How much powder to use? (Pyrodex Results page 6)
#41
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts
Posts: 385
RE: How much powder to use?
ORIGINAL: cayugad
I shoot 777 in my CVA Mountain Stalker/Bobcat all the time with no problems and excellent accuracy.
I shoot 777 in my CVA Mountain Stalker/Bobcat all the time with no problems and excellent accuracy.
Did you do anything special to get 777 to shoot in your CVA? When I tried it in mine I had a lot of misfires where the cap would go off but not ignite the powder. I tried tapping on the far side of the lock, with the lock facing the ground, to make sure that some powder went into the bolster but I still had misfires using a standard #11 cap and the factory nipple. I never had any trouble with Pyrex or Goex.
Thanks,
Bob
#42
RE: How much powder to use?
other then changing the nipple and being very careful when I prepare the rifle to shoot, I have not really done anything all that special. Also the quality of cap is a big item here.
#43
RE: How much powder to use?
Ok well I bought a half yard of the blue striped pillow ticking, and I have the denim. Cut some of those strips yall were talkin bout out of each fabric but do I just rub these with olive oil too? or just rub the sno seal on it?
I actually didnt care for the sno seal as much as the olive oil, it doesnt dry up and feel as clean as the olive oil but I will have to shoot em both.
1 1/4 strips right?
Thanks!
Goin to do some shootin in the mornin...so lets hope things go well!
I actually didnt care for the sno seal as much as the olive oil, it doesnt dry up and feel as clean as the olive oil but I will have to shoot em both.
1 1/4 strips right?
Thanks!
Goin to do some shootin in the mornin...so lets hope things go well!
#45
RE: How much powder to use?
ORIGINAL: Horizontal Hunter
Cayuad,
Did you do anything special to get 777 to shoot in your CVA? When I tried it in mine I had a lot of misfires where the cap would go off but not ignite the powder. I tried tapping on the far side of the lock, with the lock facing the ground, to make sure that some powder went into the bolster but I still had misfires using a standard #11 cap and the factory nipple. I never had any trouble with Pyrex or Goex.
Thanks,
Bob
ORIGINAL: cayugad
I shoot 777 in my CVA Mountain Stalker/Bobcat all the time with no problems and excellent accuracy.
I shoot 777 in my CVA Mountain Stalker/Bobcat all the time with no problems and excellent accuracy.
Did you do anything special to get 777 to shoot in your CVA? When I tried it in mine I had a lot of misfires where the cap would go off but not ignite the powder. I tried tapping on the far side of the lock, with the lock facing the ground, to make sure that some powder went into the bolster but I still had misfires using a standard #11 cap and the factory nipple. I never had any trouble with Pyrex or Goex.
Thanks,
Bob
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me!
But as with anything, this is all IMHO and through my experiences.
#46
RE: How much powder to use?
Well, I headed out to the nieghbors house with the range and set up for another round with the ML. Set some targets up, got everything rolling and within minutes was torching off the smoke pole.
I had both olive oiled and sno-sealed pillow ticking and denim. I started off with olive oiled denim, Not anything good...
Next I went to the Sno sealed pillow ticking. And once again, not anything good...
And there really must be something wrong with my barrel because I took 15 shots and here is all I could find in the way of patches...And I spent quite a while looking...
So any advice now would be great also! haha
Thank you!
BHB
I had both olive oiled and sno-sealed pillow ticking and denim. I started off with olive oiled denim, Not anything good...
Next I went to the Sno sealed pillow ticking. And once again, not anything good...
And there really must be something wrong with my barrel because I took 15 shots and here is all I could find in the way of patches...And I spent quite a while looking...
So any advice now would be great also! haha
Thank you!
BHB
#49
RE: How much powder to use?
Well I dont have enough money to just go off and buy ever dang thing I want and especially for a hobby. I thought I'd see if I could make do with what I got but I guess not. I will get Pyrodex or Real Black Powder when I can. But it seems like I would atleast get better results than what I am getting.
BHB
BHB
#50
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts
Posts: 385
RE: How much powder to use?
ORIGINAL: Bullet Hole Bailey
Well I dont have enough money to just go off and buy ever dang thing I want and especially for a hobby. I thought I'd see if I could make do with what I got but I guess not. I will get Pyrodex or Real Black Powder when I can. But it seems like I would atleast get better results than what I am getting.
BHB
Well I dont have enough money to just go off and buy ever dang thing I want and especially for a hobby. I thought I'd see if I could make do with what I got but I guess not. I will get Pyrodex or Real Black Powder when I can. But it seems like I would atleast get better results than what I am getting.
BHB
Bob