Sorry folks, somehow I managed to edit out a crucial piece of information about loading black powder cartridge. There can be no air space between the top of the powder and the bottom of the projectile! In other words the projectile must be seated up against the powder. It’s pretty much the only rule.

I think the "THIS IS BLACK POWDER" sign should become a real thing, that would be funny as fuck 🤣🤣🤣 It's always the most confident people who are the most wrong about whatever they're talking about. This video was much needed, love the channel, keep it up!

That "like and subscribe" written in black powder was just awesome. Totally deserve huge appreciation brother

All pre 1886 brass or copper cased ammo was blackpowder loaded. This is what happens when all your gun knowledge if from video games

If you don't know the difference between Black powder and smokeless powder, you should either educate yourself on the subject or just buy your ammo. This gentleman KNOWS what he's talking about.

Finally someone that understands the difference between black powder and smokeless!

I'm pretty sure YT is threatened by Tik Tok so that is why they are pushing the shorts so hard. Also, I think this is the reason they have eased up on demonetizing every dang video like they did just up til about a year ago. But I refuse to do shorts for a few reasons. They don't pay, so why bother. I don't WANT subscribers with a super short attention span who are just going to whine about how I "talk too much" in a regular-length video. If they even bother to watch the video, they are going to skip over the majority of it then ask you questions why you didn't do something that you did. People with short attention-spans (the people who watch shorts) also use ad blocker, so they have no VALUE as a viewer. YT doesn't make any money from shorts either, so it's really a terrible business decision on their part.

The reason your short videos took off so much is because of me. Pretty sure ive watched em' all like 1000 times.

It is utterly amazing and patently ridiculous that anyone working at a gun range or any place that has something to do with firearms doesn't know about black powder cartridges.

This reminds of Jeff and Gregg over on the Taofledermaus channel dealing with people telling them that there is no such thing as a "rifled shotgun barrel". It just blows me away that in the age of instant information people don't "research before responding". Last night at our get-together we were reminiscing about laser discs and video discs from 80s. Some thought they were the same, including me, others said they were different. Well let's stop arguing and find out, I said, so I researched it. Answer> They are very different.

Dear Everything Black Powder This is a very good and much needed video. A lot of folks today have little understanding of black powder today: not always their fault! Often when knowledge is lacking ,all kinds of ideas begin to take hold. I was fortunate in having been taught 50 years ago about black powder by folks who were well over 50 years old then. They had grown up with it. Be patient and keep up the good work so we can nurture and grow the next generation of black powder enthusiasts. Thank You

I woud like to see a velocity comparison using equal amounts of 1, 2, 3 and 4F grades of bp in 45 Colt. Keep up the good work.

For all those folks who think there was no such thing as a black powder cartridge I have this bit of history for you. The metallic cartridges replaced cap and ball revolvers in the 1870s, and the first black powder cartridge was the 1870 Smith & Wesson model 3. The conversion process generally involved taking the old revolver and cutting off the back of the muzzle loading cylinder, replacing it with a conversion ring that would accept the new sealed breech loading cartridges. The under barrel rammer, not needed to pack balls and powder anymore, was replaced with an ejector rod to push the spent cartridge brass backwards out of the cylinder once fired. A series of new production cylinders, manufactured and added to old stocks of existing Colt parts, was also used. Overall fewer than 25,000 new-built and converted models were made by the factory from 1871-1880. Now smokeless was originally invented in 1884. So by default, all guns prior to 1884 was black powder and shot black powder loads including the 1870 Smith & Wesson Model 3 revolver. That should clear up the argument about black powder cartridges.

Dixie Gun Works used to show one of their octagon rifle barrels with a breech plug installed in each end that was filled from one end to the other with black powder. They lit it off through the touch hole with a piece of fuse. The barrel did not blow up. The entire volume of gas produced had to exit through that touch hole!

There’s a big difference! Yes. Black powder is the fun powder with the big smoke cloud.

LOL! Got to love the "Safety Marshall's" Could not make the videos with out them. Good job Jake!

