flounder33
recently acquired a Knight Bighorn with a 22 inch barrel. Yesterday I got to fire it for the first time and I was not getting much of a pattern. Do you think switching to one of these powders should be my next step
Do not mean to be mean or anything like that but: Frankly and honestly - NO
I think you problem might actually be in the gun... either the bore condition or the barrel pessure against the forearm or the scoe if you were using a scope (loose mounts).
Since the gun is new to you - Have you cleaned the barrel back to bare metal? I still use boiling water to get that done. Most accuracy problems will go back to bore conditions. PM/Check with Bigtimer - he just went throught this..
The other one that causes the problem you are describing in there is un-equal pressure on the barrel in the forearm (barrel channel). I do not know for sure but I think you probably have a semi floating barrel... can you run a $ bill under the barrel and between the stock all the way back to the action? If you can in some places and not in others you are looking at a problem...
Hope you find your problem and I would be going the other direction with T7 - 90 grains min - make sure you are seating the bullet firmly on the powder. Barely damp Windex patch between shots - dry patch...