SWThomas

If BH209 is in fact just a gimmick or using it makes me a "sucker" then I guess I've been hood-winked. Because I am reaping all the benefits it offers over other BP Subs and I gladly pay the extra cost for these benefits. But I do understand it's not for everyone and it's not going to be great in every ML. Like stated above, use what works for you. BH209 works for me and works great!

MountainDevil54

Ive been using pyrodex for 10+ years now. Powerbelts since 2002 and cva for 11 years. My optima i put over 20 shots through the barrel with a combo of powerbelts,conicals and sabots without ever touching the bore.
Why change?

Old/New

Huh???

Not sure what you're saying?

rt_con

rafsob: Not doubting you, but I'm baffled about you're difficulty loading certain sabots only after shooting BH209 .... In my case it's usually easier to load on a BH209 fouled barrel in both my Elite & Omega. Could it be you rifle is so new... and continued shooting will smooth out any rough spots in the bbl. ???

Yes,,, if you inspect your barrelafter a session with BH209, you think OMG !!! what a mess!!! But just 2 Hoppes #9 patches and it's shinning nice and bright for me.I admit the B/P can be a little stubborn with BH209..as I usually end up rubbing some 0000 steel wool on the powder end.

In the end, it's whatever you haveconfidence in.

cayugad

All I can do is tell of my experiences with Blackhorn 209, and they were all good. When the powder failed it was because of the old technology rifles, not the powder.

Clean up was easy. A couple solvent patches and I was good to go. ALTHOUGH cleaning the breech plug was a PITA. I had to use Q-tips and solvent and really dig at it to get the kind of clean I demand.

But accuracy was exceptional as was loading. And I never swabbed when I shot BH. I had good results with my Genesis and Knight and terrible with my Black Diamond and Staghorn. Again, rifle design was the problem and not the powder.

The only other problem with the powder besides the cost is I have to order it. So because of those reasons I still shoot black powder and the other sub powder that I can find locally.

SteveBNy

Only powder I will use in my Triumph.
My Whites get T7 or Swiss.

Steve

Screwbolts

Is it possible all the black you were seeing is comming from your jag? is this the first time the jag has seen Hoppies #9? I have used three pounds of it and now only shot it In my Inlines. Cleans with on wet patch of solvent ant 2 dry

Powerfisher

I am relitivly new to MLng. I have gone through a container of T7 Pellets, a pound of T7 FFFg and a 10oz can of BH209. I have just started a container of T7 FFg. So far, BH209 shoots the best in my Omega. Breech plug and flash hole maintainance are a must every 10 or so shots but everything else was great. The only sabots I had trouble with were the T/C SW Super Glide. They would not go down easily. Had to swab w/hoppes. My grouping was great with the BH209. I cansay my groups were better with the BH209. 110gr, Barnes TMZ, 209 primer and I am good to hunt. It is too expencive for me to shoot at the range but for hunting........ubetcha.

Johnmorris

I think it is great in my encore.

gleason.chapman

+1, Omega also with 100g BH and 300g Barnes Expanders. Shot all two week season, then switched to Savage for rest of Rifle season. BH is very costly but worth it from a no swabbing, no crud ring, no POI change. Just don't shoot it for plinking. I shoot Savage for plinking, 44g 5744, is about 1/2 of what 777 charge is, so in a 1 lb can I get 2x thee shots.
Chap