Poll - Which Powder for Hunting and Why?

[ElDiablo]

I thought this would be an interesting poll. Which powder do you primarily use now for hunting? Why do you shoot it? Availability, reliability, ease of use, accuracy, cost, cleanliness? Some other reason?

For me, with a non-smokeless in-line, primarily hunting multiple species in several western states, BH209 is what I shoot 95% of the time. It’s clean, accurate and powerful. I have used nearly all the other choices over the past 35 years.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

bh209 for its cleanliness. I believe i could switch back to t7 easily enough if i had to. I have never used pyrodex or real black even tho i have both on hand.

 

[LHR]

Bh209 for its clean burning, accuracy and consistency. It’s the only option for me!

 

[txhunter58]

I voted BH too but the question of consistency is being debated recently. Seems like different lots at varying on weight to volume.

 

[deermanok]

In my traditional guns, I only ever use real black powder for hunting.
I only have 1 inline and prefer blackhorn. But I will use Triple 7 also.

 

[HC]

T7 here .

 

[sbuff]

T7 because I have plenty and bh209 is MIA around me

 

[Okie Hog]

Black MZ because it burns cleanly and works well for me.

 

[dbowling]

depends on which muzzleloader I'm hunting with. In my Disc/bolt guns BH209 and in my White or sidelock Black powder. I use 777 occasionally for hunting, also other then the crud ring I actually like 777 better then BH209.

 

[Hatchet Jack]

Swiss for my sidelocks and Whites. Because I get very good accuracy and velocity.
BH 209 for my Encores and Omegas. For the same reasons as above, plus not having to swab between shots and no crud ring.

 

[snapbang]

Black Swiss for sidelocks to stay traditional.
Blackhorn for Inlines traveling
T7 for hunting near home

 

[ThreePoint]

In my modern in lines I use Blackhorn 209.... with copper bullets .......and Triple 7 with lead bullets.

 

[BuckDoeHunter]

I chose 'Something Else' because if I'm going hunting, I'll grab one of the smokeless muzzy's. If I shoot one of the smokers, it will be BH209.

 

[toytruck]

Triple seven in my Whites. BH 209 in the optima V2 in late season or wet weather.

 

[LBAhunter]

I chose 'Something Else'. I used BH209 only when I had my CVA Optima V2 50. Since I got my Scout conversion, it been nothing but 'Something Else'. If I ever go back, it will be BH209 again, but that's a very big 'if'.

 

[10acres]

Right now I use 777, but I have bought a stash of BH209 and a new to me Optima so soon to be BH209. I also hunted with FF black powder, but I am done hunting with my Hawken. These old eyes need a scope nowadays.

 

[ElDiablo]

Appreciate the votes and replies guys! Interesting percentages so far. No doubt it all works. I’ve killed nearly 30 animals in Africa with black (as that’s all you can easily get there).

 

[WV Hunter]

I use BH209 in my 209 primer rifles (bolt knights & omega's), and in my #11 cap plunger Knights and my Renegade, I use Pyrodex in those. The last 5yrs I've only hunted with my BH209 rifles.

 

[GregK]

If not using smokeless then BH209. I do keep a bottle of T7-3F for my White 410, Although I do have a 209 conversion for this rifle
Still cleaner than T7 and in my opinion the best substitute by far

Greg

 

[sabotloader]

I use both T7 and BH - depending on the rifle being used and the season.

In the long run, I do shoot more T7 than BH because of the price difference.