Alliant Black MZ
02-01-2018, 09:55 AM
#11
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Comance county, OK
Posts: 11,408
Yesterday i fired my .54 caliber TC New Englander after installing a Williams tang peep sight. Distance is 78 yards. Powder charge was 80 grains of Black MZ.
The patched round ball was a tight fit in the bore. Ball was seated very hard on the powder. Did not swab between shots. My three round group measured just over 1 1/4".
There is one problem. With the sight nearly bottomed out the group was high. Now i need a taller front sight.
The patched round ball was a tight fit in the bore. Ball was seated very hard on the powder. Did not swab between shots. My three round group measured just over 1 1/4".
There is one problem. With the sight nearly bottomed out the group was high. Now i need a taller front sight.
02-01-2018, 02:49 PM
#12
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 995
Not a bad problem to have there Falcon. Means you are getting more bang for your buck. Good velocity from the sounds of it. I wish I'd gotten around to trying that MZ stuff as it sounds pretty close to BH power and cleanliness without the BH price. I'd take a 8% loss in velocity for 100% price reduction.
02-01-2018, 03:01 PM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 5,605
Its not close to BH209 performance levels if you want speed. Not even as fast as Triple7 actually. When you consider its actual weight its a pretty poor performer. IIRC its 88gr by weight for 100gr by volume.
Last edited by Gm54-120; 02-01-2018 at 03:11 PM.
02-01-2018, 03:16 PM
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Southeast Michigan
Posts: 195
There's more to grading a powder than highest bullet speed. I'm seeing really quick ignition - consistent target holes and a surprisingly semi-clean barrel after 10 shots of Blue Mag pellets fired on a Saturday in December. Covering four days of hunting altogether, no signs whatsoever yet of moisture in the powder.
Very happy with the Mag pellets and I suspect Black Mag loose will show up under a different label, should it ever go away as rumored.
We could very well see Black Hots Loose Powder coming to powder shelves this late summer.
Last edited by GoexBlackhorn; 02-01-2018 at 03:24 PM.
02-02-2018, 04:45 AM
#16
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Comance county, OK
Posts: 11,408
When you consider its actual weight its a pretty poor performer. IIRC its 88gr by weight for 100gr by volume.
i'm a hunter not a long range sniper.
i'd rather sneak up and put a patched round ball in the animals ear than shoot same from long range.
Last edited by falcon; 02-02-2018 at 06:02 AM.
I had to go to something else to keep from commenting on that...He will have to change his name again!!
02-02-2018, 07:33 AM
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Southeast Michigan
Posts: 195
02-02-2018, 08:21 AM
#19
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Southeast Michigan
Posts: 195
Besides I have-yet to make a permanent-type switch to Alliant Mag powders. Had you read my prior posts, it's mentioned that I will test Black/Blue Mag in 2018.
I hope the powder continues to work well. But even I wouldn't bet on not finding more than (1) issue with it.
The only powder in the past 26 years that I've stuck with-is Real Blackpowder. Substitute blackpowder will always see new arrivals, for technology advances are commonplace these days.
02-02-2018, 11:41 AM
#20
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 995
Well I'm new to all these subs. Been shooting sidelocks for most of my life and Swiss for most of those years. Just starting to get into inlines and the one I have currently is a smokeless rig. So you could consider me a newbie to most of this info.