ORIGINAL: kellyguinn
I am thinking of trying out the American Pioneer sticks this year. Have any of yall tried these? Kind of expensive to get on a whim without any real world reviews. I have tried the pyrodex and the 777 and prefer the pyrodex of the two but thinkin of doin something different this year.
Thanks
Kelly
APP loose is clean shooting powder, the down side of it is that it picks up moisture quick and it has a large deviation (200 fps) with the same volume. The sticks are even worse, varying by up to 5 grains for 100g sticks. Your better off shooting loose if you wanna shoot APP, and your better off with 3f, since the 2f clumps so bad (with moisture) that it is hard to get accurate loads. Of all the powders, this was the slowest at 100g. My recommendation is not to use it, but if you must, go loose and go 3f. You may wanna try Blackhorn 209, it is accurate and less prone to water absorption problems.
Just some thought for you to consider. I love how it shoots clean, and Blackhorn does that also.
Chap Gleason