Question about BH209

[tpcollins]

I've decided to see what the buzz is all about on BH209 so I picked some up this morning. It states to use regular 209 primers - not muzzleloader primers.

So I assume the Triple 7 lower pressure primers I have will not work? Also, I had been shooting 100 gr of 2F 777 for years, and switched to 100 gr of 3F 777 for the past several. Besides less fouling, what velocity differences will I see with 100 gr of BH209 - more, less, or about the same? Thanks.

[sabotloader]

tpcollins

I've decided to see what the buzz is all about on BH209 so I picked some up this morning. It states to use regular 209 primers - not muzzleloader primers.

So I assume the Triple 7 lower pressure primers I have will not work? Also, I had been shooting 100 gr of 2F 777 for years, and switched to 100 gr of 3F 777 for the past several. Besides less fouling, what velocity differences will I see with 100 gr of BH209 - more, less, or about the same

Bh is a great new powder, to expensive for me to use on a daily basis - but good.

BH is a smokeless/progressive burning powder. To get reliable ignition in all the weather exptremes it is highly recommended that you use the hottest primers available, such as the Federal 209A or the CCI 209M. The next thing you should know is for Bh to continue to burn and burn to its potential - it has to maintain compression, which means you have to have a very snug sabot and you must compress the powder with the sabot/projectile combination.

It has a learning curve of its own, but when you get it mastered it works great.

BH will not increase your velocity very much over a load of T7-3f but it will makes things more convienient.

Where BH really shows potential is when shooting the heavier projectile probably starting at 250 on up.

I load volume for volume - if I were shooting a 250 grain and up bullet, were I using 100 grains of T7 - I would use 100 grains of BH and expect about the same results....