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Post by encore50a on Mar 24, 2023 14:40:48 GMT -5
Its been said that for BH209 to ignite, it had to have pressure, and the bullet just had to be tight to the propellant.
I was bored....................
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Post by gd357 on Mar 24, 2023 21:36:26 GMT -5
That's interesting. Kinda shoots holes in the pressure theory!  At least you did some scientific testing with your down time.  |
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Post by ballistic on Apr 3, 2023 15:17:37 GMT -5
Good test.
Blackhorn 209 is in its own league. It has a lot of nitrocellulose in it (smokeless) where other black powders or substitutes don’t - although it has been said that some of the 777 powder had some nitrocellulose in it as well. Most smokeless powders need some pressure to ignite reliably and most blackpowder will flash without any pressure.
I would have thought that blackhorn 209 wouldn’t have went off without a bullet because of the 83% nitrocellulose content.
Do you think that the ignition may have provided enough spike in pressure to ignite it ?
I’ve shot blackhorn by the keg - but can’t remember not seating a bullet. I know #11 caps wouldn’t ignite it unless some FFF was used as a booster.
Anyway - Good test.
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Post by buckeye68 on Apr 3, 2023 21:20:01 GMT -5
Basically all you need is just a little bit of wad pressure with Blackhorn to make it fire. Maybe you can try it without a wad on your next video to see if it will fire?
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Post by encore50a on Apr 4, 2023 7:57:48 GMT -5
I believe the reason it will ignite and fire is because of the module ignition system/s. One might have a hard time getting it to ignite with a OEM ignition. Ron did the same thing using a 209 primer but, with a modified breech plug and it fired.
I have some 400gr Fury bullets to try when the weather allows. I'll find out if it will ignite without a wad.
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