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Offline A Scanlan

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Powder Tester
« on: September 10, 2024, 12:09:52 AM »
I suppose this can be called an accoutrement....

Represented as English.  Perfect, or near perfect condition.





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Re: Powder Tester
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2024, 05:02:35 AM »
Nice

I have always wanted one.

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Re: Powder Tester
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2024, 02:38:29 PM »
A beautiful little engineered marvel. I always wanted one also.

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Re: Powder Tester
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2024, 04:58:42 PM »
 Neat. How was it used? I can understand as a tinder starter but how do you test powder, just to see if it will flash and how fast ?

   Thanks, Tim

Offline A Scanlan

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Re: Powder Tester
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2024, 05:45:18 PM »
There is a "spring" under the barrel that has a lobe sort of end which applies pressure (friction) to the wheel.  The charge is loaded and the "gun" fired.  The bore is covered and the force of the charge rotates the wheel which has a calibration marking of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and 8.  A given quantity of powder could then be assessed as to it's "power".  X grains that blows the wheel to 6 would be superior to the same amount from a different supplier that only moves the wheel to 3....etc etc etc and so on and so forth. :D

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Re: Powder Tester
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2024, 11:34:15 PM »
Maybe this will help.





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Re: Powder Tester
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2024, 02:39:40 AM »
Isn't technology wonderful ! ;)

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Re: Powder Tester
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2024, 05:19:38 AM »
I guess a patched round ball would be out of the question…

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Re: Powder Tester
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2024, 03:36:40 PM »
 Now I can see how it works, good explanation, Thanks.

   Tim