Ugly Sauce
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My go to hunting load is 2 .50AE case fulls of P, propelling a 385 gr. HBHP conical.
Sounds like the Great Plains bullet. I bet that sucker would hurt.
My go to hunting load is 2 .50AE case fulls of P, propelling a 385 gr. HBHP conical.
Sounds like the Great Plains bullet. I bet that sucker would hurt.
That is my go to bullet anymore. As a wise acquaintance of mine once said, “Muzzleloaders are made for real black powder and pure lead bullets.”
Not exactly true, I know, but I agree with the philosophy.
Well it was true, but I suppose steel is much more way better then what the old timers had. The Muzzle Loader hunting seasons were made for us Danial Boon Leather Stocking born too late types, but now they are a race to see who can make a muzzle loader most unlike a muzzle loader, powder most unlike black powder, and bullets made out of plastic and copper. The Rat race is over, and the Rat's have won.
Sheesh! Here in MS you don't have to use black powder or a muzzleloader during primitive weapons season.
Tags? We ain't got no steenkin tags.
Triple Seven FFF will do anything and everything.
I love no tags.
Triple Seven FFF will do anything and everything.
Dang. Good thing I only ever load one at a time.Yes. It chain fired in my 1860, blew off the front sight and the loading lever latch-stud. It sure will!!!
Might be a positive if you were under attack by a pack of wolves…Yes. It chain fired in my 1860, blew off the front sight and the loading lever latch-stud. It sure will!!!
Might be a positive if you were under attack by a pack of wolves…
I was considering going to a musket cap system, but didn't have to w/ T7. . YMMV
I find the little delay between cap ignition and substitute ignition (“pop-bang”) annoying. Real blackpowder ignites at a lower temperature than any substitute and is therefore less likely to produce a misfire. Buy top quality real blackpowder, suck it up and pay the Hazmat fee. It’s less than one dinner at a fast food drive- in.
I don't get that with Pyrodex.
I have, mostly in percussion revolvers and occasionally in my Hawken. I don’t think it would be noticeable in an inline using 209 primers. Sorry I can’t remember what firearms you use.
I like Pyrodex and 777 in blackpowder cartridges and shotshells. I don’t have problems with Pyrodex corrosion. I am not a Pyrodex hater by any means. I just find real blackpowder works better for me when using percussion caps.