I reload smokeless, and I tinker with Black Powder as well. I have a CVA Bobcat Sidelock, and an 1858 Remington New Army revolver that I make combustible paper cartridges for. I also have a Taylors And Company 45Colt conversion cylinder for it that I only just started reloading for (I only have access to pyrodex ATM, but I'm thinking of making my own powder, eventually) Screw The Haters, the Know-Nothings, and Safety-Rangers. they do not know as much as they think they know. btw, that over the shoulder shot was pretty good, man. *thumbs up*

WOW!!! Is correct!! My brother in law always said, “It don’t take all kinds, we just got’em!” Great videos!!

I always assumed the ways black powder and smokeless powder burn in the open air would mimic the environment in which they burn inside a case (or barrel). Makes sense that the opposite burning characteristics occur in both powders though! Also I too have been told many times black powder was never loaded into brass cases.... some people need to invest a little more time into researching history it would seem! :)

If memory serves, only about 25% of the mass of BP converts to gas whereas nearly 100% of most smokeless does. For quick reference, looking at my Speer #14 manual, max listed for a .45 Colt (Colt SAA 5.5") using a 250 grn. LSWC is 9.5 grn of Unique for 941 fps. 40 grn of 3F should be about the same speed performance. The important thing is that in both cases pushing the bullet down the barrel is the path of least resistance for the gas to escape. Normally, pushing the bullet down the barrel happens long before the yield strength of the cylinder/chamber is reached and we are all happy. With BP cartridges/guns one runs out of volumetric capacity for the propellant long before the yield strength of the steel. That said, a double charge in a muzzle loader is possible and a bad thing or 40 grns of Unique in .45 Colt really really bad! Point is, these things were worked out long before any of us were born. Given a few simple rules Black Powder is much more forgiving then smokeless. (Maybe we can get Kentucky Ballistics to try a .30-378 Weatherby with all the FFg it can hold but who will pony up the money destroy a nice gun.......lol). As for BP being obsolete, not at all, NASA and the military still use it. Y'all live well and shoot happy!

Great content! People have WAY too much free time nowadays and stupidity is rampant. Keep up the good work!

I make my own black powder, load my own primers and cast my own bullets. It is so much fun!! I have loaded black powder .223 to shoot in a single shot rifle. Subsonic, of course, but it is fun and as accurate as any other subsonic .223 loads I have shot.

This brings to mind Carl Sagan’s statements on the dangers of not questioning Technology.

It’s amazing that in an age of instant information people can’t do a little research before responding. Compressed loads aren’t dangerous in smokeless either as long as published data is followed. I use a compressed load in .357 Sig all the time.

Good discussion! Good knowledge!

Thank you. Good segment

Good video, thank you.

I was doing some black powder 45 Colt for a modern 1892 lever gun, and someone said i would overpressure it because I was using FFFG instead of FFG through a rifle.... designed for smokeless powder lmao

Love your channel and your attitude. Keep on with awesomeness.

I’d like to introduce the “white sheet” test! Back in the day I did a lot of Rendezvous … load up, spread a bed sheet 10’ out and shoot. It is almost impossible to overload black powder! See the unburnt powder all over the sheet. Same with cartridges.

The big thing about black powder is you can do it yourself and make everything you need to have and shoot a firearm. They are always trying to ban things but the information is out there so even if they ban guns well to bad for them we can make our own everthing.

I do enjoy your videos that I have seen. I have been shooting Black powder since the late 60's mostly muzzle loaders. I do understand and trust you info. Thank you for trying to teach me people.

Something that a lot of people don't realize, when commercial blackpowder makers "polish" their powder, they're adding graphite and then tumble it. That's the "g" in FFg. The carbon molecules (aka graphite) fill the pores and make the powder shiny. It also prevents humidity and sparks from static electricity from the granules. Unpolished black powder (like what they used before the 1850's when the British started doing it) will suck up humidity a lot worse (making it heavier) and can be sensitive to static electricity.

