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Idaholewis said:sabotloader said:Idaholewis said:19 dollars a bottle here, its been on close out for a year i bet, same cans with dust on the tops. Doesn't appear they can give that stuff away around here? I thought about buying a can to use just for fouling my sidelocks during hunting season so i trust my cold clean bore shot, But found that Primer fouling works best for me and it is non corrosive
I am not sure if you are talking about or if it is BH or not, but if you are counting on BH being non-corrosive - really be careful with that one. It does still contain Potassium and Sulphur.
Thats the stuff, i knew it was corrosive, but I've heard it's far less so than real BP, i have never used it so have no experience with it? Back when i was having all the hell for trouble with my cold clean bore shot i got to thinking maybe i would get a can of this stuff, and before daylight each morning i would pop a cap on about 10 grains of it, then load my rifle and hunt for the day,
Caps will not ignite BH 209 - it needs a much hotter primer...
i knew i would have to unload and clean every evening after dark. I wasn't looking forward to it, but figured i would do it if it worked and put my cold clean bore shot where it was suppose to go?
You are correct BH and even T7 are much less corrosive than real BP or any of the Pyros, I shoot T7 basically because of cost of BH and the fact during ML season you have to use a percussion cap - which will not ignite BH. But I violate many of the rules and I leave a rifle loaded for months on what I call a partially fouled barrel. But I am using a stainless barrel and have ran a Windex patch through the bore.
But after a BUNCH of digging i found where you guys were talking about popping off caps in a cold clean bore, i tried that and it worked flawlessly! So no BlackHorn 209 for me. There are 3 cans of it sitting on a shelf over in Ponderay with a little red tag under them that says Closeout 19 something a Can. I would almost bet they have been there since the store opened 6 years ago? That stuff just doesn't sell around here, for those that don't know, we cant use 209 primers on Muzzleloader only hunts here in Idaho. Will a Hot Magnum #11 Cap like the RWS Plus, or CCI Magnums not set that stuff off? What about duplexing i think its called? A small couple of grains of Swiss 3f under the nipple, then the BH209 on top? I cant imagine it being any gain over the Swiss 2 and 3F that i am currently shooting? This Swiss BP sets off RIGHT NOW
Duplexing will work but it is a real pain in the bottom as far as I am concerned. T7 will perform right along with BH and since you are shooting caps if you keep real petroleum oils and Teflon out the barrel you really do not need to worry about the infamous "crud ring"
At $19 a bottle ifn I had and excuse to go to Ponderay - I would buy them... Since I am not coaching anymore I really do not make it up that way very often - although a good friend of mine is in Sandpoint all the time. I could have him pick them up if they are still there...