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    Posted: March 15 2020 at 10:33pm
I took five Hornady cases and filled them to the rim with my FFFG equivalent black powder.  It weighed out to 43.6 grains a case. Seating  the Woodleigh 215grn bullets I could feel the resistance as they compressed the powder. I primed all five with the CCI BR-2 primers as well. I am anticipating that I will spook a few people this week when they see a bunch of smoke belch out of the faux T...
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Perfect!
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Weight doesn't really mean much with B/P & substitutes. That's why all B/P data is by volume. It'll be a mild load. You should definitely get their attention though!
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nothing like a bit of smoke to get folks attention , hope they shot well , 
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