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If this rifle can shoot this much better with Pyrodex than with that Shockey's Gold stuff, I wonder if it would do even better with true FFg..?
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If you're having ignition troubles, hangfires, etc, definitely try black powder. Otherwise, there's not much point. Real BP fouls the bore much quicker, particularly in patched round ball shooters.
I can get 3 rounds down the barrel without swabbing using Goex FFg BP. A few more if using good Swiss or Schuetzen powder. With old Elephant, I couldn't get more than 2 of them down the pipe. With Pyrodex or 777, I can load without swabbing for as many rounds as I can shoot in an afternoon. This is given the same lube, patches,etc.
I only shoot a lot of real BP because I shoot flintlocks. For my 209 or musket caplocks it's nothing but substitutes.