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    Blackhorn 209 Velocity drop with Powder Increase

    I went to the range again this morning and it was consistent. I did change bullets to a Barnes Expander MZ 195gr. 1827.9fps avg at 77gr 1915.2fps avg at 70gr At 70gr it was shooting a nice group so I guess that is going to be where I stay. I don't know much about these bullets. I've had good...
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    Blackhorn 209 Velocity drop with Powder Increase

    Good to know, I was wondering if something had changed with BH209. I didn't have an outlier shot. The lowest was 1748.8, the highest was 1773.5. I should have mentioned this before but I'm shooting a 45 caliber. The manual says 150gr of pelletized powder or 120gr vol of BH209 for 50 cal. 110gr...
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    Blackhorn 209 Velocity drop with Powder Increase

    I do have the 209 breech plug that CVA makes for blackhorn 209. I know they have a couple different ones. My gun came with this one.
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    Blackhorn 209 Velocity drop with Powder Increase

    I recently purchased my first container of Blackhorn 209 after shooting Triple 7 for years. I also just got into reloading and measuring powder by weight about a year ago. I'm hoping some of you who know more than I do on this can help with some things. According to the CVA manual, the max...
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    Help! Zeiss Conquest 10x42 Broken Tripod Cap

    I took some needle nose pliers and gentle unscrewed mine. I have a pair that I put shrink tubing around the jaws so they don't mar things.
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