Black Powder verses Triple Seven and Pyrodex

[kerrdog]

Hey Ya'll,

Started out shooting pyrodex because...that's what they had.  Found it to be smelly and made my firing pin sticky after a couple shots.

Switched to Triple 7 after reading some posts here.  Noticed that the container recommended a felt wad  for "better performance."  And someone here said 777 burns hot and can melt the base of the bullet. No felt wads at Sportsmans, or Fishermans. 

So I check Track of the Wolf . com.  They have real gunpowder.    Anyone here use Goex or Swiss black powder?  Is there a benefit?

[Sabotloader]

Hey Ya'll,

Started out shooting pyrodex because...that's what they had.  Found it to be smelly and made my firing pin sticky after a couple shots.

Switched to Triple 7 after reading some posts here.  Noticed that the container recommended a felt wad  for "better performance."  And someone here said 777 burns hot and can melt the base of the bullet. No felt wads at Sportsmans, or Fishermans.

Are you shooting flat based lead conicals? If you are the wad does add a bit of protection but are not absolutely necessary esecially if you are just hunting.  If you are shooting a sabot you do not need a wad at all.  I shoot &T7-2f in inlines with 209 ignition and I shoot T7-3f in all of my cap guns either inline or sidehammer.

Other thoughts - T7 is a less (I want to a lot less) - corrosive than either Real Black Powder or any of the Pyros.

So I check Track of the Wolf . com.  They have real gunpowder.    Anyone here use Goex or Swiss black powder?  Is there a benefit?

Swiss the the best Real Black Powder, equal in power to T7, GOEX is a very good BP - I use to use it all the time shooting PRB's in Rondy shoots.  But I have switched to T7 for that also.  Remember T7 creates about 15% more powder grain for grain (by volumn) than do the Pyros or real BP - except Swiss.

[kerrdog]

Thanks, Sabotloader. 

[KLRKeith]

I shoot Goex BP in my Lyman's.  Both are .54 caliber and they shoot FFF very nicely.  I shoot Goex BP in FF for my 12 gauge ML during turkey season.  I've tried all the rest and BP shoots great in my gun.  Just as long as I throw the cleaning patches in a ziplock and put them in the outside garbage the wife never knows I cleaned it in the house...lol..