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Offline john keyes

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Pyrodex RS vs Pyrodex RS select?
« on: January 01, 2009, 03:47:53 PM »
any differences?

I bought both thinking they had just changed the label.  but then I saw they were different.
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Re: Pyrodex RS vs Pyrodex RS select?
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2009, 04:34:30 PM »
From the Cabela's website

Pyrodex® RS can be used in all calibers of percussion muzzleloading rifles and shotguns. It has a wide application of uses and is the most versatile powder in the Pyrodex® line. Like all grades of Pyrodex®, it burns cleaner and produces less fouling than black powder. RS compares to 2F black powder on a particle size basis.

Select is considered by many the most accurate powder available. Select is an enhancement of our RS grade of Pyrodex®. Using RS or 2F data in a volumetric measure, Select can significantly reduce group size. Wonderful news to the deer hunter is that Select performs well with sabots and conical bullets. Select has also become a favorite among many black powder cartridge shooters because of its exceptional consistency. For target use it is the "best of the best".
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