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Blackhorn 209 new black powder
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<blockquote data-quote="bowhunthard88" data-source="post: 443347" data-attributes="member: 12575"><p>I have shot BH209 for a year now, and started experimenting with loads, bullets, and primers again. I got the Omega .50 shooting better than it ever has before. I'm now using 80 gr. (by volume) of BH209, the Hornady SST with the low drag (red) sabot, and the CCI shotgun 209 primers. The gun is now shooting into one ragged hole @ 100 yds., and about 1-1/8" @ 200 yds. Velocity on this load was chronyed @ 1560 fps with an extreme spread of 8 fps.</p><p></p><p>Why to shoot BH209? There is absolutely no cleaning between shots, the consistency is awesome (extreme velocity spread for 5 shots is ONLY 8 fps!), it cleans up extremely easy, and the price is ok. BH209 is a higher velocity per volume to Triple 7, so 120 gr. of BH209 is equivalent pressure-wise to 150 gr. of Triple 7, although the velocity is higher. Therefore, you also get more loads from the same mass weight of BH209 than Triple 7 (especially than the pellets). It is a bit more expensive than a 1 lb. container of Triple 7 FFG though, but the benefits are worth it. (You could also ask yourself the question of "Why buy a custom gun when you can just buy a factory model for cheaper lol?")</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bowhunthard88, post: 443347, member: 12575"] I have shot BH209 for a year now, and started experimenting with loads, bullets, and primers again. I got the Omega .50 shooting better than it ever has before. I'm now using 80 gr. (by volume) of BH209, the Hornady SST with the low drag (red) sabot, and the CCI shotgun 209 primers. The gun is now shooting into one ragged hole @ 100 yds., and about 1-1/8" @ 200 yds. Velocity on this load was chronyed @ 1560 fps with an extreme spread of 8 fps. Why to shoot BH209? There is absolutely no cleaning between shots, the consistency is awesome (extreme velocity spread for 5 shots is ONLY 8 fps!), it cleans up extremely easy, and the price is ok. BH209 is a higher velocity per volume to Triple 7, so 120 gr. of BH209 is equivalent pressure-wise to 150 gr. of Triple 7, although the velocity is higher. Therefore, you also get more loads from the same mass weight of BH209 than Triple 7 (especially than the pellets). It is a bit more expensive than a 1 lb. container of Triple 7 FFG though, but the benefits are worth it. (You could also ask yourself the question of "Why buy a custom gun when you can just buy a factory model for cheaper lol?") [/QUOTE]
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