"So, you're saying that shooting a clean bore, because you're using a lousy powder that creates a crud ring is the best way to accuracy?

Using a better powder that doesn't create a crud ring, and doesn't need to be swabbed isn't a better way to go?

Classic."


When shooting Triple Seven that crud ring is DANGEROUS. It can lead to false seating, inconsistent pressure from not seating right, and the build up effects the way you seat your projectile. Also if you don't swab, depending on the make of rifle and projectile, it can make seating the next shot near impossible. Triple Seven is a great powder. Its powerful, does not promote rusting as fast as a lot of the powders on the market, and it ignites easy. Much easier then BlackHorn 209.

Also when you "swab" a bore, you do so to get the fouling out. A simple swab will not "clean a bore." What it will do is remove enough fouling each and every time to make it consistent, shot to shot. Sabotloader has proved this time and time again on the range as have other accomplished shooters. When I shoot Triple Seven (which I happen to like) I always swab between shots. That leads to consistency with my shots which helps accuracy.

No one will debate that BlackHorn 209 is not a great powder, because it is. I shoot BlackHorn 209. But if swabbing a bore is the only reason you like BlackHorn 209 go back to a center fire. Remember the problems I had when I shot BlackHorn 209 in my new Optima. I bought that rifle specifically to shoot BlackHorn 209. Kind of dumb, right. And when I was getting misfires, and FTFs, and just lots of problems, the advise poured. Get a different breech plug they said.. I did, and still had problems. Get different hotter primers they said... and I did. The problems almost went away. Now you have to get a drill bit and clean the fire channel from time to time... I did, and guess what, the powder finally worked. BlackHorn is a great powder, but it is no more accurate in my shooting experience then Triple Seven. And with Triple Seven I never needed a different breech plug, I never needed hotter primers, in fact just the opposite. And I never had to scrap the flash channel every five shots. Also I did not have to keep strong gun solvents around to specifically clean the rifle free of BlackHorn fouling at the end of the day.

BlackHorn 209 is not the answer to all shooters problems and concerns. Its just a different brand of powder. Very well liked by many, and not so well liked by others.