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Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 2 | Problems with Bottleneck Blackpowder Cartridges?
I've been told that bottleneck (BN) cartridges are a problem with black powder. Supposedly, the design causes uneven ignition and pressure. I was considering the Sharps 40-70 BN or the Sharps 40-90 BN but was told because of the potential problems with bottleneck cartridges and black powder that I should go to the Sharps 40-70 Straight. Anybody know anything about this?
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Registered User Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,117 |
Why bother? If you want real velocity, why not get a real rifle? the IDEA about black powder is to use what the frontiersmen used. They didnt use jacketed bullets, so the velocity was limited. Why not just face facts? |
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Registered User Joined: Oct 2003 From: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 4,648 | Quote:
Not everything revolves around your single vision of things. People do things for fun too. and you wonder why people react to you the way that they do... ![]() | |
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Registered User Joined: Dec 2003 From: occupied georgia Posts: 90 |
blackpowder sharps rifle cartridges?cant be ANY good atall just ask the 40,000,000 buffler what they shoulda woulda couda been took out with!
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Registered User Joined: Oct 2003 From: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 4,648 |
I have a Win sadle ring carbine in 38WCF (38-40) this is a bottleneck cartridge. While I do have dies, I don't reload for it, but buy ammo. I am not aware of the problems you speak of. This doesn't mean they don't exist, only that I cannot help you on this one. Sorry. ![]() |
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Registered User Joined: Jun 2004 From: In the freezer section Posts: 10,279 |
I load light smokeless in the bottle necked 38-40. Have fired them in both the SAA revolver and the Win M92. The only time I've ever heard of the bottle neck cartridge causing problems was reports I read from when the 44-40 (bottle neck) was introduced in the 1870's. Some claimed that the bottle necked cartridge would 'swell up' and jam the Colt cylinder, preventing it from revolving. I cannot see a bottle necked cartridge causing a problem in a single shot rifle. RIKA |
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Registered User Joined: Oct 2003 From: ***** Posts: 397 |
If you leave airspace when loading with Black, bad things can happen. A BN cartridge might create the potential for this airspace, but with a little care in the loading, shouldn't be too great a problem. DC |
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Registered User Joined: Sep 2012 From: Maui Posts: 1 |
I load my 8mm and .300 Savage cases with black powder. Seems to work OK...
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