Went to our place in Garvin county today. Took my TC Black Diamond along. Wanted to try 120 grains of 3F Pinnacle with the 240 grain .430 XTP bullet in a crush rib sabot. Had a hard time getting the gun zeroed. Then it sprayed bullets all over the place-3" groups.

Dropped the powder charge back to 100 grains and fired at another target. After the first shot on the new target; i made one scope adjustment for elevation and fired a 1 1/8" three shot group then i quit. Fired 16 shots and never swabbed the bore.

Gun: TC Black Diamond
Scope: 4X Burris Short Mag Scope
Ignition: CCI Musket Caps
Powder: 3F Pinnacle

Dude. When you go to the range you have to at least post pictures of the target.

My black diamond shot best with lower charges also. I have never used the Pinnacle. That is impressive that you didn't have to swab.
Art

Pinnacle is a great powder. I was shooting 3f in my Knight LK-II and shot 12 240 grain XTPs without swabbing. I could have shot more, but ran out of bullets. I personally liked Pinnacle, but it is really hard to find any. Falcon. I heard a rumor that Pinnacle is no longer made. Is that true?



This is my Black Diamond XR load.. 100 grains of Triple Seven 2f and a 250 grain shockwave. With this load and a simple 4x32mm scope I was shooting a dinner plate at 150 yards with little problem, once I learned the hold over.

Falcon were you the one that bedded the barrel on your BD?

My Black Diamond never did like a powder charge over 110gr. When i bought the rifle back in 1999, i used 100gr. pyrodex pellets and 240gr. T/C Mag Express bullet/sabot with a Federal 209a primer. I never did experiment with loads back then- i really didn't know any better. I was young and inexperienced and didn't know anybody else that shot muzzleloaders lol. Shot with the open fiber optic sights, too- no scope back then. Before i bought the Triumph a couple years ago i was using 110gr. Triple Seven ffg, 250gr. Shockwaves and Winchester Triple 7 primers in the Black Diamond. I was averaging 1 3/4" groups at 100 yds. using a 3-9x40 scope. Good shooting to you all.

I sure can't pull that off using Triple 7 2f, lol!!! FALCON, at what distance were you shooting at the targets?

Pinnacle was made by APP. It is hotter than APP or JSG. Pinnacle has not been made since Hodgdon bought out Goex. i bought several cases before it become nearly unavailable. Corey recently posted a link to a powder Co. in Winchester, VA that still has Pinnacle in stock.

50 yards.