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Ajames
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so i got some gunpowder for free from a friend of mine i want to make 7.65 ammo. Is this black powder or is it the right powder to use ?
Do I have black powder or nitro powder ?



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What kind of 7.65 ammo, rifle or pistol.
BTW, welcome aboard! This is the right place for answers!!
Try contacting Ramshot for load data and powder ID. PB 504 may cross refence to one of their powders.
At this point, it sounds as if you may be new at the game...
Might be a better idea just to go out and buy a box of .32 ACP than attempting to roll your own...
magtech 7.65 cases and bullets
want to buy a hornady lock n load AP press.
its my first time pressing yes but i have gunpowder now and want to use it and will do anything to keep it safe.
.38 special every bullet needs according to the table (504) with a 148 g WC bullet head 0,26 grams of powder. The 514 which is also in the 7.65 needs 0.149 grams of powder in the .38 special which means the 514 powder is way stronger with these information cant i do a math sum so i know exactly how much i have to put in the 7.65 ?
so the 504 powder i have is compared to the 514 powder less powerful and is loaded with 0.111 grams more powder. 7.65 needs 0.097 grams of the 514 powder so if i put my powder in it it means i have to put 0.097 plus 0.111 which makes 0.208 grams of my powder is the right grams of powder that have to be put in there ? Or am i saying something really stupid
By the questions you're asking I'll assume that you're new to reloading. Please go the the loading manual as far as what powder to use and the starting/max loads. Don't try to conger up your own recipes. A kaboom is not good for your health.
Denny
Yes.
You can not cross reference powders like that. It looks like what you have is designed for use in handgun cartridges and is probably a fast burn rate powder. If you do what you're talking about, you WILL blow your gun up.
Several people have already cautioned against doing this and have offered good advice. You should really learn more about the loading process before you start trying to come up with your own rules. This is something that can hurt of kill you.
I would dump that powder out and get rid of it. Buy powder that is designed for your application and ONLY use published load data, exactly as the load data states. Or at the very least, contact the manufacturer of that powder and ask them about it. They will steer you in the right direction.
The 32acp is very small and unforgiving of mistakes. The guns chambered for it are the same. Some are old and finely made, deserving of a kind and gentle hand. They won't be forgiving of excess.
Reloading is a great hobby. By all means take it up. Just do so with caution.
Great.
I think in general, the advice you're going to find is, please do everything you can to educate yourself on the loading process. Anything and everything you can read and learn will be helpful. This is something that can be very dangerous if not done correctly. Only those who have very extensive experience can stray away from published load data at all, and even people like that do it with a lot of research and knowledge of how it works. And cross referencing powders and load data is pretty much forbidden even then.
Is powder really so hard to get where you are that you feel the need to use this powder, no matter the risk? As far as I'm concerned, the reward is not nearly enough to justify the risk you've mentioned...
Throw that stuff away!
Just sayin'.
How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and [how] hard it is to undo that work again! -- Mark Twain
How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and [how] hard it is to undo that work again! -- Mark Twain
YouTube can be a fantastic resource to learn equipment setup and approach. Poor sources are quickly called out in the comments. BUT, reading the front sections of virtually any reloading manual is incredibly valuable.
When I learned reloading, I did it backwards in the I had someone show me first. I didn't realize just how much I missed by not reading the first few chapters of a load manual first.