What real Black Powder?

johnnyo · 10-13-2010, 12:00 PM

Heading to the big city this weekend. Plan on picking up some of the real stuff. Something for the concials... seems fitting! ff or fff, both?

cayugad · 10-13-2010, 12:15 PM

When I shoot conicals with real black powder, I like the FFF. But your right, get one of each and have some fun. Enjoy the smoke and the stink.

Nimrodder · 10-13-2010, 01:11 PM

All of my muzzies are set up for conical shooting and seem to do the best with 3F. But I would also get 2f in case you have one of those oddball guns that like 2F

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Mountain raider · 11-22-2010, 06:50 PM

I have three rifles that are good shooters and each one is finicky w/powder choices. Weather where I live (humidity) also affects them and I use Swiss or German BP on drier days and American powder on the humid days as it doesn't seem to breakdown as quick. These guys are right - 3f may work for a certain conical that responds to a little higher breech pressure, but has been more normal and has a better average for my guns. Use 'em both and good luck! Mountain raider

Mountain raider · 11-22-2010, 06:54 PM

I have three rifles that are good shooters and each one is finicky w/powder choices. Weather where I live (humidity) also affects them and I use Swiss or German BP on drier days and American powder on the humid days as it doesn't seem to breakdown as quick. These guys are right - 3f may work for a certain conical that responds to a little higher breech pressure, but 2f powder has been more normal and has a better average for my guns. Use 'em both and good luck! Mountain raider

Bernie P. · 11-23-2010, 05:20 AM

I tried both granulation's and found little difference one way or the other.If you can find it I would go with Swiss or Elephant over Goex,etc.

cayugad · 11-23-2010, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Bernie P.

I tried both granulation's and found little difference one way or the other.If you can find it I would go with Swiss or Elephant over Goex,etc.

Swiss is just a great powder. Goex is a good powder also. But that Elephant... I never had a black powder that gave me the kind of problems Elephant did. We ended up making Daniel Boone powder trails in the grass and setting it off. It made a nice flame line. That filthy stuff almost made me swear off black powder until I got some Goex.

Semisane · 11-23-2010, 07:45 AM

GOEX will do it all. Plus it's made in the USA and the price is right. I use 3F most of the time, but got half 3F and half 2F in the last case I bought. So far I haven't noticed much difference in accuracy in any of the guns I tried both in, but haven't really tried side-by-side comparisons. The 3F does seem to be a little cleaner burning though.

Bernie P. · 11-24-2010, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by cayugad

Swiss is just a great powder. Goex is a good powder also. But that Elephant... I never had a black powder that gave me the kind of problems Elephant did. We ended up making Daniel Boone powder trails in the grass and setting it off. It made a nice flame line. That filthy stuff almost made me swear off black powder until I got some Goex.

It's been quite a while since I used any brand of real BP.Sorry to hear Elephants quality has dropped.

falcon · 11-24-2010, 07:31 AM

Me thinks that Elephant is totally off the US market. i used Elephant stuff to blow stumps. Read somewhwere that Elephant is now being sold as Scheutzen powder.