Bought some holy black the other day...

Status
Not open for further replies.
D

DixieTexian

Member
Joined
Feb 3, 2007
Messages
382
Location
Somewhere down in Texas
Went out yesterday with my girlfriend's family for the fourth to do some skeet shooting and other Fourth of July celebrations, and I brought my Remington out to try out the new black (all I've used until now has been Pyrodex and 777). I likey. I think I may have gotten at least one other person hooked on black powder. Hehe.:D
 
If you can get it, it's the right stuff. I have to drive 100 miles, so I use my stash sparingly. But, it's worth it when I do.
 
mykeal, how come you don't mail order BP? I get mine 10lbs at a time.
Click to expand...

Old age.

Typically it kind of goes like this: I notice that I'm a little low on real black powder and make a mental note to pick some up the next time I'm down south on errands - it's not worth a special trip just for that, and after all, I have SOME left. Having made the mental note, I convince myself not to spend the money on a mail order (even though, at 10 lbs, it would be cheaper even with the hazmat fee - I never said I was brilliant) because I'm going to go down there soon anyway, perhaps. Now, having made the mental note, I promptly forget it so that when I actually do go south, I forget to buy some. Then I go shooting and use up the real bp. Next time I'm rounding up stuff to go shooting, I find I'm out of bp and stop by the local shop; all they stock is bp substitute, and 777 is my faux bp of choice, so I buy a bunch of it cause I gotta have something, and it's too late to drive down south just for some real stuff. I shoot that stuff for a while, then I notice that I'm low (or out of) real bp, make a mental note, etc. etc. etc.
 
Last edited:
All I use.

I've got a percussion .50 and a flint .36 and only use GOEX. Flints don't take well to immitation BP and I see no point in keeping two powders around. I use 75gr FFFg in the .50 and 40gr FFFg in the .36. I smile when I get a cloud of white smoke and a tree rat falls into the leaves.
 
I agree with a previous poster, 3F is the best all around powder as it works well for flinters of any caliber as primer and main charge. I use GOEX brand.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top