Blackhorn 209

[Blackpowder Injun]

Has anyone seen or heard of this powder? Seems a bit high at 34.99 thru Bass Pro Shops.

 

[paulvallandigham]

I just googled it, and its another Substitute powder, aimed at the Zip Gun market. Lots of claims, but no data available yet on the site. I don't doubt it costs that much. Who would be stupid enough to pay that much?

 

[rabjr]

Really, if real black powder is available why on earth would you want this?

 

[Semisane]

It takes a 209 shotgun primer to ignite it. Even then it has a bad hang fire in some guns, depending on the design of the breech plug. Useless in sidelocks.

 

[paulvallandigham]

Gee, I bet that is why Blackhorn has that " 209" after the name, NO? I haven't figured out how to use those primers on a percussion lock, yet. :rotf: :thumbsup:

 

[tg]

Sounds like it is a part of that continuing evolution of ML's that Bridges and others of the same mindset claim is at work today, thus the modern bullets, &^%-line guns and lots of neat dodad, gotta have, whatchamacallems, can'tlivewithoutem, new age, make a ML better......stuff.

 

[renovato]

I just googled it, and its another Substitute powder, aimed at the Zip Gun market. Lots of claims, but no data available yet on the site. I don't doubt it costs that much. Who would be stupid enough to pay that much?

Just another "new and improved" marketing tactic. They don't use that advertising technique just to sell laundy detergent to our wimminfolk. The car companies use it to convince us to buy their "new and improved" model that's identical to the last 5 model years, other than some styling "cues". The modern gun companies use it to convince us that our perfectly fine guns are somehow obsolete since theirs can be dropped out of helicopters and run over by tanks, etc. Apparently a lot of folks fall prey to that marketing tactic.

Who knows, maybe someday they'll actually invent a substitute that actually works better than real black powder. I ain't holdin' my breath. When I was young and foolish, I bought into that marketing tactic and used Pyrodex exclusively for a few years until I wised up and switched back.

 

[Semisane]

By the way Blackpowder *****, that price is for 10oz.

Just buy yourself a case of happiness. This one cost me $10.16 a pound, and it lasts forever.

 

tg,

You know I USED to own one of those "EVOLVED" M.L. rifles. It was called a Winchester Model 94. I guess maybe I'm DEVOLVING. :grin:

Jay

 

[bigbore442001]

This black powder substitute was developed for one thing;modern, inline muzzleloaders using a full power #209 shotshell primer for ignition. Nothing else.It isn't a reliable propellent in anything that uses flint or regular percussion caps. Even some of the reformulaed muzzleloading 209 shotshell primers have some trouble with it.

I would never buy it nor use it. It is very limited in practicality. I suppose that it could be used in black powder level reloads for cartridges such as a 45-70 with a cast bullet but that is a guess anyways.

I do know that it ain't cheap.

 

[MSW]

well, after all that fooling around, i never could get the flintleather to [properly wrap around a 209, so i just quit messing with the thing

 

[mckutzy]

By the way Blackpowder *****, that price is for 10oz.

Just buy yourself a case of happiness. This one cost me $10.16 a pound, and it lasts forever.

:haha: gota love that eh.... :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: a case of happiness.... :applause: :applause: