Idaholewis
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I am gonna give this Swiss 1.5 Powder another go around, This time In this new Rice 1-24 Twist .50 Cal
The reason i use, and swear by Swiss 2F is due to it’s IMMEDIATE ignition, and obviously awesome Performance i get from it in my Muzzleloaders. The last time i tried Swiss 1.5 i got Slight hangfires from time to time. Accuracy was great when it ignited right, But the slight hangfires were annoying as hell. There is nothing much worse than settling in on your Target, Squeezing the Trigger, POP..............BOOM A Wasted Shot
This time i will spend a little more time Tapping the Wrist of the Stock to Settle the Powder under the Nipple better, This Can of Swiss 1.5 is Quite Noticeably Courser powder than my Trusty 2F, I plan to use RWS 1075 PLUS Caps this go around, Give it every chance i can
No doubt Swiss 1.5 is AWESOME Powder, Especially so in Cartridge Guns, hence why it is used so much by them Guy’s. But i am not convinced of it’s Greatness in my Sidelock Muzzleloaders using #11 Percussion Caps, With tiny .025 to .028 Nipple Flash Holes, So i open up a Nipple to .030-.32 to get more Reliable ignition, What did i Gain?
The reason i use, and swear by Swiss 2F is due to it’s IMMEDIATE ignition, and obviously awesome Performance i get from it in my Muzzleloaders. The last time i tried Swiss 1.5 i got Slight hangfires from time to time. Accuracy was great when it ignited right, But the slight hangfires were annoying as hell. There is nothing much worse than settling in on your Target, Squeezing the Trigger, POP..............BOOM A Wasted Shot
This time i will spend a little more time Tapping the Wrist of the Stock to Settle the Powder under the Nipple better, This Can of Swiss 1.5 is Quite Noticeably Courser powder than my Trusty 2F, I plan to use RWS 1075 PLUS Caps this go around, Give it every chance i can
No doubt Swiss 1.5 is AWESOME Powder, Especially so in Cartridge Guns, hence why it is used so much by them Guy’s. But i am not convinced of it’s Greatness in my Sidelock Muzzleloaders using #11 Percussion Caps, With tiny .025 to .028 Nipple Flash Holes, So i open up a Nipple to .030-.32 to get more Reliable ignition, What did i Gain?