Does anyone use shockeys gold?
iused JSG extensively until this past summer wheni started usingPinnacle.
If you have tried it, Does it group well?
JSG works well for me.The longest shot i have ever madean animal with a muzzleloader was a hog at a transit lasered 192 yards using90 grains of JSG and a 250 grain SST. Yesterday i went a friends newrange and firedJSG for the first time in many months. We built that range on Tuesday and the steel shooting bench does not accomodate a left handed shooter. Weneed to weld a piece of1/4" steel on on the right side of the bench to accomodate lefties.Had to sit at the rear of the bench which is awkward for me.
Fired several groups from my Encore using 130 grains of JSG and the250 grain SST in theshort black sabot. Groups averaged less than1.75" at 100 yards. Could havedone better but for the bench.
JSG likes a tight fitting sabot that is seated very hard on the powder.I use a golf ball on the end of mysolid aluminum range rod and really lean on it.You can feel the powder compress. Make sure that the barrel is squeaky clean of oil before loading JSG.
What are the advantges or disadvantges of it?
JSG is a clean burning powder. It loads just as easliy with a dirty barrel as a clean one. Cleanup is with tap water.There is no crud ring with JSG. JSG is not as powerful as 777 but i will never go back to 777.