Every thing you do is clear to me. Keep up the good videos.

I like having the home brew black powder option. I like seeing the many unconventional usages in modern cases. I would love to see a load data book using BP as the propellant.

F em Jake, we like the trick shots, especially with BP. How about doing the classic split a round ball on an axe head, with a modern twist of a sensitive tannerite charge one each side!

Man I hope you keep the content coming. Don't let the (super intelligent) stop you and the amazing information you provide to the rest of us normal folks. Keep up the great work my friend

Thanks for the information. This kind of stuff fascinates me.

Thank you bro you are so right I use 30 231 grains of black powder in my 44 caliber pietta 1858 new army pistol keep up the good work

Never argue with an idiot. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. - Mark Twain

Yea I’m one of the new guys. I’m also newer to reloading and seeing the ability to load cartridges with alternative powders such as black powder/black powder substitute is neat. Keep up the good work.

I get what your saying. Some comments really make me wonder if they even watched the video.

I was scared when you put that black powder on the little scale and then it would blow up, sending the little scale flying into the air. So my girlfriend put me under heavy sedation. Thanks again

Thanks for sharing this man, it can be so complicated to try to make a video about anything. It's hard to factor in EVERY interpretation a viewer could have, let alone keep it watchable/ enjoyable.

Those guys you were talking to on the phone are known as fake gun experts. They fail to realize that cartridges such as the 45 Colt, 44-40, and 45-70 were all loaded with black powder. The fact that they're saying "there's no such thing", just proves that they're not real experts.

I really enjoy all of your work and videos. I know how you feel man..people suck. Keep up the good work.

Love the videos. Don’t let a bunch of karens that think they know it all influence you in any way. Keep rolling them out.

Good show I just recently picked up black powder because of the ammo shortage you've helped me a lot

And to think that the original cartridge for the 1903 Springfield was filled with black powder. It switched to smokeless powder in 1906, hence the cartridge 30 cal 1906, or cartridge .30-06 Springfield. But there are many armchair experts who know everything about nothing... And love to loudly tell everyone else how wrong they are!

Live in UK. I think your channel and your attention to detail is superb. Long may you post.

Thank you! Great teaching .There is an amazing guy " Real gunsmith" real profesionist,50 years experience,,who would happy to confirm everything you said.He has explained the importance of burning vs exploding in accuracy issues.

I have watched probably 10 to 15 of your videos so far and this is the first time I realized you are loading black powder. Man! you are really tickling the tail of the dragon with that stuff!!

The reason indoor ranges don't allow black powder is because the way it burns. It can ignite the smokeless powder that has accumulated in front of the firing line. This smokeless powder is the result of unburnt powder that has falled to the ground a few feet in front of the shooters. This is why fires at indoor ranges are common.

I load BP Cartridges case, primer, charge, cardboard wad, grease wad and seat the bullet. I've never had a problem.

A lot of people just can't learn or unlearn and enjoy something that someone makes with blood sweat and tears bro. Keep doing what you're doing 🎯👌 Your vid has explained to me the fuse difference in an ariel shell firework, ie black match, the first 50mm that one lights and the quickmatch which is the 450mm that goes to the lift charge. The difference between the two is only the paper sheath that surrounds the quickmatch. The black match is approx a 5 to 7 second burn time but as soon as it enters the paper sheath/quickmatch it's instant ignition. Cheers to you

Love it, thanks for the info. I'm a new sub, been reading on 45lc BP stuff for a while and found your channel.

Another learning video

I just watched the short you reference in this video, it's probably the most informative short I've yet seen. Most shorts are the video equivalent of shaking car keys at a baby.

Black powder deflagrates. I have made both .577 Snider & .577-450 Martini Henry BP cartridges. These are both big honkin cartridges.

The fact that you got so many clueless replies speaks to the caliber of your viewers more than anything else.

