You mean black powder substitutes. None of the LGS carry Black Powder. 

SEC probably has the best prices. WGS probably has the best selection of different powders. Young Guns also carries some powders. I remember X-Ring had some powder but that was quite a while ago.

If you come to the rifle range on a Sunday stop by the far right 6-8 benches and say hello to us. I am usually at Bench 94. We are a group of Black Powder and MILSURP enthusiasts. We shoot both black powder pistols and rifles. Some of us shoot Black Powder exclusively. Some of us mix it up.

If you have never shot Black Powder let me know ahead of time I can bring some real Black Powder that you can shoot through your gun so you can experience the difference between Real Black Powder and the substitutes.
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I'll try and stop by.  How late do you stay at the range?  Ordered a Uberti 1860 colt.  My very first black powder gun.  Found 777 FFFg at Young Guns.  Can you recommend a load using using .454 ball?
Thanks, Jim

Quote from: Inspector on January 31, 2016, 07:05:36 PM

You mean black powder substitutes. None of the LGS carry Black Powder. 

SEC probably has the best prices. WGS probably has the best selection of different powders. Young Guns also carries some powders. I remember X-Ring had some powder but that was quite a while ago.

If you come to the rifle range on a Sunday stop by the far right 6-8 benches and say hello to us. I am usually at Bench 94. We are a group of Black Powder and MILSURP enthusiasts. We shoot both black powder pistols and rifles. Some of us shoot Black Powder exclusively. Some of us mix it up.

If you have never shot Black Powder let me know ahead of time I can bring some real Black Powder that you can shoot through your gun so you can experience the difference between Real Black Powder and the substitutes.
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I'll try and stop by.  How late do you stay at the range?  Ordered a Uberti 1860 colt.  My very first black powder gun.  Found 777 FFFg at Young Guns.  Can you recommend a load using using .454 ball?
Thanks, Jim

Probably won't be at the range this Sunday (Super Bowl).     I am usually there most Sundays from 7am until 11am.

That's a nice gun you picked up. As far as a load is concerned I would start off with 25 grains and work up from there. That load is not much but you probably can't shove much more than 35 or 40 grains in there max and still have room for the ball and patch. The nice thing about black powder and modern steel technology is you can't blow the gun up with black powder. Anything less than 25 grains is like shooting a .22.

Don't forget to let me know a day or two in advance if you want me to bring some real black powder to the range.

Probably won't be at the range this Sunday (Super Bowl).     I am usually there most Sundays from 7am until 11am.

That's a nice gun you picked up. As far as a load is concerned I would start off with 25 grains and work up from there. That load is not much but you probably can't shove much more than 35 or 40 grains in there max and still have room for the ball and patch. The nice thing about black powder and modern steel technology is you can't blow the gun up with black powder. Anything less than 25 grains is like shooting a .22.

Don't forget to let me know a day or two in advance if you want me to bring some real black powder to the range.

Almost sounds like a challenge to me.  Almost. . .