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Re: in terms of projectile distance; manual loaded powder versus pre-measured powder in jacket/bullet

Posted by fred on 10/15/2008, 7:27 pm, in reply to "in terms of projectile distance; manual loaded powder versus pre-measured powder in jacket/bullet"
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Not nesesarily. the powder has a burn rate. after the pressure has reached it's maximum to propel the projectile out of the barrel the exess powder will burn outside the barrel. Also, extra pressures will cause the ball to "skip" the rifling thus not imparting proper rotation to the sphere causing more drag. 400 years of experimentation with projectiles has determined our current standard of pressure vrs accuracy. There is an optimum for all.. Do a little search for the "Greenhill Formula" and you'll find more info. --Previous Message-- : ignoring the fact that this is probably : extremely dangerous and would inflict : catastrophic damage to the weapon and : wielder, is it possible that adding more : black powder than necessary might in fact : increase the distance the ball traveled when : fired? :

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