Today I went in the backyard and shot my Hawkins using Clean Shot Powder. I have shot Clean Shot in the past but also used Pyrodex at the same time. This time I shot only Clean Shot. I want to say it functioned fine. There were no misfires, and I loaded it the same measure as I would have Pyrodex Select. I was having no problems plinking pop cans off the fence at 50 yards, and shot a few serious groups also. I was shooting roundball.

I bought three pounds of this when a store in my area went out of business. I am kind of glad that I did now. The main thing is I just finished cleaning the rifle. Instead of the usual water bath for Pyrodex, I used a citrus cleaner on some patches. By the third patch I could not get anything else even looking like dirt out of the barrel. I ran several more patches down the barrel and they all came up clean. This stuff is nice when it comes to cleaning. I scrubbed the rest of the rifle and nipple off and re-assembled the rifle.

If you get a chance, give this stuff a try. I think I will keep shooting it.