Playing around with the T/C NewEnglander .50 today and took along the can of Jim Shockey Gold fffg powder to see if it would light off OK in the sidelock. Tried a group wit 70 grains fffg Goex BP and 320 grain Lee REAL bulletsfirst to see how fffg shot (circled in blue). At 50 yards it was not really that good. Tried a few round balls with lubed & un-lubed patches to see if the Shockey Gold woud burn OK. The powder did fine, no sign of a hangfire or even any hesitation at all. Lit as well as BP does in that barrel.
Then I decided to shoot a group with 100 grains of the Shockey Gold and the 320 grain REALs. The group iscircled in red (3 shots) and I was pleased with it. Tried an empty 1-liter water bottle at 100 yards next, and hit the right side of it the first shot.Good enough to give me something to look forward to testing further!
