cayugad,

You mentioned throwing in 5 grains of BP with the Triple 7, to help with the ignition. I have been using the pellets in my in-line, 50 grains each, using the 209 primer. No problems there.

Last year, I used the loose Triple 7 in my flint, 100% 80 grains with no problems getting ignition. Now when I had shot Clean Shot, the 2f grain was very coarse, and would not shoot well so I mixed in some Black Powder, since I know BP worked fine, probably about 10 to 15 grains in with the Clean Shot, and it would shoot great. I put the BP so it would go in the barrel first, so it would be near the touch hole. I had also heard you should not mix powders, but my gun shot file that way so I did it anyway.

If I were you, I would try Triple 7 in the barrel without the 5 grains of BP, but using BP 4f in the pan, and let us know your results since mine have been excellent. Shoots fine....

Tom