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Muzzleloader Hunting
Patched round balls in modern inline- Need help
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<blockquote data-quote="cohunt" data-source="post: 1920736" data-attributes="member: 94491"><p>i heard that bh209 is not good for light bullets -- lead balls (175gr for 50 cal) would be considered light as most bullets for modern inline's are 250+ grains --have you tried one of the black powder substitutes? (pyrodex, black mz, triple 7, etc) ---but I have never shot patch/ball with bh209 before so its just what ive heard</p><p></p><p>bp substitutes would be much cheaper than bh209 also and they can be cleaned with water rather than the petroleum based cleaners needed for bh209--also bh209 should have a special breach plug and you are supposed to use magnum 209 shotgun primers with it for reliable ignition --it doesnt work with flint lock or percussion caps.</p><p></p><p>as far as patch and ball-- you need to get the right size ball, and correct thickness patch for your bore diameter--sometimes they are hard to obtain locally as most people no longer shoot patch/ball so plan ahead</p><p></p><p>if you want to more correctly represent the "traditional feeling" of muzzle loader rifles--I would stick with BP or BP substitute as bh209 does not have the same "white smoke plume" that BP or substitutes have either --I found some black MZ powder for really cheap and it has a large white smoke plume that simulates real BP-- or pyrodex is usually readily available and cheap too.</p><p></p><p>part of shooting traditional BP is the cleaning too!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cohunt, post: 1920736, member: 94491"] i heard that bh209 is not good for light bullets -- lead balls (175gr for 50 cal) would be considered light as most bullets for modern inline's are 250+ grains --have you tried one of the black powder substitutes? (pyrodex, black mz, triple 7, etc) ---but I have never shot patch/ball with bh209 before so its just what ive heard bp substitutes would be much cheaper than bh209 also and they can be cleaned with water rather than the petroleum based cleaners needed for bh209--also bh209 should have a special breach plug and you are supposed to use magnum 209 shotgun primers with it for reliable ignition --it doesnt work with flint lock or percussion caps. as far as patch and ball-- you need to get the right size ball, and correct thickness patch for your bore diameter--sometimes they are hard to obtain locally as most people no longer shoot patch/ball so plan ahead if you want to more correctly represent the "traditional feeling" of muzzle loader rifles--I would stick with BP or BP substitute as bh209 does not have the same "white smoke plume" that BP or substitutes have either --I found some black MZ powder for really cheap and it has a large white smoke plume that simulates real BP-- or pyrodex is usually readily available and cheap too. part of shooting traditional BP is the cleaning too!!! [/QUOTE]
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