Great info on all the accessories needed to get started. I would recommend the Thompson Center magnum powder measure. I measure out my charge on my reloading scale, very time consuming. The TC mag powder measure and a digital scale would definitely speed up the process. Great info! Cheers
One thing I make sure I have along with a nipple pick is just a knife because at times the breech face will get coated with a thick crust so I scrape it off with the knife then clear the touch hole
I am going to comment that some sites will carry what's needed as Muzzle loaders don't carry real black powder. Track of the Wolf carry Swiss and Schuetzen. Track of the wolf and dixie gun works sell supplies that carry supplies that muzzle loaders don't have a lot of options/or don't carry which could be useful. Especially roundballs, Burton bullet .45 ca. and up, T/C maxi .32 cal. and up. The most important thing especially for the Shed Horn and PA Ultralight is powder drum and touch hole liners. Switching out the factory locks, touch hole liners, powder drums with the L&R locks, Lyman touch hole liners and powder drum as they are better in quality than factory made. Though even the PA ultralight I strongly feel that it's safer sticking with actual powder since it's a flintlock, or they will have to convert it to run on #11 caps.
How do you feel about triple 777 powder ? I use the brushes first, the the presaturated patches for cleaning, anti- sieze on the threads of the chamber thingy. I use Pyrodex pellets, and powerbelt bullets but will probably switch since the ones i use dont fragment, they just go straight through and it has to be placed correctly to bring down deer. Thanks
777 powder is a very efficient all-around black powder substitute, however, powder recommendations can vary greatly depending on the muzzleloader that you are using. What muzzleloader are you shooting?
You didnt add weighing your charges which is the best method to get consistency, using Blackhorn and use nitro solvent to clean. Time to move away from black powder
Yep it would be great to have cci primers where we could shoot hour cva. And if they don't start making them all the gun company will go out of busines. But I don't know how all these hunting shows on TV gets to go hunting all the time when we hunter can't fine primer but they can that's strange
Hey Darren and anyone who reads this post. I have one of the brass Powder measuring devices. I set it to fill for 110 grains. when I poured it into my blackhorn tubes it only filled to the 90 grain mark. Do you or anyone out there have an explanation for this?
Can you tell me if there’s any advantage to using FFF over FF when using the same amount by weight? I use Hodgen 777 ff and got a canaster of FFF by mistake.
We typically recommend using FFG, however, you can use FFFG in most muzzleloaders. You will probably find that FFFG ignites faster and more evenly but with reduced velocity. I would also recommend checking with the manufacturer of your muzzleloader to ensure that it is safe to use FFFG in your specific model as there are some some manufacturers that do not recommend using FFFG for safety reasons.
We definitely recommend it, since BH209 has the highest heat tolerance of any powder, and standard ignitions can result in excess fouling/ inconsistent burn rates.
We do sell all of these items on our website. If you click the "show more" option in the video description, it will show the links for each of the mentioned products. For your convenience, I will also include links to these products in this comment. PRODUCTS MENTIONED: Loading Accessories: Powder Measure - bit.ly/3BmbqFt Powder Flask - bit.ly/3Jsx1yV Bullet Starter - bit.ly/34Kh9cl Loading Jag - bit.ly/3oO7FE1 Cleaning Accessories: Cleaning Patches - bit.ly/3rKZslM Cleaning Jag - bit.ly/3sHIRyA Solvent - bit.ly/34zEuO5 Brushes - bit.ly/3uOEC6V Grease - bit.ly/363VFHK Nipple Pick - bit.ly/3LD25y6 Breech Brush - bit.ly/3HSBpae Rust Prevent - bit.ly/3gKxikr Breech Multi-Tool - bit.ly/3sG6g3h Bullet/Propellent: Bullets - bit.ly/3sDXkvn Pyrodex Select - bit.ly/3BmcKZ8 Blackhorn 209 - bit.ly/3rOEqCT Federal 209A Primer - bit.ly/3Jjyt6O RWS Musket Cap - bit.ly/3gIOerC Shuetzen Musket Caps - bit.ly/3Jn8wmE BH209 Breech Plug (For CVA Only) - bit.ly/3Bn24tb
I bought so much stuff including my .50 cal from yall. Love all of it, so much fun. Thx.
