bronko22000

That don't matter to me because I clean my guns as soon as I get home. If I can't do a thorough cleaning immediately I at least swab the bore with Barristol or other BP solvent.

t.shaffer

another good muzzleloader is a t/c impact. it has a removable 1" spacer on it & could make the gun a better fit . they run around 200 dollars & there are set up's with scopes for around 275. i myself use blackhorn 209. i've used it all but like the bh209 the best. but to each there own. some people like chevies & other's like ford's but you will find once you get started with muzzy hunting you will want to leave the centerfires @ home . but whatever you get good luck& welcome to the muzzleloader forum section.

mackesr

I am not one to give a whole lot of advise on here as there as so many more knowledgeable BP enthusiasts to give advice. However, since I do own a CVA Wolf and it is my only muzzleloader I hunt with, I would like to say that I use 110gr. of Blackhorn 209 under a 250gr. Barnes TEZ bullet. That combo has performed very well in my Wolf and I did purchase the Blackhorn 209 quick removable breech plug as well and highly recommend it. The Barnes bullets are quite expensive but I dont really do a lot of shooting. I sight my gun in every year and use maybe ten rounds so I really do not go through a whole lot of em. Their performance on game is always reliable as long as I do my part and make a good shot. I also have a Leupold VXIII 3X9 mounted on it. This is my favorite gun to shoot and has taken quite a lot of deer and a few nice bucks. One was a nice nine pointer that I shot the second week of BP season and showed on the Deer forum if you want to check it out.

Gm54-120

Well my post was in response to Roger saying Triple7 is the worst. Its hardly the worst. Pyrodex is far worse. I would go as far as to say its worse than some real black in terms of corrosion. Ive seen 3 sheets of steel that had all 3 burned on them and left in a garage for several days IIRC. After 4 days in a garage they were cleaned and the plate with Pyrodex had by far the worst pitting. The plate with Triple7 didn't look too bad at all.

Gm54-120

The Speer .429 240gr and 270gr softpoints are also worth considering. Cheaper than a XTP and a "bonded" jacket type construction. Really its a plating but a very well done plating.
https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog...roductId/17354

These are a bargain at under $13/50 and since they are most likely also intended for 444 Marlin they should be excellent for a upper level ML load too.
Rons test with 80gr of BH209 270g Deep Curl -- 80g Blackhorn

https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog...roductId/17355