Powder results - BH209 vs. 777
After a grueling decision, I picked up an Endeavor barrel for my Encore, and did some testing with it.
I started off with 100gr. 777 pellets and had decent to marginal results, but the bullets I was shooting (250gr. EZ-Glide Shockwave) was not able to be seated after 3-4 shots.
Moved to 100gr. 777 FFFG lose powder, nice groups w/same bullets, and could shoot 5+ shots before fouling got too bad.
After a trip to Cabela's, the only place I could find BH powder, I picked up some 245gr. Barnes Expanders and BH209.
Great groups with 100gr. BH powder and Shockwaves as well as with Barnes bullets, and could shoot a lot before I needed to clean the barrel.
I got the pretty similar results with a clean barrel as I did with a fouled barrel...but I'll hunt with it fouled.
So it looks like 100gr BH w/Barnes bullets on opening day.
The one thing I did notice is the BH had a lot more kick to it than the FFFG 777, anyone care to elaborate???