Great info on all the accessories needed to get started. I would recommend the Thompson Center magnum powder measure. I measure out my charge on my reloading scale, very time consuming. The TC mag powder measure and a digital scale would definitely speed up the process. Great info! Cheers
One thing I make sure I have along with a nipple pick is just a knife because at times the breech face will get coated with a thick crust so I scrape it off with the knife then clear the touch hole
I made my own field rod from a piece of rebar lol works awsome
I am going to comment that some sites will carry what's needed as Muzzle loaders don't carry real black powder. Track of the Wolf carry Swiss and Schuetzen. Track of the wolf and dixie gun works sell supplies that carry supplies that muzzle loaders don't have a lot of options/or don't carry which could be useful. Especially roundballs, Burton bullet .45 ca. and up, T/C maxi .32 cal. and up. The most important thing especially for the Shed Horn and PA Ultralight is powder drum and touch hole liners. Switching out the factory locks, touch hole liners, powder drums with the L&R locks, Lyman touch hole liners and powder drum as they are better in quality than factory made. Though even the PA ultralight I strongly feel that it's safer sticking with actual powder since it's a flintlock, or they will have to convert it to run on #11 caps.
Thanks. This was helpful and a good checklist.
How do you feel about triple 777 powder ?
I use the brushes first, the the presaturated patches for cleaning, anti- sieze on the threads of the chamber thingy. I use Pyrodex pellets, and powerbelt bullets but will probably switch since the ones i use dont fragment, they just go straight through and it has to be placed correctly to bring down deer.
Thanks
777 powder is a very efficient all-around black powder substitute, however, powder recommendations can vary greatly depending on the muzzleloader that you are using. What muzzleloader are you shooting?
Im shooting a Traditions Buck Stalker. Inline thats 4+ years old.
You didnt add weighing your charges which is the best method to get consistency, using Blackhorn and use nitro solvent to clean. Time to move away from black powder
50 cal Side Lock Hawken rifle . With schuetzen powder, a Belt Mountain Projectile & 209 primer . Dead Deer Every Time lol
Yep it would be great to have cci primers where we could shoot hour cva. And if they don't start making them all the gun company will go out of busines. But I don't know how all these hunting shows on TV gets to go hunting all the time when we hunter can't fine primer but they can that's strange
We hunters, buy our supplies well ahead of a presidential election/pandemic.
How can I get #11 percussion caps delivered to South Africa?
Hey Darren and anyone who reads this post. I have one of the brass Powder measuring devices. I set it to fill for 110 grains. when I poured it into my blackhorn tubes it only filled to the 90 grain mark. Do you or anyone out there have an explanation for this?
Can you tell me if there’s any advantage to using FFF over FF when using the same amount by weight? I use Hodgen 777 ff and got a canaster of FFF by mistake.
We typically recommend using FFG, however, you can use FFFG in most muzzleloaders. You will probably find that FFFG ignites faster and more evenly but with reduced velocity. I would also recommend checking with the manufacturer of your muzzleloader to ensure that it is safe to use FFFG in your specific model as there are some some manufacturers that do not recommend using FFFG for safety reasons.
What is the nipple pick used for. You didn't say in the video.
So if I'm going to use 209 blackhorn powder I have to get a magnum 209 primer ??
We definitely recommend it, since BH209 has the highest heat tolerance of any powder, and standard ignitions can result in excess fouling/ inconsistent burn rates.
Wish we had links to all this stuff on website lol
We do sell all of these items on our website. If you click the "show more" option in the video description, it will show the links for each of the mentioned products. For your convenience, I will also include links to these products in this comment.
PRODUCTS MENTIONED:
Loading Accessories:
Powder Measure - bit.ly/3BmbqFt
Powder Flask - bit.ly/3Jsx1yV
Bullet Starter - bit.ly/34Kh9cl
Loading Jag - bit.ly/3oO7FE1
Cleaning Accessories:
Cleaning Patches - bit.ly/3rKZslM
Cleaning Jag - bit.ly/3sHIRyA
Solvent - bit.ly/34zEuO5
Brushes - bit.ly/3uOEC6V
Grease - bit.ly/363VFHK
Nipple Pick - bit.ly/3LD25y6
Breech Brush - bit.ly/3HSBpae
Rust Prevent - bit.ly/3gKxikr
Breech Multi-Tool - bit.ly/3sG6g3h
Bullet/Propellent:
Bullets - bit.ly/3sDXkvn
Pyrodex Select - bit.ly/3BmcKZ8
Blackhorn 209 - bit.ly/3rOEqCT
Federal 209A Primer - bit.ly/3Jjyt6O
RWS Musket Cap - bit.ly/3gIOerC
Shuetzen Musket Caps - bit.ly/3Jn8wmE
BH209 Breech Plug (For CVA Only) - bit.ly/3Bn24tb
Why is blackhorn so expensive? Can't Safford to shoot it.
Can I use triple seven with my NW legal Cva optima v2?
I do. I use 2 triple 7 pellets and omg, its like shooting a cannon
Why is it so hard to find percussion caps
Dixie gun works has the Schuetzen musket caps and RWS German #11.