Hey everyone, been a troll for a long time here with a few posts here and there, figured I'd give a review of my experience this past week.

I had been shooting an Omega and loved it! Accurate as all heck, great gun. Well i got a ProHunter shotgun last year at a great price. Moved in the off season and now live in a place where there's no seperate shotgun only season so I could go back to my Omega fulltime. Well my father goes and buys me the blackpowder barrel for the prohunter made by Bergara. I was excited and read real good reviews about these barrels.

Last wednesday I go out for the first time and figured I'd try the Triple 7 magnum pellets since I found them on sale. I was shooting Shockwaves 250grain. Well I could not get any grouping at all. First shot at 25 yards was dead center, 2" high so i go to shoot at 50yd. Next shot wasn't even on paper. Back to 25yd for shot 3 and it was almost touching first shot. Back to 50yd and shot was barely on paper. Was making scope adjustments and cleaning every 2 shots and sometimes I could barely get the holes to move no matter how many scope clicks i did, other times there would be 8" between shots. Finally I thought i had it after about 12 shots when i hit bullseye. Next shot was bullseye as well so i figured i was on so id see where i was at at 100yd. I almost cried when the shot was high left by 8". Take another shot at 50 and wouldn't you know it too was high left by 8".
I left the range in disgust, thinking scope issues at first. I was also cursing myself for giving up my old reliable Omega. I decided to go back to the range today with straight pyrodex pellets and the same bullets. I was thrilled with the results. Took 4 shots to get dead center at 50yds. Shot at 100yds and those too were dead center with no adjustments. I feel so much better and can't wait to hunt now.
I'm guessing the powder burned too hot for my barrel sending bullets everywhere? Just thought it was weird how I could get two shots together and then on shot 3 be so off just to have shot 4 be next to 3. I was mad as heck at the blackpowder world 3 days ago, now I'm back to loving the smoke pole!