[email protected]
Member
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2008
- Messages
- 2,153
This was two years ago. Don't really remember.
Numbered chamber and shot both colts (pictures)
- Thread starter BowerR64
- Start date
- Status
Dframe
Member
Humidity in my area is a bear. Thats one of the reasons I dropped most of the substitutes. Some are hydroscopic and if not tightly sealed will absorb moisture resutling in some pretty erratic performance. Black powder solves that problem, and meters very consistently. It's now my first choice for all my cap and ball shooting.
[email protected]
Member
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2008
- Messages
- 2,153
Wife won a pound of Olde Eynsford FFF at our last shoot this month. Can't wait
to try it out next spring with her permission of course .
to try it out next spring with her permission of course .
Ok you last two,
Please give us a report on how Olde Eynsford performs. I am curious about any sub since I have shot them all (except Shockey's Gold) [Black Canyon, Black Mag 3, APP, Clear Shot, Clean Shot, Pyro, and T7). So far, for cartridges I like T7. 12ga: anything that smokes (see above list). C&Bs BP only.
Please give us a report on how Olde Eynsford performs. I am curious about any sub since I have shot them all (except Shockey's Gold) [Black Canyon, Black Mag 3, APP, Clear Shot, Clean Shot, Pyro, and T7). So far, for cartridges I like T7. 12ga: anything that smokes (see above list). C&Bs BP only.
Could you make T7 better if you rescreen it? or what ever its called?
Run it threw some kind of process that makes the powder particles more uniform like the better powders?
When i look at swiss it looks more uniform from granual to granual where pyrodex looks like gravel. T7 looks a tad better but not like Swiss.
Run it threw some kind of process that makes the powder particles more uniform like the better powders?
When i look at swiss it looks more uniform from granual to granual where pyrodex looks like gravel. T7 looks a tad better but not like Swiss.
Olde E is a sporting grade black powder and not a sub.
I don't have any good means to quantify my observations as I don't have a chronograph. But the recoil is very similar to what I feel when using T7. It's certainly more potent than the same volume of Pyrodex P.
I bought a pound of 3F to try since it was fairly inexpensive compared to Swiss or T7, and I had been wanting to try real BP as long as it gave the higher velocities known by the prior powders mentioned.
From what little I've seen posted it gives very similar performance to Swiss and T7, but at only $1/lb more than standard Goex. Since it is new it hasn't been thoroughly tested by those in shooting competitions, but the few who have really like it. Some even more so than Swiss.
I've heard a fellow state it gave better consistency than Swiss, but that's not what I've seen from the few who have compared it and posted their results. But it wasn't far behind in any catagory (fps or extreme spread).
I think its worth giving it a try if you have the time and motivation. And I especially think it worthwhile due to the cost.
I don't have any good means to quantify my observations as I don't have a chronograph. But the recoil is very similar to what I feel when using T7. It's certainly more potent than the same volume of Pyrodex P.
I bought a pound of 3F to try since it was fairly inexpensive compared to Swiss or T7, and I had been wanting to try real BP as long as it gave the higher velocities known by the prior powders mentioned.
From what little I've seen posted it gives very similar performance to Swiss and T7, but at only $1/lb more than standard Goex. Since it is new it hasn't been thoroughly tested by those in shooting competitions, but the few who have really like it. Some even more so than Swiss.
I've heard a fellow state it gave better consistency than Swiss, but that's not what I've seen from the few who have compared it and posted their results. But it wasn't far behind in any catagory (fps or extreme spread).
I think its worth giving it a try if you have the time and motivation. And I especially think it worthwhile due to the cost.
Ide like to try it, Phil gave me some swiss to try but i figured i cant even get what i have to shoot good ill just waste the swiss.
Ill try it one of these days, i have other problems in my shooting i learn more each day that im overlooking.
Ill try it one of these days, i have other problems in my shooting i learn more each day that im overlooking.
- Status
Similar threads
