sulfur smell??
#1
sulfur smell??
I am a newbie to muzzleloading, and i picked up the apex the other day at sportsmans warehouse. I went and shot it today for the first time, and one of the first things that I noticed was the very strong sulfur smell. It might be a dumb question, but is this normal. It is very very strong, and i brought it downstairs to clean and now most of the house smells like rotten eggs. Is this normal or is it supposed to smell like smokeless gunpoweder?
#3
RE: sulfur smell??
You fail to mention the kind of powder you were shooting but I would guess black powder or Pyrodex. I really do not notice the "smell" anymore. Maybe I am used to it. You will get used to it. If you want to stop the stink in the house, swab the bore real good with a swabbing solution a few timesbefore you bring it into the house and it will cut the stink down a great deal.
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Posts: 986
RE: sulfur smell??
Some like the smell and heavy smoke. If you do not; there are substitute powders that do not have as much smoke and most do not have the sulfur smell. Tripple Seven is the most likely one you will find, after that you might find American Pioneer, Or Goex Pinnacle, the absolutely best substitute I like is Black Mag'3 which is very hard to find and usually has to be ordered factory direct. It has very little smoke and almost no smell. It also has very little fouling in the barrel after shooting. Just a light gray powder.
#7
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Saint Cloud, MN
Posts: 138
RE: sulfur smell??
Glad that you mentioned the smell associated with these guns. I had better get used to giving mine a quick scrubbing before bringing it into the house. I hate to imagine what my gun rack would look like hanging out onthe deck. We are living in an apartment right now until we move up to N. Minnesota. I really miss my old house with the basement these days.[:@]
Mike
Mike
#8
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Posts: 1,149
RE: sulfur smell??
It's completely normal. My family complains about the smell but I got used to it. I'm guessing you were using Pyrodex because the Black Powder doesn't seem to smell as bad. The American Pioneer Powder doesn't smell bad but I wouldn't use it.
#10
RE: sulfur smell??
ORIGINAL: yeoman
I wonder if the the smoke from these powders is addictive? Might explain a lot of this MZ thing.
I wonder if the the smoke from these powders is addictive? Might explain a lot of this MZ thing.