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  • Capt

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    Propellent- Triple 7 or Buckhorn 209and GO!About to buy.Which is cleaner to shoot?
     

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    Haven’t shot buckhorn 209 since it seems hard to find locally. I use triple 7 and the performance is excellent. In my experience triple 7 likes the muzzleloader primers best. A little more consistent and you don’t get a fouling ring as bad. As far as cleaning goes, in the field a couple damp patches followed by some dry ones will remove most everything in the bore except a bit of the fouling ring. When I clean them at home I just use hot water on all my ML and triple 7 cleans up fine.

    I hear buckhorn has more energy and needs a hotter ignition source but, no first hand experience.
     

    SAWMAN

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    Yeah, Trip 7 for me also. I use three 50gr pellets behind a 245gr Power Belt Aerotip.
    Slams at both ends. Cleans up easy. Pellets makes it super easy to load. (Mark your ramrod.)--- SAWMAN
     

    StorMay05

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    I use loose powder myself since I can adjust the load. Use to use the triple 7 pellets but when using a full bore bullet loose powder seems to help with the accuracy. I’m shooting 420 gr No Excuse Bullets.

    I definitely agree with marking your ramrod. To any new black powder shooters do it on a clean bore. Once it fouls that last inch or so can be hard and you want no empty space between the bullet and powder.
     

    Dave308

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    Black horn 209 is the cleanest out of all of them I have tried. Its also less corrosive according to everything I have read and observed myself. I like using it during hunting season when I may have a charge in for a couple days to a week. My next choice would be Triple7, seems more consistent than Pyro but does leave a crud ring that can be a hassle if doing a quick follow up shot.
     
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