or no more than 3F, even though you normally have to use a little more 2F to get the same

velocity and point of impact as your accuracy load in 3F.

[amw334]

Thanks for all the info. Hopefully I can shoot it this week.

[hanshi]

Normally I use 3F for about everything.  But I've also burned a lot of 2F.  I don't try to duplicate 3F ballistics with 2F but I will find an accurate load with it, often these are lighter than normal loads.