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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: rwood on July 17, 2013, 10:21:32 AM

Title: Powder choice
Post by: rwood on July 17, 2013, 10:21:32 AM: I'm looking at trying some new powder. What's everyone's choice, either loose powder or pellets.
Title: Re: Powder choice
Post by: PolarBear on July 17, 2013, 10:23:13 AM: Loose. fffg.
Title: Re: Powder choice
Post by: OnHoPr on July 17, 2013, 11:23:17 AM: 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".
Title: Re: Powder choice
Post by: MountainDevil54 on July 17, 2013, 02:54:03 PM: blackhorn209 for me in the inlines. Sidelocks are currently getting olde eynsford. Good ol goex 2f works well in those rifles to.
Title: Re: Powder choice
Post by: Rooster1981 on July 17, 2013, 04:28:42 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Powder choice
Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 17, 2013, 04:32:38 PM: 777 FFFG 120G loose with a barnes 290 tmz for me.
Title: Re: Powder choice
Post by: MountainDevil54 on July 17, 2013, 05:19:37 PM: Quote from: Rooster1981 on July 17, 2013, 04:28:42 PM

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.
Title: Re: Powder choice
Post by: Rooster1981 on July 17, 2013, 05:28:15 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Powder choice
Post by: bowhunterforever on July 18, 2013, 02:32:08 AM: pyrodex pellets cause its faster and I don't spill it after I shoot and reload, when i'm excited
Title: Re: Powder choice
Post by: kerrdog on July 18, 2013, 04:58:30 AM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on July 17, 2013, 04:32:38 PM
777 FFFG 120G loose with a barnes 290 tmz for me.

:yeah:
Title: Re: Powder choice
Post by: oneshot12 on July 29, 2013, 10:44:53 AM: 90 gr 3 f patched round ball not bad at all
Title: Re: Powder choice
Post by: Sabotloader on July 29, 2013, 11:16:23 AM: Quote from: rwood on July 17, 2013, 10:21:32 AM
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
Title: Re: Powder choice
Post by: ribka on August 04, 2013, 07:48:09 PM: Quote from: kerrdog on July 18, 2013, 04:58:30 AM
Quote from: carpsniperg2 on July 17, 2013, 04:32:38 PM
777 FFFG 120G loose with a barnes 290 tmz for me.

:yeah:

Double yep on that brand of loose
Title: Re: Powder choice
Post by: James E on August 05, 2013, 10:39:39 AM: 777 loose powder. I quit using pellets years ago.