Originally Posted by
Muley Hunter
Chad...Then again. He might not know about BH 209. Now he has options. He got plenty of info on the powders he asked for. I shot T7 and Pyro for years. It works, but i think BH is a better hunting powder. If for no other reason that it doesn't absorb moisture, and if you don't find it more accurate than the other powders. It will be just as accurate. As for being corrosive? I need to see an official test to believe it. Not saying it doesn't, but I need to see it. For me...I get no corrosion.
TNH..The guns that don't have a problem shooting BH. Don't have to use a special primer. My Omega that has a great BP for BH would shoot any primer except the ML primers. The CVA will do the same wit a BH BP.
It's only the guns that don't have great BP's that need the hot primers. Like a CVA with the stock BP.
OK then I say I have used them all except Swiss, but I choose to use T7 because it works best for me in my parameters. I long ago ruled out pellets. Just weigh the pellets individually out of one box that will give you a good idea of why I do not rely on them.
BH is a great powder and I agree with all that say it is but for myself the cost per shot rules it out. The is not anything that BH offers that I can not get from T7 except the patch work which really is not a factor. Also maybe I am fortunate T7 in this area remains at $20 per pound.
If it were not for the fact that I burn 7-10 lbs of powder a year and the cost of a like amount of BH I would be shooting it, so it is all economics to me.
If you are an occasional shooter - shoot BH just do not believe all of the hype that you hear.
As said BH is good but it is not the end of the world...