passgas Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 If I was to use a 10 parts charcoal with 15 parts sulfur will it produce more smoke than the 15 parts charcoal, 10 parts sulfur BP? Blank loads for a cannon. Another thing. What would happen with a blank load of green meal BP? Slower burning? More smoke or fire? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrokid Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 (edited) To the first question, I would expect more smoke. Your proposed formula both (a) moves away from the stoichiometric "ideal" ratio of black powder constituents and (b ) increases the proportion of sulfur to KNO3. I would expect (a) to slow down the burning and (b ) to increase the amount of solid potassium sulfide in the smoke cloud. To the second question, I would expect more smoke and a larger fireball. The green meal should burn slower than the standard cannon powder, giving a more visible muzzle flash and more smoke from less efficient burning. Edited November 25, 2022 by pyrokid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passgas Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 I think for the sake of using what I have on hand I will do a 4 0z of riced bp with 4 oz of milled green meal. I willreport what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmjlab Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 I would think the green meal would be more of a slow rolling fireball with not much of a bang.... But then again I don't have a cannon! Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richtee Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) Shit... yer using 8 OZ of powder and ain’t got enough smoke or fire? What you shooting- a 16” off the Missouri? Edited November 27, 2022 by Richtee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passgas Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Shit... yer using 8 OZ of powder and ain’t got enough smoke or fire? What you shooting- a 16” off the Missouri? No . Eight ounces is one of the lighter loads being shot in the group I run with. They normally push 12 to 14 ounces. .For my cannon since it isa mountain howitzer I run with 8 ounces and use 10 to grab more attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passgas Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 I tried the 4 oz meal plus 4 oz of riced powder and it was not worth wasting the powder for the bang. I did get a good bang going 8 oz bp with 4 oz carbon stars. It will be the night time load for now own. Also a 12 oz load of bp using lump charcoal did give it a good flame Maybe due to load size though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richtee Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 If you want attention, get ahold of some 8-ish mesh sponge Ti. Just remember it’s like flaming birdshot tho Guaranteed to light up the night. And a gloomy day too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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