Man I'm glad you came across with Al Gore's rhythm! Been loving the channel and just happened to start loading my first bp cartridge rifle which id love to see you go over one day! -41 Swiss Vetterli center fire conversion-highly recommended, accurate ,and super entertaining to shoot

You should do a whole video measuring in drams.

Black powder has been around for centuries. Smokeless started appearing in the late 1880s. Metallic cartridges began appearing in the 1860s. The first PCC was the Winchester 1873 lever action, chambered in .45 Long Colt (the same as the Colt Peacemaker revolver). The original .45 Long Colt was black powder at that time. To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln: better to seem the fool than to blow up the comments and remove all doubt. Love the channel. Keep doing you and ignore the fools.

Sir, very much enjoy your videos. Very informative, occasionally humourous. I realize that I might be preaching to the choir, but a reminder to others, " never underestimate the amount of blatant stupidity amount the population at large" and " y'all just cannot fix stupid". Those 2 facts never ceases to amaze me. Well done, sir, well done! Keep up the good work.

They just want something to complain about. And the safety police, oh my goodness, if they had every seen me working. They would have had a heart attack. I have watched a lot of your videos. I like them and I'm thinking about getting into some black powder firearms. and also making my own black powder. Keep up the great videos.

A lot of guys are shooting BP, because of cost on primers. May be why Yer Views went up. You are ahead of the game, Man! I figured on switching to BP, as soon as the primer shortage showed up. Didn't realize it was gonna be such a good move.

I’ve been watching your videos for a while now, you have a very awesome channel. You need more subs bro.

I like your videos. I agree with you about black powder. Its an excellent, very safe powder to use in brass cartridges. I like it so much that if i could only have one powder i would pick black powder because of its safety and wide applications. It truely is a universal cartridge powder, with the exceptuons of gas operated rifles like ARs or AKs. You can measure your charge by weight, thats alright. Not everybody does that, but whatever works is fine. Keep up the good work, and dont let the viewers frusterate you.

I've always compressed my BP loads and I'm still alive! I'm 50 and none of my antiques over 150 yrs old rifle, shotguns, carbine or revolvers didn't blow-up! Lucky, I guess! Last time I went with my 1863 Burnside at the range ( with the white /transparent) nylon cases and a guy got curious, came to me to ask me about my carbine and saw rhe cartridges and said be careful the powder seems pretty compressed! I told him there's how I load my my cartridge, very light load, 40 grains of 2F BP, a felt wad and the bullet! Not a very fast bullet but very accurate on the target!

Good morning, I am writing to you from Argentina in South America. I loved your videos, the thing is that there are many of us who started to make our own black gunpowder and that's why KZfaq brought us your videos once we were already advanced on the subject.

I thought all cartridges were loaded with black powder. You're telling me they aren't?

New subscriber. Just ran across your chanel. I have been doing what you are doing for over 30 years. Good job keep it up. Yes people are funny.

Congrats on getting a video to go viral and all the new subscribers.

I am starting to get involved in black powder. When my good friend passed 2 months ago he left me to sell all his firearms for his wife. I bought 2 bp revolvers and can't wait to try them out. After watching you I learned how to make my black powder. I finally have all the ingredients, now I just have to mix them. I am a gunsmith, for over 25 years, and starting to get out of the business with the exception of family, friends and me. I'm just tired of dealing with some people. I find that making my charcoal, out of grape vine, was fun. Thank You for your videos. I am learning an awful lot and also find them very entertaining. Two Feathers

I feel your pain, But it is a fact that you just can’t fix the stupid, no pill, no drink, It is forever… keep up the Great videos, look forward to seeing more Smoke 😎😎

Naaaa. Reloading specs suggest compressed smokeless loads all the time. I load compressed smokeless myself quite often. It's in the suppliers books ,load data .

Start a donation drive for "This is Black Powder " Sign.

I tell the "people" this , black powder and smokeless may kind of look the same , but so does a atom bomb and a nuclear bomb , they both go bang , but in a totaly different way , these "people" are higher up thinkers , then they go "oh" , keep up the good work , well done.

