Recent content by fyrfyter43

I'm quickly realizing that this place certainly doesn't match my idea of what "Blackpowder Shooting" is all about. It seems that there is very little interest here in the history and traditions that are a critical part of muzzleloading. Most people here seem to me to just be looking to add...

No sensibilities here to offend. :evil: Like I said, "duplex" loads in a flintlock are a solution in search of a problem.

The fact remains that for a flintlock, blackpowder is still needed. So if you forgot your powder and can't find any blackpowder readily available, you're still SOL.

And like I've said before, that's alot of added aggravation and expense for a very questionable "benefit". Why would I want to spend more money for a fake powder, carry 2 horns and measures, take at least twice as long to load, and run the risk of a hangfire/misfire when traditional black powder...

That Haz-Mat fee also applies to any of the fake powders. So now, lets compare apples to apples. A case of 25 cans of GOEX from Grafs would cost me $15.97 per pound to my door. I don't know why, but Grafs website automatically charges a double haz-mat fee ($45) for an order over 20 lbs. of...

I would certainly have to disagree with you there. Ever tried it in a flintlock?

Also, according to an article I read today, one of the raw materials used to make Pyrocrap is dicyanamide. According to the article, the packaging has large bright red warning labels on all sides of these bags that say "avoid heat or flame, when heated to decomposition emits highly toxic fumes...

zimmerstutzen, you may be correct about BP storage requirements in the past. Or maybe there were different requirements from state to state? I was fairly young when Pyrocrap first was introduced. However, I remember seeing it on the shelf alongside cans of GOEX. This is in several gun shops...

I don't know either whether competition pistol shooters are better off with black powder. Then again, nobody has claimed that black powder is better for competition pistol shooters. I personally have never fired a single shot in any kind of competition, other than friendly, informal shoots at...

I don't know that that's necessarily true. Just like with any muzzleloader, load development is a key step that is so often overlooked by those shooting inlines with substitute powders.

None of the substitutes have the same properties as black powder. For one, ignition temperature is much higher for the substitutes. And I honestly don't believe that any of them are less corrosive or easier to clean. It really doesn't get much easier than soap and water for black powder. And...

Actually, that's not entirely true. Black powder was still easily available without all the storage and shipping regulations that we have to deal with now when Pyrocrap first came out. I vividly remember buying GOEX right off the shelf in a local gun shop 25 years ago...it was right next to the...

This scan is a favorite of mine. It just goes to show that a round ball is capable of taking down the largest game on the planet. It also shows that there is no hard and fast rule about which powder granulation should be used in a given caliber gun.

Rather than throwing so much money at those d@mn sabots, you should give the PRB a fair shot. Find a load that gives good accuracy (you should be able to do much better than what you're getting with the sabots), and you'll be able to consistently take deer out to 100 yards. Because a round ball...

If you're asking whether to buy a Pedersoli Frontier or build a Chambers kit, there's no question. Go with the Chambers kit. Even if you're not capable of building it, there are plenty of good builders out there who would be more than happy to build it for you. While Pedersoli makes a decent...