Field Test Data Summary of
Black Mag’3
Up-dated as of April 10, 2004

MUZZLELOADER (Inline)		Measure (by volume)
Cal.	Bullet	90 gr. FPS	100 gr. FPS	110 gr. FPS
.45 cal.	175 gr.	1962	2047	2087
	195 gr.	2058	2176	2238
	225 gr.	1954	2096	2174
	275 gr.	1882	1973	2064
.50 cal.	223 gr.	1962	2115	2196
	245 gr.	1971	2096	2172
	295 gr.	1832	1983	1989
	348 gr.	1764	1888	1961
	405 gr.	1667	1738	1775
	444 gr.	1620	1750	1793
MUZZLELOADER (patched round ball)
Cal.	Ball Diameter	Measure (by vol.)	Vel. FPS
.45 cal.	0.445” .017” patch	..80 gr.	2146
.50 cal.	0.490” .017” patch	100 gr.	2097
	0.495” .017” patch	.. 80 gr.	1898
.54 cal.	0.530” .017” patch	110 gr.	2012
CARTRIDGE
Cal.	Bullet	Measure (by wt.)	Vel. FPS
32/20 Rem.	135 gr. C.	17 gr.	1331
32/40	185 gr. C.	34 gr.	1625
38/55	285 gr. C.	44 gr.	1530
45/70 Gov.	435 gr, C.	65 gr.	1864
45/110 Sharps	525 gr. NEI	90 gr.	1840

Summary: No Hang Fires No Miss Fires Moisture Resistant Faster Ignition Maximum Reliability Non Corrosive Enviromentally Friendly Cool Burning Safe Non-Toxic Clean

Cleaning made with minimum soapy water only.
Excepting rifling marks and a small amount of clean bullet residue,
there is no detectable powder residue.
Cleaner than black powder, Pyrodex, Triple 7 and IMR
(IMR smokless powder used only in cartridge testing, for comparison only).
Knight Rifles and PowerBelt Bullets were used for our Inline Muzzleloader data.
All data is a compilation of chronographic record under strict field situations.

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