While I have never loaded a brass case with black power I have shot many rounds out of a cap and ball revolver. You want black power to be compressed to ensure smooth deflagrate and prevent overpressure and hang fires. if you don't use enough black power to fill the cylinder you have to use a filler .

reloading with real Gunpowder ( What DuPont calls it) is simple . Fill case to bullet base, seat bullet, crimp tightly and shoot. That is what I am doing with the .38 Short Colt cartridges right now.

I wonder if those people that make those comments if they ever reload at all...i admire your patience in explaining

I subscribed because of the black powder. Loving your channel! Keep em coming. You Fudd lol.

I have found out that a lot of people can't comprehend what they read or hear.

When i was 25 in1965 I used Dupont smokeless bulk in place of black powder. I survived

Great video. I’ve been reloading for a few years . Just recently purchased a muzzle loader. (In-line) not sure that counts. But I always thought black powder burns much faster than smoke less. I didn’t realize that black powder only burns faster in open air environments and smokeless burns quicker when contained. Thanks for the info.

Ignore the negative stuff....It's beneath you to deal with them on their own level.

So many brass cartridges that are loading instructions. The 30-30 was 30 cal bullet over 30 grains of black powder, 45-70 45 cal bullet over 70 grains of black powder.

You should do a series comparing original 1890s black powder loadings against modern smokeless loadings. If you search for UMC Ammunition Catalogs, the cartridge collectors association has uploaded copies of these original catalogs. On them they show original loadings in both projectile and charge weight for a bunch of original cartridges. Would love to see you compare them, especially once you learn there were four different factory loadings for 45 Colt

I load .45 Colt with blackpowder and often substitute with Pyrodex or Triple 7, because they're substitutes...40 grains. The Walkers were also made with zero quality control. It's also been hinted that not all of the Walkers reported damaged were actually stolen.

A similar behavior occurs with Research Development Explosive (RDX). When this material is ignited, it burns much slower than black powder, but with a brighter flame and smokeless. It sounds harmless, but if you trigger it with a detonator, it takes less than 30g to break a 1cm thick steel plate. The noise produced by the detonation is also much louder and is heard over a kilometer, despite the small amount used.

I just cracked up at 6:50 to 7:00 Love this video

As an unmuddied lake, friend. As clear as an azure sky of deepest summer.

I have a 45-120-3 1/4. I use 5 grains of RedDot with 100 grains on top. It speaks with authority!

blackpowder ❤️

Love the videos, full of information, Can you try coffee grounds for carbon source???

This one was funny. I cracked up when you got to the scale. Let me see someone fit 35 or even 3.5 grams of powder in any case 🤣

I made a video on making charcoal that went viral. The amount of people who have told me “you didnt make charcoal, just char” is mind boggling. There is also a mind boggling amount of people who have no clue what charcoal is/can be used for. Edit: I usually just reply to them: “thanks for feeding the algorithm”

Nitrocellulose is a very interesting explosive. However, in the form of gun cotton, it does not seem to me to have better performance compared to a good black powder. On the other hand, if the gun cotton is gelatinized and dried, a material that burns much more slowly but with greater density is obtained. This apparently more harmless material, when ignited inside the cartridge, develops higher pressures, since it has a much higher detonation speed than black powder.

They didn’t make black powder cartridges huh what. The Spencer, Brunside civil war carbines all the old west handgun, rifle and shotguns were black powder which I know you know some people are freaking idiots great videos man! 👍

I've got a brother-in-law whom thinks it's dangerous to shoot a modern produced Davide Pedersoli 1874 Q Model in 45, 3 and 1/4 with black powder. Bring homemade into the mix he scolds me . 🙄 He was taught black powder is an explosive. But at the same time he sees me using it with great effect as it was intended. A simple Lyman home cast 535 brain bullet. But he still thinks it's dangerous! Even though I show him the physical evidence of what the primer looks like in as well as the little to no case stretching. He refuses to shoulder it himself. But at the same time is amazed of what it can do 🤷