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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 2965 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:30 am Post subject: BLACK POWDER OR BLACK POWDER SUB. |
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HOWDY. I use triple 7 have used it for quite a while. 100 -110 grains with the 45 cal hornady xtp in a sabot seems to do pretty good one hole groups at 75 yards (when i do my part). Im shooting a traditions pro camo/stainless with a 28 inch fluted barel. Was curious what everybody else is useing.
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Gil Martin Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1839 Location: Schnecksville, PA
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 2:48 am Post subject: Blackpowder |
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In my flintlocks I use FFG for the main charge and FFFFG for priming them. All the best...
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Coyote_Hunter_ Member
Joined: Mar 05, 2005 Posts: 208 Location: Franktown, CO
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 2:05 pm Post subject: Re: BLACK POWDER OR BLACK POWDER SUB. |
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Started out with Pyrodex, gave that up when 777 became available. Won't ever go back.
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 2:26 pm Post subject: Re: BLACK POWDER OR BLACK POWDER SUB. |
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Started out with Goex Black Powder, went to Pyrodex.
Reciently tried 777 once all the buzz got out about it, and I was extremely disappointed in it. It fouled worse than pyro and accuracy was laughable. After burning up half a can trying various things I put it away, cleaned my rifle yet again and tried my old standard 100grns RS and shot a nice clean cloverleaf. If it works for others I say great! But for me, I'm back to pyrodex.
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roundball Member
Joined: Feb 13, 2005 Posts: 29 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: BLACK POWDER OR BLACK POWDER SUB. |
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Had pretty good results with Pyrodex RS in a Knight MK-85, then a few sidelock percussions.
When I switched to Flintlocks I went with Goex...found it to be so fast, clean and accurate that I traded/sold off several remaining pounds of Pyrodex and rezeroed my percussions with Goex also...bought it by the case ever since...shoot it year round
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:37 pm Post subject: Re: BLACK POWDER OR BLACK POWDER SUB. |
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Do you shoot more with roundballs or conicals? I've found that straight up BP works better with a lubed ball / patch than conicals. I always thought it was Something abuot that lube loosening up the fouling as you load up. Conicals will "scrape" off some of it but not enough.
Fun discussions!
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slamfire Rookie Member
Joined: Feb 07, 2005 Posts: 19
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:12 pm Post subject: Re: BLACK POWDER OR BLACK POWDER SUB. |
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Seems like I'm stuck with 777 for my .36 it's the only thing I can find in FFFg. My .50 prefers Pyrodox RS.
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roundball Member
Joined: Feb 13, 2005 Posts: 29 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:39 pm Post subject: Re: BLACK POWDER OR BLACK POWDER SUB. |
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DallanC wrote: |
Do you shoot more with roundballs or conicals? I've found that straight up BP works better with a lubed ball / patch than conicals. I always thought it was Something abuot that lube loosening up the fouling as you load up. Conicals will "scrape" off some of it but not enough.
Fun discussions!
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99.99% patched round balls in several calibers using Goex 3F and oxyoke wonderwads over the powder.
One additional projectile I also like is a 255grn .45cal TC Maxi-Hunter in a TC Hawken 1:48" barrel...they're tack drivers in mine with 90grns Goex 2F and a wonderwad.
I lube them using a TC luber screwed onto the top of a tube of Natural Lube 1000, then slide them into some TC speed loaders, (4-N-1 Quik Shots) so the lube stays put, and the Quik Shots ensure the conicals are aligned straight when loaded into the muzzle.
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Flint54 Member
Joined: Apr 09, 2005 Posts: 389 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:19 am Post subject: Re: BLACK POWDER OR BLACK POWDER SUB. |
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I use both, pure BP in my flintlocks and traditional pecussion rifles and Pyrodex & Pyrodex Pellets in my .54 in-line rifles. For my hunting loads I use two 60gr pellets.
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Crackshot Super Member
Joined: Oct 23, 2005 Posts: 1693 Location: Mich
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:33 am Post subject: Re: BLACK POWDER OR BLACK POWDER SUB. |
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Black powder! Black powder only, If you keep your gun clean and well maintained BP wont let you down. Pyrodex has failed to fire for me on a number of occasions and is, as stated by the manufacturer, "Harder to ignite than black powder" We got letters from Hodgdon soon after it came out stateing this(thats why it requires a black powder kick start in a flint lock) and when you throw in the cold damp conditions of December BP season in Michigan? Well.......... misfires.
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