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Post by Buckslayer on Oct 22, 2007 17:15:48 GMT -4
made by american pioneer powder jim shockies gold..is the choice from jim shockey himself..any good or bad??
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Post by rs on Oct 22, 2007 19:28:33 GMT -4
Tried the APP sticks in my encore and was very disappointed in the accuracy , never tried there loose powder, the group on the right was pyrodex the group on the left is APP.
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Post by gitrdone07 on Nov 9, 2007 10:41:26 GMT -4
I know my uncle wasnt happy with it either he said you coundnt hold a group with it at all not sure if it was lose powder or sticks.
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Post by gullythumper on Nov 9, 2007 13:54:03 GMT -4
Forget the sticks! JUNK However their loose powder works just fine in my Omega. I did find that depending on the weight bullet you may need to adjust from the standard 100gr load a tad to fine tune accuracy. My personal record is now 45 shots using 100gr loose APP and a 245gr Powerbelt Aerotip. The last round loaded almost as easy as the first. VERY clean powder. And the accuracy didn't falter at all, as the shooting continued.
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Post by whitetail101 on Nov 15, 2007 19:27:55 GMT -4
I still haven't figured out why some knucklehead would try to put a square peg in a round hole Did those engineers not make it out of kindygarden yet ;D ;D
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Post by gullythumper on Nov 15, 2007 19:32:39 GMT -4
I read two different theories. The first is that they were blocked from making them round by patent laws which I find doubtful. The second is that they surmised that they would burn better as the "fire" could burn up along the sides rather than consume it all from the bottom. Well, that doesn't work either as I saw many "tracers" following the bullet to the target, indicating it wasn't all burnt up in the barrel.
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Post by rs on Nov 16, 2007 21:36:01 GMT -4
I do believe the square sticks from APP came about because of a patent infringment law suit from one of the other powder manufactures. in the beginning App pellets were very similar to 777 and pyrodex pellets.
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Post by bob1961 on Nov 21, 2007 19:16:20 GMT -4
isn't that the wonder powder T/C said they shot over 5000 shots without cleaning or wipeing the bore once....i'm lucky to get 40 shots with goex with PRB in my T/C flintlock....i most likey can get 5000 shots with a round ball without a patch each shot before wipeing the bore, lol.................bob
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