Muzzleloaders
Equipment
| Black Powder | ||
| Designation | Grain | Use |
| FG | coarse | .cannons, .75 cal. or larger |
| FFG | medium | .50-.75 cal., 20-12 ga. |
| FFFG | fine | under .50 cal., under 20 ga. |
| FFFFG | very fine | priming powder for flintlocks only |
| Pyrodex | Synthetic substitute that may be used in equal amounts for black powder |
|
Black power
or Pyrodex only
in muzzleloading
firearms
