Not exactly an answer but I use explosia Vesuvit black powder made in the Czech republic and it works fine. I cant see much difference between that and Swiss but only £48/ kg.
Hi
I'm thinking of purchasing a kilo of the Zlotystok Swiss 1 equivalent next time I pay a visit to Krank's, anybody on here use it and if so what's the verdict compared to (very expensive) Swiss 1? I already use some of the OB equivalent which works well but is a bit dusty(?) Is the other powder the same?
John
Not exactly an answer but I use explosia Vesuvit black powder made in the Czech republic and it works fine. I cant see much difference between that and Swiss but only £48/ kg.
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i like swiss as its not dusty or eggy lol like some of the others
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I use Vesuvit in my 577 and 45/70 then Swiss in my pistol and revolvers. Both good powders although the Swiss is cleaner
burning as you would expect and seems to have slightly more "umph". Doesn't have the "eggy" smell like other powders.
I have just purchased 2kg of Zlotystok from Kranks. A kilo each of FFg and FFFg for my Martini Henry and Ruger Old Army respectively. I'll be using it for the first time on Sunday.
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I don't currently shoot indoors, with black powder or anything else. And don't much fancy it with BP to be honest!
I will however report back with my observations on the efficacy of said powder after my (outdoor) range sesh on Sunday.
I've loaded up some vials with 30g and 35g FFFg for use with .457 round ball in the ROA. And 50 rounds of paper patched 495gr round nose over 80g of the FFg for the Martini Henry.
Visually both grades of powder look to be clean and free flowing with regular sized, glazed/shiny granules with no noticeable BP dust. They left a very fine grey film on a porcelain dish I decanted some into, which I suspect is graphite. Visually at least, it looks to be a quality powder.
Last edited by Soup Dragon; 24-05-2022 at 08:11 PM.
Where are people buying the Vesuvit and how much is it?
email...... stephenbarrow@ntlworld.com
email...... stephenbarrow@ntlworld.com