bronko22000

Well I don't think I will ever have to worry about pitting. I get accused of treating my MLs better than my wife. They get a nice hot bath as soon as I get home. And that's after a good cleaning at the range with T/C #13 cleaner.
I went to Cabela's today and picked up two canisters of CCI#11 Mag caps. They didn't have any Pyro P but no matter, I ordered some at my local gun shop along with some Hot Shot nipples.
I think you guys may have solved my problem anyway cause it never dawned on me to tap the rifle to get some powder into the snail. That's what I get for starting to shoot perc. rifles. I am too used to flinters.

frontier gander

Shame on you for doing this to your flinter! You should be ashamed of your self.

lemoyne

sabotloader, That makes it the closest thing to black there is. Lee

sabotloader

Lee

Yup! I have tried shooting several times in different guns(RS) and just can not come to peace with it. I much prefer shooting T7, but the Rende guys told me I probably would not have time to swab after each shot so I was going to need use smething else. Ended up buying a bottle of RS here locally but it just did not preform as well as I expected - so then I bought some JSG-3f and it worked real well - except it is really short on power. On to the next purchase - I ended up buying 5 cans of GOEX-3f - now that worked really well after I got all the oil out of the barrel... it sure was gummy for the first few shots even though I dry swabbed the barrel... but I think I have got it figured out now (real BP)

Tried to give the RS away while I was at Rende - no takers...

I know it works for a lot of people, but so far nothing really beats T7 for me.Climate up here must be just right...

lemoyne

sabotloader, Things should get more interesting around here next week I have a case of BH209 due about Wed.
I used up that free can some time a go but had trouble getting some for a good price. lee

whitetaildreamer

Have used pyrodex for years without a problem.

dmurphy317

I pretty much use 3F exclusively in my sidelocks due to ignition problems with the coarser 2F. I find I get more reliable and quicker ingnition with the 3F. I have mostly used pyro P but also like Goex. In my testing I found that P gives very close velocities to 777 2F, usually within about 50fps or less. I also use P in both of my son's inlines due to crud ring issues with 777 in those guns.

One other thought about your misfires, I find I have more misfires with my sidelocks when I swab between shots. When shooting PRB I just shoot and then load, the patch swabs the barrel as it goes down and I get decent accuracy that way. It probably would shoot a bit tighter if I swabbed but I don't shoot for competition, just for fun and hunting. I would rather have confidence in it going off than a tiny bit more accuracy.