Swiss powder granulations

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Re: Swiss powder granulations

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Well, I 'm glad #4 Swiss is relabeled to 1 and 1/2F before it goes to market here or I'd have a hell of a time getting it to go off in the pan of my flint. Sorry for the confusion.

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Re: Swiss powder granulations

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So if it is relabeled then it is the same when I see it, I don't shop in Europe. :roll:
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Re: Swiss powder granulations

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Re: Swiss powder granulations

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Comes up 404 not found, got another link?
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Re: Swiss powder granulations

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https://schuetzenpowder.com/swiss-black-powder/

Try here, go to the swiss powder tab

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Re: Swiss powder granulations

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Thanks Dave. I guess I figured the Anglo-American scale was the only way it worked. Who the hell would order it any way else? :roll:
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Re: Swiss powder granulations

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The folks at Shutzen Energetics, supply only in the stateside nomenclature 😉

They will answer any questions we may have , James there is a Silhouette shooter and a supporter of all the black powder shooting sports, good folks

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George Babits
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Re: Swiss powder granulations

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Well, what started this thread was that I had been reading "Civil War Carbines; Myths vs Reality." The author apparently lives in England and used the European powder designations (ie: #4 Swiss). I'm making paper cartridges for an original Sharps percussion carbine. I was sure that #4 Swiss was not 4Fg powder. Wanted to know what it was. Found out early in the thread that it is 1.5 Fg in US grading system. By the way, I cannot agree with all of his findings on some of the carbines he reported on, nor his overall conclusion as to which one was the "best" overall.
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