Any Wanobees Out There?

[Zonie]

Now that Elephant has died and kicked up his heels, (do elephants have heels?), I see an ad for WANO powder in this months "The Single Shot Exchange".

A company called Luna Tech, Inc. at 148 Moon Drive, Owens Cross Roads, Alabama is importing it and the ad says they are selling Fg, FFg, FFFg, FFFFg, "pan", and cannon granulations.
They say "From your Dealer or, order direct by the case"

I know this powder is made in Germany in Schwarzpulver GmbH, but I haven't seen any comments about it.

Has anyone on the Forum used it? Is it better than Elephant? Is the price high, low, ??

 

I was going to buy some but decided I don't wano!
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[wulf]

I bought a lb three years ago but haven't yet gotten around to trying any...but...at that time it was about $3 higher than Goex.. That's half of your question. price may be different in your area...

 

[doverdog]

Is it better than Elephant? How could it NOT be better than Elephant? ::

 

[roundball]

Dirt is better than one lot of elephant I tried...never again...Goex is outstanding!

 

[Birddog6]

From what I understand, that shipment came to Luna Tech in 2000 & is cleaner burning than the 1993 shipment, but still dirty, burns slow & at a musket powder burn rate. In a flintlock you may have delayed ignition time.

The old stuff I tried was terrible. Extremely dirty, slow ignition & low velocity. Just crap powder. Extremely inconsistant in velocity too. As much as I hate to admit it, it was the only thing I have shot worse than Elephant & the Elephant I had about 2 yrs ago was horrendous fouling crap, accurate but terrible fouling....
Most of the guys that I know that shoot Wano use it shoot it in ML shotguns at skeet & etc. when doing allot of shooting & practice & etc., or they are shooting volume & will shoot anything cheap & this was it at the time. Same way with the Lidu powder... Don't know Anyone that actually likes the stuff... (That should make someone chime in, huh ?)

If I was you I would buy the Scheutzen, Goex, or Swiss. The Scheutzen I have is superb & just slightly better than the Goex it was compared to, just slightly cleaner burning than the Goex, but in all other areas it was almost exactly the same. Cheaper to buy tho.. Don't know about the new shipment of Scheutzen that is in, as it is still being tested & have not heard any results yet.

Swiss is Top Dog (IMHO) an just a tad more expensive to shoot, but not allot. Most guys look at the price per can & forget you are using 20-25% less volume per load, so a can of Swiss gives you 25% more loads. Last time I figured it on a 40 caliber I think it came out to a penny & 1/2 cents per shot more to shoot Swiss in a 40 cal. than Goex at the time. Would need to refigure it now cause prices have changed..

Rough easy to figure tho on a price comparison. Take the price of the Goex & add 20-25% to the price. (That will make the price even to the Swiss because you will use 20-25% less S)
Now divide that Goex price by the number of shots you get per pound.
Now take the Swiss price & divide it by the same number of shots per pound.
Subtract the price of the Goex from the Swiss & you have the price dif. The Swiss cost ? more to shoot per shot in the ? caliber you are shooting.

Custom Muzzleloaders & Custom Made Skinning Knives

 

bd6: new Schuetzen from Maine is just under 11 bucks/lb, but INCLUDES the 25 buck haz-mat and null-b is a whopping 23 buck/lb!!! :curse: :curse:

 

[Birddog6]

I bought Scheutzen at Friendship for $9.00 a pound in June. If you didn't sleep so dang much you could have met us there !! ha ha ha ! But now, you have ot sleep 6 hrs between shifts.... look at all the shooting time you are missing while sleeping... how do you sleep knowing you could be shooting.... ha ha ha !

Have not bought any Swiss for a long time as it last forever in a small bore like a 40 cal. Last time I bought it the Swiss was about $ 10.50 a pound & the Goex was right at $7.90 or so. Don't remember the shipping costs. I am sure the prices have changed considerably, but at the price dif. 2 years ago I could not turn down the Swiss.