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Originally Posted by greylynx
Another question Cat?
Are you concerned about wad pressure in these loads?
Thanks.
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I compress the black powder loads "just a little", over the years I have found that just a slight crunch is all that is needed ( 30lbs on a MEC scale IIRC)
after the shot goes in, and the crimp is started, it all comes together well and bottoms out on the overshot wads, it will give more than sufficient pressure.
Compressing black powder is the same as smokeless to a certain extent ,but not nearly so important when it comes to even pressure, but it does need to be consistent.
Anybody who has shot a round ball gun can tell you that it doesn't take long to develop the right feel on the ram rod for seating the ball.
With a plastic wad and smokeless it is more important that the wad seat on the powder, but with light loads it is very important in the cold weather otherwise bloopers and velocity loss is common!
Cat