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Although I'm sure it's beneficial, absolute uniformity isn't required as long as it's bulk uniform (meaning that two charges will have approximately
the same size distribution). Regular black powder is like this, it's powder that passes one mesh and is retained by another. And the range can be
pretty large for certain powders.
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If one reads the whole thread linked, it is obvious that uniform ballistics (or personal safety of the end users) is not achieved by this
manufacturer!
Different loaded weights, no or very little grain size control, local gunsmith testifies that he sees lots of destroyed weapons due to the
ammunition... That the ammo was not "Russian surplus" was discovered AFTER the users had frequent problems.
I suspect either this propellant was manufactured much as some of the "pizza cutter" grains earlier in this thread, or perhaps it may even be broken
up high explosive shell filler, mining explosives or something else cheap, explosive and equally inappropriate that was to hand up by the Khyber Pass.
The OP of that thread did post a video of burning factory 7.62x39 stick powder and a sample of this "weed" powder as he names it. The burn rate of the
improvised powder is way faster.
http://vid1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj613/zainulabdeen/IMG...
http://vid1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj613/zainulabdeen/fak...
I did ask some questions, but the original poster has some more pressing business of late. Staying alive, primarily. He's a government official in
Pakistan, and some locals recently decided he needed to be abducted/murdered.
Be glad, those of you who live where propellant chemistry is an amusing hobby.
[Edited on 2-11-2015 by Bert]
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Hopefully one might forgive my laziness for not reading the bulk of this thread, but one thing I've recently read about in another forum is
specifically ball powder.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_propellant#Constituents
The wikipedia article on it offers some surprisingly specific details and it sounds plausible that some variety of it could be made with some
difficulty at a hobbyist scale.
Perhaps a simple sealed container with two valves and a cap of some kind (cap for pouring in the syrup and all the additives, one valve for raising
pressure, and one valve for slow venting) mounted onto something like a ceramicists stand could be used to induce the formation of the individual
balls?
Not a very simple proposition, but I think it could be done with a bit of effort.
Edit: Oh, bother, it seems this may have already been mentioned.
[Edited on 13-11-2015 by James Ikanov]
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Bert I know you are trying to keep people safe, so I will start by saying that much I respect. I am a little tired, however, of a world where in an
attempt at complete safety so much of the good things have been taken away and even a great many lies are told.
Quote: Originally posted by Bert  | If one reads the whole thread linked, it is obvious that uniform ballistics (or personal safety of the end users) is not achieved by this
manufacturer!
Different loaded weights, no or very little grain size control, local gunsmith testifies that he sees lots of destroyed weapons due to the
ammunition... That the ammo was not "Russian surplus" was discovered AFTER the users had frequent problems.
I suspect either this propellant was manufactured much as some of the "pizza cutter" grains earlier in this thread, or perhaps it may even be broken
up high explosive shell filler, mining explosives or something else cheap, explosive and equally inappropriate that was to hand up by the Khyber Pass.
The OP of that thread did post a video of burning factory 7.62x39 stick powder and a sample of this "weed" powder as he names it. The burn rate of the
improvised powder is way faster.
http://vid1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj613/zainulabdeen/IMG...
http://vid1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj613/zainulabdeen/fak...
I did ask some questions, but the original poster has some more pressing business of late. Staying alive, primarily. He's a government official in
Pakistan, and some locals recently decided he needed to be abducted/murdered.
Be glad, those of you who live where propellant chemistry is an amusing hobby.
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I haven't spent much time reading this thread since I took a break from propellant research and experimentation. The last few posts needed some
discussion some time ago.
Bert posted the following link on the last page of this thread, which showed pictures and discussed damage done by what was described as homemade
propellant in Pakistan.
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=518568...
I am a bit insulted actually to be compared to this. I did good research I think and was honest about the limitations and shortcomings of the
propellants I made. We know very little actually about what these Pakistani loaders/reloaders were using for propellant. We do know by looking at the
first few pictures that they couldn't even be bothered to make the loads even approximately consistent in weight which means that scales were likely
not used at all when loading, which is actually the easy part, so what does that likely say about everything else done by them.(?) Although the grain
size and shape actually don't look terrible to me, the huge variance in color between many of the grains suggests to me that the composition is likely
not consistent as well (poor mixing or different materials altogether in different grains?).
Without intentionally trying to be inflammatory, I have to say that it is true I know only a little about reloading, but I do know about basic
physics/ballistics and chemistry and engineering. I have also known many people who spent a lifetime shooting rifle and handgun as a sport and who
reloaded and most actually knew very very little about the science of propellant manufacture from what I saw. They knew how to consult a reloading
manual and read the numbers off the bottles of propellant and use the reloading equipment for the most part. Many also knew a lot about spreading old
wives tales about drops of NG falling to the ground and leveling a whole building and about how dangerous and impossible it is to make ones own
propellant. Most people, even those who use guns a lot, don't look objectively into propellant manufacture in much depth! It is an obscure topic, with
at least 1000x more false, or at least very vague, information floating around than good information.
Points to consider for the homemade propellant in this thread:
1. Greater efforts should be put into making a more suitable grain type (cylindrical rather than flake probably), with consistent particle size,
especially if it will be used in large rifle. At the very least flake size should be consistent and of suitable dimensions for the caliber.
2. Stability needs to be examined more, if it will be stored for long and especially if stored in quantity and especially if stored sealed.
