July 4, 2009, 02:04 PM | #1 |
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777& the 36 Navy.
Tryed 777 out to day. Clean I like clean but anywho 15 grains with a 120 grain Buff bullet was kicking! Shot way over my gong(big steel tank end cut off 3/8 thich and 3 foot a cross) no hang time with that load!! Is it to much for my steel frame gun? I checked her out no beating of anything I could see. So what do you all think?
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July 4, 2009, 03:20 PM | #2 |
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You're only shooting the equivilant of 17.25 grs. of bp.
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July 4, 2009, 05:27 PM | #3 |
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I won't use it ... in Anything I got... tried it once.
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July 4, 2009, 11:00 PM | #5 |
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I had to use it because the insurance industry in Texas won't cover stores with black powder in their inventory.I followed the recommended 15% decrease in load and it shoots pretty hot and does seem to be less fouling during clean up. However, I found a supplier for black powder (Graf and Sons), and am quite pleased with their product, and it costs less per pound than the 777.
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July 5, 2009, 02:09 AM | #6 |
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Glad to hear you found somethin' else ... Powder Inc. you can buy 5-50lbs. Price at 10lb. is purty good.
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July 5, 2009, 07:54 PM | #7 |
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I love it ! Real clean! Seem a little hot. Plus can't get black powder round here. 17.25gr you say hmm. What does 15grs of Pyrodex = in blackpowder?
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July 5, 2009, 11:05 PM | #10 |
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777 I use it. Like it.
I have trouble getting BP for all the reasons given above. 777 is carried by my local gun shop.
Positives: The triple 7 doesn't foul and cleans up with soap and water. It doesn't require much lube (or any), though I still use lube pills. Negatives: I have found that if you aren't careful about seating the ball on top of the load without compression accuracy goes south. The best results I've had with it is when I filled the void between the ball and the 777 with corn meal so the ball is at the end of the cylinder. That way I can keep the compression consistent and accuracy is amazing. The only problem is that adding corn meal is another step that slows down loading and reduces the fun. Conclusion: I have gotten good enough with the loading lever to keep my compression pretty consistent so the 777 has been working for me. Also, any problem with loss of consistency with compression is MADE UP with the consistency of a cleaner barrel on the third cylinder and beyond. Still would rather shoot good BP. |
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" Never have and as long as it's twice the price of Pyrodex I never will." P-dex is 18.95 and 7 is 21.95 where I get it. I don't shoot balls just buff bullets setting is no problem for me. Only have the one revolver and when I get my convert more then likely I will never shoot ball&powder in it again. Plus the rest I own are single shots so no setting problems.
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July 6, 2009, 06:12 PM | #15 |
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Sorry about the late reply...been workin my tail off, and saved up enough to get my Walker!!..but anyways, back to the 777...Thats about all I can find around here right now too, and I coulda swore I saw a post or two on here that said you should'nt use cornmeal or any other filler with it. So...is it safe to use cornmeal, cause I bought some speciffically to use for the 777. Thanks for any replies.
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It should be safe. One warning involved the following about loading too much cornmeal filler and not enough 777 in cartridges:
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From the Hodgdon web site http://www.hodgdon.com/loading.html:
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