KIK Powder

[MikeChapin]

Going by reports in the forum, I decided to pick up 25 lbs of KIK powder as I was just about to the bottom of my latest batch. I got 23 lbs of FFg, because it was mentioned that if worked the same as FFFg GOEX, and 2 lbs of FFFg.

I tried it out in my latest two rifles. The .58 did not seem to care whether I was using GOEX or KIK. It shot the same with the same load in both cases. I did notice that recoil was a little sharper with the KIK. Not much but a little.

Murphy actually seemed to like the KIK a little better. The hundred yard group seemed a little more consitant but that might have been me settling down. It too did not care whether I was using KIK or GOEX. Both rifles were fired all morning without wiping.

What did impress me was when I got home and was cleaning up. I use TOW's bore cleaning solvent cut 50-50 with water. Normally after shooting all day it takes 6 to 8 patches to clean a barrel. This time it took 5 to get a pristine patch out of both rifles.

I still have to try it in one more flinter and two percussion rifles but I assmue they will behave like the other two. My wife has a .36 Seneca and I have a .36 flinter that are the only ones that I have any concern about but time will tell.

 

[big bore 75]

Mike don't worry about the .36, my little .32 loved the stuff it really loved the 3 fg best I found looking at the powder the 3fg was just between 3&4fg and the 2fg looked between 2&3 fg the stuff really shoot great I liked the stuff I'm currently saving a few greenbacks to get me a case. bb75

 

[Zonie]

Strange how these things happen.
In the September issue of The Single Shot Exchange" magazine I just got, there is an article about KIK Powder.

This article is mainly about BP Cartridge guns but the powder is the same as we use.

The jist of the article was the previous KIK powder the author tested (lot#1A1/Y/200/00 GB/0877) was very inconsistant, but this new lot he tested (lot#3AI/Y/200/04/GB/0877) seemed to be about as good as GOEX and gave velocities in the neighborhood of Swiss.