Actually, unless storage was a big issue, number one is the only one that really concerns me to a large extent. Composition is also very important but
it can be easily controlled. Actually particle shape and size likely can be easily controlled too once a little more effort is put into working a
process out. As I said before, it would be hard to match high quality commercial powder without a lot of knowledge and work, but something serviceable
and safe could be done, especially by those scientifically inclined, in my opinion.
[Edited on 20-3-2016 by Hennig Brand]
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I lost track of this thread, a year or more back, some thought it worth stickying and giving a more fitting name.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Bert | In at least one place, the manufacture of improvised powder IS regularly done: Khyber pass!
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=518568...
Found this posted by a Pakistani of another forum I'm a member of, with pictures of re-manufactured 7.62X39 rounds using spent cases with home made
bullet, primer and POWDER. They are NOT careful reloaders nor accomplished powder makers...
[Edited on 1-11-2015 by Bert] |
Looks like crashed Cordite or similar propellant of that type. I highly doubt that someone will invest so much effort to produce it from the basic
ingredients.
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I picked up a nice Italian stainless steel pasta maker at a thrift store for about $20. I only fully appreciated how well it would work for making
nearly uniform flake propellant once I had it in my hands and examined it. The one I got either didn't have or was missing the spaghetti attachment,
but it does have an attachment which can make two different, appropriately sized strips (different widths) and the set of rollers with adjustable
spacing of course. Maybe I will crank out some propellant with uniform particle size in the near future (pun intended). 
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| Quote: Originally posted by Hennig Brand | | I picked up a nice Italian stainless steel pasta maker at a thrift store for about $20. I only fully appreciated how well it would work for making
nearly uniform flake propellant once I had it in my hands and examined it. The one I got either didn't have or was missing the spaghetti attachment,
but it does have an attachment which can make two different, appropriately sized strips (different widths) and the set of rollers with adjustable
spacing of course. Maybe I will crank out some propellant with uniform particle size in the near future (pun intended). |
Nice idea and inspiration...
I also have one, but never thought to use it for that purpose...so thank you.
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Very welcome. The pasta maker idea was mentioned by Bert and one or two others IIRC earlier in this thread, but I was more focused on other aspects of
manufacture at the time and was still developing an understanding of the significance of particle size and shape.
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It has to be devoted to that process ...
otherwise it must be cleaned thoroughtly unless we want cardio-pastas    (nitric esters you know...)
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A little lowering of my blood pressure is sometimes welcome
Ok, I was thinking about safe testing of homemade propellants. Obviously the low tech methods of starting with a small caliber overly build single
shot rifle with a strong mechanism such as a tough .22 cal. is a good first move, as well as starting with a light propellant load and gradually and
cautiously increasing while looking for signs of excessive pressure (there are normally at least a couple). However, it looks as though modern strain
gauges and computers and readily available, or easily made software, would allow us to actually measure chamber/barrel pressure and graph the pressure
curve for the firing event.
First article found while googling attached.
Attachment: Instrumenting your rifle.pdf (804kB)
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[Edited on 26-7-2017 by Hennig Brand]
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I'm very fond of my old Pressure Trace unit, in fact I find it hard to develop loads without it. Definitely one of the better routes to go.
The simpler one is a standard rifle and a long rope. Measuring either pressure ring or case head expansion won't give as much info as the PT but it
should provide usable data.
You should also check out QuickLoad, it's a very useful load simulator that can help you characterize your powders.
BTW, flake powder isn't the worst geometry to work with. Depending on the dimensions it should be fairly neutral burning, and if you sandwich a slow
composition between two layers of a faster one you should be able to achieve progressive performance.
[Edited on 26-7-17 by Fulmen]
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http://pyrobin.com/files/Nitrocellulose%20Industry.pdf
http://pyrobin.com/files/Nitrocellulose%20Industry2.pdf
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Brilliant, thanks for sharing!
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Sorry: [C3H2(O-NO2)2] 162.06g OB:-9.87% N:17.29% 692l/kg
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How much solvent should contain Smokeless Powder mass by pressing to cordite or shotgun pellets.
And whats better as solvent, acetone or mix ether with ethanol ? Thx.
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60-70% the wight of the guncutton are solvent. But bevore you need 30% of wight alkohol to prefent clumping. you can use aceton or an mix of 30/70%
ethanol,ethylacetat. source : "Das rauchlose Pulver". For mono Propelant.
The mix was knead together in an machine used for dough making at last one hour.
"for the preperation of Cordit are used 65 parts dry guncutton in form of pressed cylinders 11,2cm high and 7,5 wide they are superficial mixed with
30 parts nitroglycerin and than pressed througt an copper sieve. The raw mass goes to an dough making machine that is filled with 2/3 aceton. After
the starting the knead process the remaining aceton (73 parts total) is gradually filled in. After 3 1/2 hours knead time 5 parts Vaseline is added
and the machine runs another 3 1/2 hours."
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DEGDN lamels powder, first try with acetone.
Acetone is to quickly for drying, bubbles are there, may be vacuum is a solution for acetone or I try slower ethylacetate or ether, ethanol mix.
Must find technique for porous lamel powder.
    
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Maybe more solvent. The Book stated first 1 to 1 mix guncutton solvent. 60 to 70% are engouh for production (Industrial).
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So I used much more acetone. Its better but still Not enough.
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Explosia reloading manual
https://www.google.com/search?q=explosia+reloading+manual&am...
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They used rolling to highend desteny and to squez out the bubbles bevore they made the noodels.May be an way. Have you tested your powder?
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