MountainDevil54

pellets and other loose powders are dirty and should be cleaned between shots.

With blackhorn209 there is no cleaning between shots. Ive shot well over 60 shots in one day and the bore never gets tight. Like another person once said, Its not fair to put blackhorn209 in with the other subs when comparing.

a1smokepole

pellets are good for someone starting out less to do just drop 2 or 3 down the barrel and then the bullet less to go wrong and letter you can go to powder good luck

Semisane

My experience with Blackhorn is very limited (1/2 canister). But after all of the posts I've seen about its peculiarities regarding bullet fit, seating pressure, primer requirements, breechplug issues, etc., I don't think I would recommend it to a new shooter. It just seems better to graduate to Blackhorn rather than to start with it.

MountainDevil54

its very simple for a new shooter really. Its easier than trying to explain and teach them about crud rings, special primers, cleaning LOL.

Semisane

Just my opinion. As stated, my BH experience is quite limited. I just figured that Pyrodex would be more forgiving.

W.W.

Cayugad that gun wouldnt happen to be a knight would it? I,ve got a 45 extreme that whated 150 of T7 pellets with a barnes 175 bullet. I tryed loose powder any were from 75 to 130 of T7-2f. I took it to Centerville and had them test it and they had the same result.

buckhunter2054

Do you get more shots out of a pound can of powder compared to 50 pellets? Or is it pretty much equal?

buckhunter2054

Anyone try this bullet?

Hornady FPB Bullets

Palehorse

One, 1 pound can is ~7000 grains of powder (slight volumetric variation, Pyrodex vs Black Powder vs 777 vs . . .). 50, 50 grain pellets is 2500 grain equivalents. Pellets are very expensive.

Palehorse

Cleaning is more involved process; swabbing the bore is a more accurate description. If you have ever watched a civil war reenactment of a Parrot Rifle (artillery), what you are doing is quick wipe of the rifling with something damp, followed by a dry pass, to get the grooves clean and soften any remaining fouling. I have only used Pyrodex and real Black powder, but that is all that is required for those two to keep consistent good accuracy.

I mark my rod and stop short of swabbing below where the bullet seated.