So, for this guy who's never used
loose T7... does the loose powder leave the notorious crud ring, or is that just with the pellets?
And can T7 be used in a sidelock?
I have both #11 and musket cap nipples for my T/C Grey Hawk. Is one of those caps a better choice than the other, with T7 (if T7 is sidelock-friendly)?
I started muzzleloading with an inline and American Pioneer (half a bottle convicted me of the error of my ways), went to Pyro pellets & RS, then got a new rifle & BH-capable breech plug and skipped right to Blackhorn. As a result, I have no experience with anything other than Blackhorn, RS, and APP. And I don't think APP counts anyway.
I'm getting ready to go shoot my Grey Hawk for the first time this spring, and I only have one pound of Pyro RS on hand. I'll probably stick to BH209 in my inlines, but I'm open to the idea that there might be one propellant I can use in both my sidelock and my inline if I ever find myself out of Blackhorn.
For the record, at this time I have no interest in pellets anyway, regardless of the propellant from which they're made. No offense to anyone using them; I consider my reasons for choosing loose powder to be mostly scientific, but they're still just my own preference at the end of the day. I know some guys who are happy with them, just as I'm happy when they have us over for dinner after they pick up their animals from the local locker every winter.