This was on another forum and so i figured i'd post it here for you guys to see.Here lately on all the forums that I visit all I have been hearing about is this new BLACK MZ powder by Alliant, well I did get four cans in the other day and sent one to Omega 45 for him to test and he did in his 45 cal.. Today was my turn and I took it out and tested it in my ACCURA 50 cal., and let me tell you BH 209 has nothing to worry about, the stuff is not consistent from shot to shot, it leaves a crud ring and a white color residue in the barrel and as far as easy to load it is to a certain point. The test I conduct went this way. I loaded the gun with 110 gr of Black MZ and used a Aerolite 250, fire the first shot which I did not count to dirty the bore and the crony read 2001 fps on a clean bore, I them loaded and fire three more at my target and you will see the results in a minute, I was not happy I had over a 4" spread between shot. This gun I was using was sighted in with the Aerolites and was dead, I so clean the barrel out and load it with 110gr BH 209 and the same bullets, I did this so there where no questions later on as to maybe the scope was off, I fire one shot that you will see on the target and them four more using the BH 209 and what a difference. Well let me show the results and you can make up your own mind.
ACCURA V2 T-HOLE 50CAL.
BUSHNELL DOA 250
BH 209 AND BLACK MZ 110 GR.
AEROLITES 250GR.
FIOCCHI 616 209 PRIMERS
100 YRDS.
This is the target I shot after I tested the BACL MZ with the BH 209, the first shot was a little high in red bull and them the next four right there.
Crony Stat:
1ST SHOT-1974
2ND SHOT-1998 TOTAL VELOCITY-5953 AVERAGE VELOCITY-1984
3RD SHOT- 1981
I would say that is great.
This is the target I shot using BLACK MZ and the first target of the day. As you can see there is a great spread between shot, and I use the same charge and bullets for both targets.
Crony Stat for BLack MZ.
1ST SHOT-1687
2ND SHOT-1929 TOTAL VELOCITY-5496 AVERAGE VELOCITY-1823
3RD SHOT- 1880
As you can see there is a great spread between shot, and yes I seated that bullet hard all three times.
This picutre will show you what the BP looks like after firing the BLAKC MZ and what the powder actually looks like.
AS far as I'm concerned Black MZ does live up to all the hype people have been giving it. It looks like APP powder, i do not see any pros about it even thought Omega 45 gave it some, cons they are many like;
1. not consistent
2. still have the crud ring
3. it's get harder to load the more you shoot with out cleaning
Well I put my 2 cents worth in, and as far as I'm concerned there is nothing in the market today that comes even close to BH 209, and for you guys out there that want some Black MZ I got three cans I will sell you real cheap, because I know ti will not sell at the store and I won't put on any one else unless he insist knowing how it preforms.
