LaneNebraska
live very nicely with a little less accuracy, traded for never having a frozen breech plug[:-], no crud ring[:'(], and never getting my ramrod stuck swabbing after EVERY shot(T7)[:@]-using short choppy strokes
I am amoung the fortunate ones - I do not have stuck BP's, do not suffer from the CR, but I do choose to swab after each if I want to - really do not need to, but for me i choose to shoot the barrel in the same condition each time I shoot. Sorta whatI got use to doing with centerfires.
It is a good idea to use those short choppy strokes if you are unsure of what you might find in the barrel. Another nice thing is I can shoot at the beginning of hunting season and strip clean at the end.
I do shoot T7-3f in my sidelocks and I really do not see the performance jump that you indicate you get with 3f APP/Shockey. 3f is just easier to ignite than 2f in lousy cold weather of northern Idaho.
This is just my personal thoughts but all those things you mention are really a minor nusciance for the positives of velocity, energy,and trajectoryyou get with the use of T7. + once you learn the to deal with those nusciances they really are not that big of deal.
I have not used the new APP or Shockey's but I still have some Clean Shot and it was not a really good powder for me. It worked, but it really did not provide the performance.