It would be easier to list the black powders I haven't tried. In a previous post I stated I tried Swiss, GOEX Ffg, GOEX Cartridge, Scheutzen and the duplex load under Ffg Scheutzen. My sizing die is .512. It's been so long since I slugged the bores I don't recall but if I bought a .512 die I'm betting they either are or are very close to .510. I have a couple boxes of Hawk bullets, 380 gr. I believe, except those I've loaded and fired, and they group incredibly well over the smokeless load. I've used Hawk bullets in 3-4 old rifles and always had success with them, good bullets! I do recall reading in Wrights book that the nitro for black load was a 440 gr. bullet. That I haven't tried yet. I have tried 340 gr. cast bullets in an attempt to bring the barrels together.
No one has yet said anything about my question regarding alloy, is the 25-1 too soft for Henry rifling?
