British 1896 Rules of Proof Nitro Powder Pressures - 04/26/15 01:00 AM
Sporting Guns and Gunpowders: Comprising a Selection from Reports of Experiments, and Other Articles Published in the "Field" Newspaper, Relative to Firearms and Explosives, Volumes 1-2, 1897
https://books.google.com/books?id=inQCAAAAYAAJ
“New Rules of Proof”
https://books.google.com/books?id=inQCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA7&dq
Under the 1896 Supplementary Nitro Proof Rules, the Nitro Proof Charge was not fixed. It could be changed by the Proof Houses as existing powders changed or new products released. The Proof Houses would determine the charge in order to keep the pressure 80 - 100% above that of the Service Charge.
Curtis and Harvey’s No. 2 (“T.S.2”) was a fine grain fast burning Black Powder similar to GOEX FFFg that produced pressures substantially above that of the standard proof Black powder.
Nitro Powder Comparison
S.S. was a Bulk Smokeless nitro powder made by Smokeless Powder Co.
https://books.google.com/books?id=AjsoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA468&lpg
It was discarded as loading with higher charges of powder produced significantly greater pressures than “E.C.” or “Schultze”.
Black and Nitro powder Service and Proof Charge Pressures
https://books.google.com/books?id=inQCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA296&dq
Experiments to ascertain the pressures given by service charge and proof charges used in England have been carried out by the Field. Under the existing Regulations of Proof in England, a “service charge” is specified for every bore, and the compulsory definitive proof is made with double the service charge of proof-house powder and 1 1/3 (times) the service charge of No. 6 shot. Besides the compulsory proof, a supplementary proof with other kinds of powder is permitted, if applied for. Many other charges, both larger and smaller than the officially stated “service charge”, are in constant use. We give records of pressures of a dozen varieties of powder, with the most commonly used charge for 12-bores, as well as with the “service charge” laid down in the Proof-House Regulations.
Nitro 1 1/8 oz. 3 Dr. Eq. (1200 fps) 5330 - 6110 psi
Nitro 1 1/4 oz. 3 1/4 Dr. Eq. (1220 fps) 6360 - 8620 psi
PLUS 10% by piezoelectric transducer measurement
For comparison, The Overland Monthly, Oct. 1895 “Smokeless Powder For Shotguns”
http://books.google.com/books?id=Wv0MAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA446&lpg
3 1/4 Dram Eq./40 grains DuPont Bulk Smokeless 1 1/8 oz. = 7440 psi
3 1/4 Dram Eq./44 grains “E.C.” Bulk Smokeless 1 1/8 oz. = 7584 psi
PLUS 10% by piezoelectric transducer measurement.
https://books.google.com/books?id=inQCAAAAYAAJ
“New Rules of Proof”
https://books.google.com/books?id=inQCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA7&dq
Under the 1896 Supplementary Nitro Proof Rules, the Nitro Proof Charge was not fixed. It could be changed by the Proof Houses as existing powders changed or new products released. The Proof Houses would determine the charge in order to keep the pressure 80 - 100% above that of the Service Charge.
Curtis and Harvey’s No. 2 (“T.S.2”) was a fine grain fast burning Black Powder similar to GOEX FFFg that produced pressures substantially above that of the standard proof Black powder.
Nitro Powder Comparison
S.S. was a Bulk Smokeless nitro powder made by Smokeless Powder Co.
https://books.google.com/books?id=AjsoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA468&lpg
It was discarded as loading with higher charges of powder produced significantly greater pressures than “E.C.” or “Schultze”.
Black and Nitro powder Service and Proof Charge Pressures
https://books.google.com/books?id=inQCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA296&dq
Experiments to ascertain the pressures given by service charge and proof charges used in England have been carried out by the Field. Under the existing Regulations of Proof in England, a “service charge” is specified for every bore, and the compulsory definitive proof is made with double the service charge of proof-house powder and 1 1/3 (times) the service charge of No. 6 shot. Besides the compulsory proof, a supplementary proof with other kinds of powder is permitted, if applied for. Many other charges, both larger and smaller than the officially stated “service charge”, are in constant use. We give records of pressures of a dozen varieties of powder, with the most commonly used charge for 12-bores, as well as with the “service charge” laid down in the Proof-House Regulations.
Nitro 1 1/8 oz. 3 Dr. Eq. (1200 fps) 5330 - 6110 psi
Nitro 1 1/4 oz. 3 1/4 Dr. Eq. (1220 fps) 6360 - 8620 psi
PLUS 10% by piezoelectric transducer measurement
For comparison, The Overland Monthly, Oct. 1895 “Smokeless Powder For Shotguns”
http://books.google.com/books?id=Wv0MAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA446&lpg
3 1/4 Dram Eq./40 grains DuPont Bulk Smokeless 1 1/8 oz. = 7440 psi
3 1/4 Dram Eq./44 grains “E.C.” Bulk Smokeless 1 1/8 oz. = 7584 psi
PLUS 10% by piezoelectric transducer measurement.