blackhorn 209
 

I was wondering if this powder is really as good as advertised. i have heard alot about it,i am thinking of using in my omega

I use it in my Omega and I really like it.

team mich

It is a great powder, but way to expensive for me especially for just 10 ounces of powder... I'll stay with T7 for the forseeable future. Although if I were just an occasional shooter it would be the powder that I use...

I am starting to think this powder is in fact "a ghost". I have not been able to find it ANYWHERE close. I live in North-Eastern Indiana and have not found it in ANY store or gun shop I have went to. :mad:

This BH209 is the only powder i use in my Omega. In the Omega it has been 100% reliable in all kinda weather and temperatures.

Don't use the special primers that are intended for the rest of the powders, and don't use the solvents/lubes intended for the rest of the black powder substitutes. Use standard or magnum shot gun primers, and use lubes/solvents intended for smokeless powder.

Here ya go friend...

http://huntingnet.com/forum/search.php?searchid=61540

Hours of good reading about BH209.

Absolutely. Just remember that BH209 likes a tighter fitting sabot. My Omega and Endeavor both love the stuff.

Actually it avgs out cheaper than a box of T7. You can get more loads with it as well.

onetohunt

No even close... T7 is $18.40 a lb, not 10 ounces...

Incorrect there also...

BH is shipped in 10 oz containers - $25/container (if you can find it for that) + Hazmat fees
T7 is shipped in 16 oz containers - $18.40/container + Hazmat

So
16 ounces of T7 ='s 7000 grains
10 ounces of Bh ='s 4375 grains

It really is simple economics to me....

BH -> 4,375 gr/10oz -> @70 grains/100 grain loads of BH. $30/62 loads = $0.48 per shot.
T7 -> 7,000 gr/16oz -> @77 grains/100 grain loads of T7. $20/90.9 loads = $0.22 per shot

I am starting a search for a new sabot for my Pro Hunter. What are you using in your TC's? I have been told to try the Harvester Crush Rib but I haven't got them yet. Last year I used the sabots that came with the Hornaday XTP's and I more or less had to stand on the rod to get it to seat (this was after a treatement with the J-B Bore Cleaner). Thanks for any help.