Question on Blackhorn 209 Powder

[The Oregonian]

I have not hunted with ML in 5 years and sold the gun at the same time.…I have an oppty to go on a ML hunt this year in KS (will have to switch my tag from rifle to ML but that shouldn't be a problem) and so have been scrambling for the last 24 hrs trying to see if I could find components. I found a few lbs of BH209 and 500 or so CCI 209M primers in my garage - they have been sitting in there for about 3 years in a detached garage in Montana, so they have seen cold *** winters and plenty of 95*+ days as well.

Would you have any concerns about trying them out? Not that there are a ton of other options without putting my wallet through the ringer, but if there is a safety issue then I'll figure out a different solution for sure.

Thanks

 

[Wolf76]

I wouldn't be concerned. Test some loads out and see if they perform. Stuff acts like smokeless powder. My TCs like 90 grs by volume with anything 250grs.

 

[ajkellerusmc]

Blackhorn 209 can be measured by volume and by weight but they are different. I plan to change to 209 from pyrodex magnum pellets this fall in my TC Encore. As far as sitting for 5 years I would not hesitate to use what you have but I would start out slow and shoot through a chronograph. The folks who make blackhorn 209 have charge weights on their website in volume and in grains by weight. Look there first.

 

[cohunt]

About 77 gr by weight is about 100 gr by volume in the older stuff, depends on the lot though-- the newer stuff I have heard it has changed a bit