Videos tagged with Stick Powder

This video reviews the RCBS Powder Funnel Kit, highlighting its smooth interior and six common-use, screw-on heads. The presenter demonstrates how the funnel's design, particularly its large throat and cut lines for grip, effectively eliminates the need for a powder tap, even with stick powders that can be prone to gumming up. The kit is presented as a solution for more efficient and cleaner powder charging during reloading.

This video demonstrates the burn rates of different firearm powders, including black powder, H110, Trail Boss, and IMR 4350, when burned uncontained in the open. The presenter highlights significant differences in burn speed, with black powder being the most rapid and volatile, followed by pistol powders like Trail Boss, and then slower rifle powders like H110 and IMR 4350. The experiment serves as a visual comparison of powder characteristics outside of a firearm's pressure environment.

This video explores the unusual use of spherical gunpowder in surplus Greek HXP .30 caliber ammunition, typically intended for the M1 Garand. The instructor explains the properties of spherical, stick, and flake powders, highlighting why spherical powder is often chosen for high-volume, cost-effective manufacturing due to its consistent metering and rapid burn rate, despite potential accuracy limitations compared to stick or flake powders. The discussion also touches on the safety implications of powder bridging in reloading dies, particularly with flake powders.