Greetings!
When I began shooting Cap & Ball revolvers, I started with Pyrodex. I fed it to my Lyman "Remington NMA .44", and my
Pedersoli SxS 12ga shotgun. It worked fine in both. When genuine BP is scarce, Pyrodex works.
Warm ( not hot ) water and soap for cleaning, Ballistol for oiling & preservation. If You use it in metallic cartridge applications,
treat your brass to a timely bath; the firearm, too. When I was a kiddie, I'd read in some magazine that Pyrodex was a new non-
corrosive / non-fouling propellant; I didn't fall for that.
I still have the above mentioned arms; and in spite of all of the rabbits that shotgun rolled, and all of the untold hundreds of
home cast roundball that I blew out of that surprisingly accurate NMA, they both look great. I gave them ( and the others ) all of
the attention due to a BP firearm; and if You do the same, yours will do just fine.
No, Pyrodex doesn't have the romance or ignition characteristics of BP ( not too bueno in a Percussion Sharps ), but sometimes
it's just easier to get at. So, don't dump your bottle of Pyrodex in spite; save it for that rainy day when You're all out of BP. Save it,
because it works!
M.T.M.
10-02-23