Sgt. Hochbauer, SASS #64409 Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I am a darksider so loading real BP is no problem.I have on occasion loaded addtional items to my shotgun loads.Confetti streamers incense to mention a few.But I am wondering if I were to add any of these ingredients to a smokless load would that create a safety issue.Just want to be safe. Thanks Sgt Hochbauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder SASS #13056 Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I know folks that have added colored chalk with their lead. Since it is light, it shouldn't be a problem with a moderate load. Some have used feathers as well. Of course you want this in the shot cut, not with the powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackhawkPaul Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Wow. Thought this would just be a discussion of light gamer loads. Adding carnival circus tricks to the loads is over my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Saint Paw Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I know folks that have added colored chalk with their lead... Some have used feathers as well... I have to ask, What was the purpose of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Howdy I make it a point when loading Smokeless shotshells to stick strictly to the exact recipe I am using. I make no substitutions and neither should you. If I don't have the particular wad called for, or the particular primer, I do not substitute, instead I find a recipe for the components I have. Small changes in components, like substituting a different hull, or wad, or primer, can have unpredictable effects on pressure. It ain't like reloading for metallic, where substituting one brand of brass, or a different brand of primer does not make much difference. And it ain't like loading BP in a shotshell either, the pressure of BP is low and the curve is long. Smokeless pressures are considerably higher than BP pressures, and the pressure curve is short and abrupt. Shotgun barrel walls are extremely thin. They will not stand much of an overcharge. I would not dream of adding confetti or streamers, or anything else to a Smokeless shotshell recipe. Add anything at all to the payload, and you will increase pressure. That is an inescapable law of physics. Save the joke loads for BP, which is more forgiving, pressure wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Smokepole #29248L Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Smokeeeeeless powder?? Next thing you'll be tellin' me that trains run on coal oil....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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