Powder choice

[rwood]

I'm looking at trying some new powder. What's everyone's choice, either loose powder or pellets.

[PolarBear]

Loose. fffg.

[OnHoPr]

Well in my rifles opinion T7 was the dirtiest, Shokley's gold gave a decent fouling ring and had 1 - 2" flyers from very good groups, I used Pdex Sel as I get the most consistency out of it, American powder didn't work so well with accuracy with the particular sabot/bullet combos that I tried but was the cleanest, though it did show very good promise with a paper patched Lee .501 440 gr (need more testing on that one, the BHN is a main concern). I have never tried BP or the new Alliant substitute. IMO loose, it seems cheaper and easier to fine tune loads for your particular rifle/projectile combo if your wanting to get less than 2".

[MountainDevil54]

blackhorn209 for me in the inlines. Sidelocks are currently getting olde eynsford. Good ol goex 2f works well in those rifles to.

[Rooster1981]

I switched from goex ffg to AP "American Pioneer" ffg and really like the change. The only problem I have run across with AP is that the Powder Granular is larger than other brands. So in a standard field powder measure 100 gains is only 85 if you weigh it out. So I'm experimenting with weighing my charges with a beam scale before each shot to get my charge right. So my field powder measure is set right at 110 grains and I'm really only shooting 95 grains.
  Other than that AP burns hot and clean with very little fowling.

[carpsniperg2]

777 FFFG 120G loose with a barnes 290 tmz for me.

[MountainDevil54]

I switched from goex ffg to AP "American Pioneer" ffg and really like the change. The only problem I have run across with AP is that the Powder Granular is larger than other brands. So in a standard field powder measure 100 gains is only 85 if you weigh it out. So I'm experimenting with weighing my charges with a beam scale before each shot to get my charge right. So my field powder measure is set right at 110 grains and I'm really only shooting 95 grains.
  Other than that AP burns hot and clean with very little fowling.

You do understand that its bulky because its lighter weight? American Pioneer/Pyrodex/Triple 7 sub powders will NEVER be 100 grains volume/weight. There IS a difference between volume measurement and weight.

100 grains VOLUME blackhorn209 actually weights 70 grains.

[Rooster1981]

I was wondering about that. Thanks for the info. So i should always go by volume not weight when measuring  black powder then? I knew that a max load for my rifle is 120 grains, and I was well below that.

[bowhunterforever]

pyrodex pellets cause its faster and I don't spill it after I shoot and reload, when i'm excited

[kerrdog]

777 FFFG 120G loose with a barnes 290 tmz for me.

 

[oneshot12]

90 gr 3 f  patched round ball  not bad at all

[Sabotloader]

I'm looking at trying some new powder. What's everyone's choice, either loose powder or pellets.

Definitely loose powder!  I shoot T7-3f when shooting caps

[ribka]

777 FFFG 120G loose with a barnes 290 tmz for me.

 

Double yep on that brand of loose

[James E]

777 loose powder. I quit using pellets years ago.