RE: Attn: Idaho Muzzleloaders
I just got done shooting a couple pounds of KIK in a number of different rifles. I do not have the ability to test velocity of loads because I am too cheap to get a chronograph. It did seem to have some very good power, judging by recoil. A friend who shot some over a chronograph claimed it is more powerful then Goex. But to be honest, over all it is a filthy powder to shoot. I had more crud in the barrel shoot KIK then any other powder I can remember. Now granted I got some great accuracy, and it swabbed out easy, but the fowling was something I noted in a number of different rifles.
I was going to purchase another case of Goex but many places are out of the powder or have the prices increased almost 40% from what they used to be.
Swiss is another good powder but I do not find the additional cost of the powder worth the the difference between Goex. Of course now with Goex going way up in price, perhaps a few dollars more a pound for Swiss is a good deal.