For example can you take the powder from a shotgun shell and use it to fire a mussel loader of any type?
NO! You must use black powder or a black powder substitute. Black powder comes in different types. There is FFFFg which burns fast and is used for flintlock flash pans to ignite the charge in the barrel and can be used is some small bore pistols. Then there is FFFg which is used in most black powder revolvers and in rifles from .45 cal and smaller bore. Then you have FFg which is used in rifles from .45 cal and up and in black powder muskets and shotguns. Then there is Fg a real slow burning powder for cannons. There is only one company that mass produces a muzzle loader that can take CERTAIN modern smokeless powders and that rifle is made by Savage Arms. There are a few other companies that make custom black powder rifles that can do the same thing. HOWEVER using modern smokeless powder that is used in modern shotgun shells can cause the barrel to explode. This can be deadly! Basically you would have a bomb going off in your hands by trying that. I repeat DO NOT use modern smokeless powder from modern ammo in a muzzle loader! You must research what type of powder to use, how much to use and the dangers involved. Ignorance can kill you here. Even an air gap between the black powder and the projectile can cause the barrel to rupture. So do your research. And if its an old orginal, made long ago, it may not even be safe to fire at all because of the metals they used then, the Damascus steel used then or possible deep rust pitting.
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this will get you killed if I understand you question if you want to fire a mussel loader you need black powder, it is sold in bulk and tell the person at the store you will be using it for a mussel loader If you take it out of other rounds it will be way to powerful and cause to much pressure, your firearm will be destroyed and you most likely will have major injuries if you are on the lucky side
For the best answers, search on this site https://shorturl.im/ayhCw Black powder is measured in grains and is measured by VOLUME. Actually, black powder is much more forgiving than smokeless propellents in terms of overloading the guns. Don't try this at home! But, I have seen a demonstration of a man loading twice the powder charge in a black powder rifle (220 grains by volume) and firing it. If you double charged a pistol cartridge with something like Green Dot, you'd have a real problem. Anyways, just contact the manufacturer and get the proper loading tables for your black powder firearm.
No. Which part of a firearm is the mussel? You have to use black powder or a substitute. Modern smokeless powder creates too much pressure for most muzzle loaders and can be quite dangerous when used in primitive situations.
