BP subs

Idaho Spud · November 2, 2012, 06:31 PM

I read a lengthy thread on BP substitutes here but it was mainly referring to rifle & SG usage. What do you like for revolver. I want to use BP but it's virtually impossible to get locally here. Local store has Triple 7 & Pyrodex. Thanks.

Hawg Haggen · November 2, 2012, 07:39 PM

Pyrodex hands down. P if you can get it but I use RS with no ill effects.

Idaho Spud · November 2, 2012, 08:09 PM

Thanks, Hawg. Not sure of P, but I'm sure they have RS, a lot of BP hunting in this neck o' the woods.

Beagle333 · November 2, 2012, 08:18 PM

I like Pyrodex too.

(I shoot P for rifle and revolver.)

brazosdave · November 2, 2012, 09:32 PM

I was shooting triple 7, no ill effects, but I switched to Pyrodex P under recommendations from some of the good people on this and other forums. I was concerned with my brassers getting a little bit too hot of a load for their frames.

Fingers McGee · November 2, 2012, 09:41 PM

Try reading this: http://www.curtrich.com/bpsubsdummies.html Cpt George Baylor is a very knowledgeable BP sub shooter.

bushmaster65 · November 2, 2012, 11:37 PM

I've been shooting pyrodex p and pyrodex 30grn pellets. Had some issues with FTF last time at the range and had nipple problems as well. So now that nipples are fixed, I need to re shoot from this bottle of powder to see if it really is "wet". I have stayed away from 777 thus far because of it's reported hotter loads than pyrodex.

Idaho Spud · November 3, 2012, 12:00 AM

Thanks for all the help, here, today. My wife says they have only Pyrodex RS where she works which HH says is OK to try. Since this is a 36 cal, I may wait to see if they get any P in. Ended up getting the Pietta 1851 London tonite, BTW. Adios.

Captainkirk · November 3, 2012, 12:44 AM

I use P exclusively and really like it. BP is hard to get here in Illinois unless you buy in bulk.

Idaho Spud · November 3, 2012, 06:36 AM

Same here Skipper, (no BP) and the nearest town of any size is 90 miles away so I have to MO most everything.

g.willikers · November 3, 2012, 03:36 PM

Contrarily, I prefer 777.
Clean shooting and no sulfur stink.

Captainkirk · November 4, 2012, 12:47 AM

Sulfur stink goes with the territory!

Hawg Haggen · November 4, 2012, 09:01 AM

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Sulfur stink goes with the territory

Yep, if you don't like the smoke and the smell you have no business with a cap and ball.

Idaho Spud · November 4, 2012, 12:34 PM

Well, Boss, then it's gonna be Pyrodex!

g.willikers · November 4, 2012, 04:34 PM

Some folks are downright allergic to sulfur compounds.
It can make them dangerously sick.
Anyhow, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
And using 777 avoids getting yelled at, when cleaning the guns in the attached garage.

Hawg Haggen · November 4, 2012, 09:18 PM

I always cleaned mine in the sink. Never got yelled at for it unless I used Balistol or Kroil.

Idaho Spud · November 4, 2012, 09:20 PM

Thanks, g.willikers, I do appreciate your concern. I'm fortunate in that my reloading/cleaning of ammo/firearms takes place in a separate building from the domicile. Shoot, I can't even do anything concerning smokeless in the house. Time will tell regarding the health effects of Pyrodex. I don't thinkl I have any allergies and am aware of the smell! Got a lb. of it today. We'll see how it goes. Mebbee I'll be one of those pencil-necks HH refers to..........haha.

November 2, 2012, 06:31 PM	#1
Idaho Spud Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2010 Posts: 147	BP subs I read a lengthy thread on BP substitutes here but it was mainly referring to rifle & SG usage. What do you like for revolver. I want to use BP but it's virtually impossible to get locally here. Local store has Triple 7 & Pyrodex. Thanks.

November 2, 2012, 07:39 PM	#2
Hawg Haggen Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,373	Pyrodex hands down. P if you can get it but I use RS with no ill effects. __________________ http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php

November 2, 2012, 09:32 PM	#5
brazosdave Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2012 Location: Copperas Cove, TX Posts: 257	I was shooting triple 7, no ill effects, but I switched to Pyrodex P under recommendations from some of the good people on this and other forums. I was concerned with my brassers getting a little bit too hot of a load for their frames. __________________ "I'm your huckleberry, it's just my game"

November 2, 2012, 09:41 PM	#6
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,734	Try reading this: http://www.curtrich.com/bpsubsdummies.html Cpt George Baylor is a very knowledgeable BP sub shooter. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

November 3, 2012, 03:36 PM	#11
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 2,725	Contrarily, I prefer 777. Clean shooting and no sulfur stink. __________________ Lock the doors, they're coming in the windows.

November 2, 2012, 08:09 PM	#3
Idaho Spud Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2010 Posts: 147	Thanks, Hawg. Not sure of P, but I'm sure they have RS, a lot of BP hunting in this neck o' the woods.

November 2, 2012, 08:18 PM	#4
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Back in the woods a piece Posts: 762	I like Pyrodex too. (I shoot P for rifle and revolver.)

November 2, 2012, 11:37 PM	#7
bushmaster65 Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2012 Location: Central Texas Posts: 107	I've been shooting pyrodex p and pyrodex 30grn pellets. Had some issues with FTF last time at the range and had nipple problems as well. So now that nipples are fixed, I need to re shoot from this bottle of powder to see if it really is "wet". I have stayed away from 777 thus far because of it's reported hotter loads than pyrodex.

November 3, 2012, 12:00 AM	#8
Idaho Spud Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2010 Posts: 147	Thanks for all the help, here, today. My wife says they have only Pyrodex RS where she works which HH says is OK to try. Since this is a 36 cal, I may wait to see if they get any P in. Ended up getting the Pietta 1851 London tonite, BTW. Adios.

November 3, 2012, 12:44 AM	#9
Captainkirk Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2012 Posts: 102	I use P exclusively and really like it. BP is hard to get here in Illinois unless you buy in bulk.

November 3, 2012, 06:36 AM	#10
Idaho Spud Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2010 Posts: 147	Same here Skipper, (no BP) and the nearest town of any size is 90 miles away so I have to MO most everything.

November 4, 2012, 12:47 AM	#12
Captainkirk Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2012 Posts: 102	Sulfur stink goes with the territory!

November 4, 2012, 12:34 PM	#14
Idaho Spud Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2010 Posts: 147	Well, Boss, then it's gonna be Pyrodex!

November 4, 2012, 04:34 PM	#15
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 2,725	Some folks are downright allergic to sulfur compounds. It can make them dangerously sick. Anyhow, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. And using 777 avoids getting yelled at, when cleaning the guns in the attached garage. __________________ Lock the doors, they're coming in the windows.

November 4, 2012, 09:18 PM	#16
Hawg Haggen Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,373	I always cleaned mine in the sink. Never got yelled at for it unless I used Balistol or Kroil. __________________ http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php

November 4, 2012, 09:20 PM	#17
Idaho Spud Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2010 Posts: 147	Thanks, g.willikers, I do appreciate your concern. I'm fortunate in that my reloading/cleaning of ammo/firearms takes place in a separate building from the domicile. Shoot, I can't even do anything concerning smokeless in the house. Time will tell regarding the health effects of Pyrodex. I don't thinkl I have any allergies and am aware of the smell! Got a lb. of it today. We'll see how it goes. Mebbee I'll be one of those pencil-necks HH refers to..........haha.