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Offline hawaii50

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Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« on: December 17, 2009, 07:05:46 AM »
  Reading here seems like only subs are used.
 Where are the blackpowder guy and gals and how do you like it? 
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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2009, 07:59:48 AM »
I've used just about every powder known to man and haven't found anything better than good old black powder   ;D

Works for me   8) 

My inlines eat it up pretty fast,  guess they like it too     :o
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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2009, 08:45:45 AM »
  I will be shooting the Holy Black in my Bone Collector this afternoon.
 Thanks Raynor.
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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2009, 11:18:28 AM »
I tend to use a little black now and then.   ;D

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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2009, 04:20:50 AM »
Like mentioned, I tried em all except the new fangle dangle stuff like J. shockey, Blackhorn etc.
And I must say that true blue black powder works best. These last couple years I really got into the good old sidelocks and seem to enjoy the smell and smoke shooting them more.
My TC Encore feels left out, good thing we have a generous deer bag limit ;)
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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2009, 05:34:23 AM »
Never done it, but have absolutely no problem doing so.  Easy cleanup, and can, in a pinch, be manufactured wtweawki.
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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2009, 08:07:59 AM »
I use triple 777 if I find it at closeout prices (9.00 bucks)otherwise I will not pay 25.00 a pound
I would use my goex 3F works just as good and with less recoil
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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2009, 08:35:52 AM »
I use it as I have found it to work better than any of the subs in my inline. I also use it in my sidelock and in my rollingblock 45-70!

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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2009, 10:53:23 AM »
I use 2F in my Bighorn rifle.  It shoots fine.
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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2009, 01:49:53 AM »
    I used it in my old TC Scout muzzleloader. Even though it was an inline, it used #11 caps and wouldn't shoot
anything reliably except good old black. Put down many whitetails with that rifle.
    It has been replaced with a 209 inline now, shooting BH209. Don't miss having to clean that bugger though.
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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2009, 05:06:15 AM »
I use Schutzen 2F in my Yukon. Works fine!
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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2009, 06:29:32 AM »
Since I have Goex around for my flinters, I used it on my Knight as well...
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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2009, 05:06:11 PM »
Has anyone ever used Pyrodex in their Encores? I am thinking about giving it a try. I shot 90 Grains and a 245 Hornandy out of my Huntsmen and it Loved it.   It's all I use in my T/c .54 also   I have not noticed any difference in cleaning with the New Solvents they have for Black Powder.   Thanks.  Paul
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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #13 on: December 22, 2009, 04:43:13 AM »
Paul, I used pyrodex in all my sidelocks and my Encore. It worked so well that I switched to Pyrodex Select and gave away the rest of my T7. I did however do a comparison with Pyrodex pellets and T7 pellets and with my chrony my results were that 3 Pyrodex pellets were much faster in velocity.
Still though I prefer to pour my powder and use Goex FFG, FFFG and Pyrodex Select.
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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2009, 01:19:29 AM »
I use black powder in my encore just because that is all I ever used in my side locks. Works great shot my cow elk this year with my encore and bp with power belts. It was my first outing with my encore. I did buy some Shockeys gold after the season that I have not tried yet but looking forward to trying it though.
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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #15 on: December 24, 2009, 01:28:15 AM »
I use 3F GOEX blackpowder in all my muzzleloaders.  It goes off every time.  80 grains seems to work great in most of my rifles.
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Re: Does anyone use Blackpowder in your rifles?
« Reply #16 on: December 24, 2009, 05:02:44 AM »
Goex for me. More accurate than anything else I've tried.
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