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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: kerrdog on October 19, 2011, 06:54:28 PM

Title: Pyrodex?
Post by: kerrdog on October 19, 2011, 06:54:28 PM: All I've shot is Pyrodex. Is there a better powder? What's better about it?

Any knowledge appreciated!
Title: Re: Pyrodex?
Post by: one shot kill on October 19, 2011, 07:01:00 PM: Triple 7 is loose powder is all i shoot. Its cleaner, more consistant and you get higher velocity.
Title: Re: Pyrodex?
Post by: Bigtine96 on October 19, 2011, 07:10:13 PM: All I shoot is Pyrodex pellets, love them clean the bore every 3 shots and deep clean after every 10 or so. Have taken many animals with this method and have never had a misfire. Hope this helps
Title: Re: Pyrodex?
Post by: whacker1 on October 19, 2011, 07:22:23 PM: Quote from: one shot kill on October 19, 2011, 07:01:00 PM
Triple 7 is loose powder is all i shoot. Its cleaner, more consistant and you get higher velocity.

:yeah:
Title: Re: Pyrodex?
Post by: 3dsheetmetal on October 21, 2011, 07:58:48 AM: Quote from: one shot kill on October 19, 2011, 07:01:00 PM
Triple 7 is loose powder is all i shoot. Its cleaner, more consistant and you get higher velocity.
:yeah: :tup:
Title: Re: Pyrodex?
Post by: Rick on October 21, 2011, 01:28:04 PM: T7 is less corrosive than Pyrodex as well.

I hunted deer with my muzzleloader a month ago. Having never used T7 I wanted to know how long I could wait until cleaning. I asked here and everyone said it had to be cleaned immediately.

I didn't want to clean it,just to re-foul it before hunting the following weekend. I bucked the system and never did clean it. Its been a month now and there is still no sign of corrosion. Back when I shot Pyrodex there would be corrosion in just a day or two.
Title: Re: Pyrodex?
Post by: lonedave on October 21, 2011, 08:46:40 PM: Goex 2f or 3f black powder....It's the real thing and it smells great!! :)
Title: Re: Pyrodex?
Post by: beagledog on October 21, 2011, 09:03:45 PM: Second the triple seven
Just remember it is 10 percent hotter than pyrodex it cost me a deer the first year I changed over guess I should have re sighted in when I changed powders
Title: Re: Pyrodex?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 21, 2011, 09:06:23 PM: Tripple 7 loose is what I am shooting. I have had a little better groups with the pyro. The clean up with tripple 7 is 3X faster!