Stick, Flake, Ball — Do you know your powder properties?

October 29, 2021 Stick, Flake and Ball — Do you know your powder properties? Widener’s Reloading & Shooting Supply published a helpful guide to reloading powders. Widener’s online Guide to Smokeless Powders explains the different types of powders and how differences in the size, shape, and burn rate can affect performance. Widener’s website is a good place to start reading the Powder Guide. These illustrations show the main differences between the four main powder types: flake powder, ball powder, flattened powder and flattened powder. Burn Rate Basics. Widener’s Guide To Smokeless Powders also includes a helpful discussion on Burn Rate, which is a confusing topic for many hand-loaders. Wideners explains that while a gun powder explosion may seem instantaneous, you can slow it down to find that each powder has its own ‘burn rate’ or the speed at which it ignites. This video shows powders that have very different burn rates. Pay attention. Different cartridge types require different burn rates. Widener’s says: “Generally, a fast-burning powder can be used for light bullets, low-speed pistols, and shotguns. For magnum pistols, medium-rate powders will be used, while large bore cartridges with high velocity will require slow powders [. Burn rate is not a standard unit of measurement. Burn rate is only discussed in relation to other powders, there is no universal yardstick. Specifications will vary by cartridge and bullet type
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