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I've used Pyro since 1977, no problems at all. I have actually found Pyro RS to be a good performer in revolvers, and Pyro P is my go to rifle powder, unless I'm using real black. Blackhorn 209 is exactly what it says it is, needs shotgun 209 primers to reliably ignite it.

I've never used anything other than my "Fat Fingers" to cap any gun, including revolvers. Since I would have to handle a cap to put them in a capper one at a time, why not just use that same amount of time/effort to place the cap directly on the nipple when ready to fire? Plus, using "Fat...

I live in the country between a metro area and the boonies. I travel a lot for work and preaching, and am able to hit several Walmarts in NW Missouri. I have actually picked up a bunch of caps this fall, getting a few tins each time I see them, but never taking them all. I don't really need...

Went to Walmart this morning to get the usual grocery items, but as always went by sporting goods to check things over. All the modern ammo was gone, but they had CCI #11 caps on clearance for $5, and I got tubs of Pyro for $11! I left 15 packs of caps, but shouldn't have, because a guy I...

Gotta fess up fellas. A couple of weeks ago, I created a thread that described a hunting experience I had that day. In a nutshell, I passed on a large 10 point buck while hunting with a muzzleloader. Felt sorry for the deer, and had an overwhelming desire to never kill again, even though I...

I think you are proceeding well. I too have old eyes, and with open sights can no longer get the tiny groups I used to. In reality, 3" at 50 yards is adequate for deer hunting, even though we would all like to do better. Recently, I put a peep sight on my Cabelas Hunter Hawken. Never really...

Like several other fellas said, you need a Minie just .001-.002 undersized for best accuracy. I do not enjoy casting bullets, especially Minies, so I get mine from Pat Kaboskey, the Civil War Bullet Man. He will lube and size them to your specs. I shoot original muskets, and have great...

I got a few Investarms Hawkens, and they are all great shooters. However, I got one in .54 that will shoot one hole groups at 50 yards at velocities lower than 1550 fps, but even a tiny bit above that threshold and it will literally not stay on a 55 gallon drum at that same distance. I...

I'm too big a sissy to shoot small game anymore. Heck, I passed on a BIG buck that walked by at 20 yards, just a week or so ago because I've gone so soft. That barrel is very accurate. Before I got on the wrong side of six decades, it shot one hole groups @50 yards. The barrel was custom...

Unlike many others, and I am not casting doubt on their experiences, I have used Pyrodex for 45 years with nary a problem. Just shot some Pyro RS this morning that is 30+ years old. No problems and consistent. I have never had a failure to fire (literally thousands upon thousands of shots in...

Just for giggles today, and to start using up some 30+ year old Pyro RS (I ain't getting any younger), I put my .40 cal. after-market barrel onto my .54 Charles Daly/Investarms Hawken. I have no need for a .40 cal, don't even quite remember how/why I acquired it, so this is the first time...

I wouldn't put much faith in a book that states that a .50 PRB is barely adequate for big game. I hunt mostly with a .54, just because my favorite rifles are in that caliber, but a .50 CVA Deerhunter is what I grab when I take a kid out for Youth Season. I never exceed 60 grains of powder...

Investarm has always made a flintlock "Hawken", I have had one for 30+ years. They currently list it on their website as Model 130B. Cabelas sold both percussion and flint Investarm Hawkens for decades, the flint was always a few bucks more. Many years ago, I swapped out a .45 Investarms...

I would use 4f Swiss in whatever, you are not going to "blow up" any gun in good working order. So pick a gun that meets your particular needs. A .50 cal is a good all around gun. Some would swear by a .45, but I just like the extra thump of the .50. Oddly, I rarely shoot a .50, because I...

The Hornady PA Conical is your answer, if they are available in your locale. In my guns, they shoot to the same POI as round balls. I have some guns with slow twists that shoot conicals very well, and others with the same twist that tumble at 25 yards. My Pedersoli Rocky Mountain Hawken (.54...

Like some other fellas have already said, measure your bore and get a Minie .001-.002 undersized. My original Colt Special Musket will not stay on a 5 gallon bucket at 25 yards with .575-.577 bullets, no matter the powder charge. Using proper .580-.581 Minies, I get 1.5"-2" groups at 100 yards...

It is true. So tired of hearing about "Booners!", and having fella describe a buck to me using a scoring system. Used to, if you got a nice buck, it was just, "I got a nice 10-point!" Now it is, "Yeah, he ain't no Booner, buy will probably go about 140." Speaking of jealously and...

Went out hunting this afternoon here in NW Missouri. Our regular Firearm Deer Season is currently open, and I elected to take my Pedersoli Frontier Rifle in .54. Hunting a remote piece of public ground where only muzzleloaders are allowed. Walked way back in the woods and found a spot that...

Never have tried Schutezen, but all my chrono results using Goex in both long guns and revolvers reveal that it is a "weak" powder. Literally hundreds of fps behind everything else, using like charges and granulation. From past experience, I know 30 grains of 3f Goex will give velocities in...

Yes, I compress 777 just as normal. The warning against oppression is for metallic cartridge reloading only. Got that straight from the manufacturer. It is a myth that won't die. I got a thread on this forum with chrono results using a 1849 Colt Pocket Model, 4" barrel. You can find it...