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06-20-2008 | 11:56 AM

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cayugad

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RE: .58 Big Bore Fun

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What is this Graft and son powder you are talking about?

Graf's & Sons black powder is made by Wano Powder Company of Germany. It is made under the brand name of Graf's & Sons and sold by Graf's & Sons in their online stores, etc. It is meant to compete with Goex Powder. Wano is the same people that make some of the higher end black powders like Wano and evenSchwitzen Powder I was told. This is a very high quality powder. It is a good strong powder, equal to Goex in my opinion. I do think it fowls a little more, but unlike some, fowling of a bore is little concern to me. For instance I shot over twenty rounds that day and swabbed the barrel twice to see what would happen to the accuracy. You can spot them in the tape, to the right.

I purchased a couple cases of the Graf's and Sons over the years. Especially when there was a powder scare a while back and Goex had a plant mishap and you could hardly find it. Also, normally Graf's and Sons is a dollar or two a pound less then Goex.

It works excellent in flintlocks and sidelocks. Also do shoot it in my inlines with excellent results. Check the Graf's & Sons web site. I am sure it is listed. A dirty powder, but a very dependable powder with excellent energy.

A little trivia.. black powder brandsvary in strength of couse we all know, but also in the kind of wood that is used to make the charcoal which is a key element in the production of black powder.

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