Videos tagged with Pyrodex Select

This video explores the Thompson/Center Encore as a muzzle loading handgun, highlighting its evolution from novelty items to a viable hunting platform. It demonstrates loading techniques, discusses optimal powder charges (around 80 grains of Pyrodex Select), and showcases impressive 100-yard accuracy with a red dot sight. The Encore's versatility and performance for hunting medium-bodied animals are emphasized.

This video tests the viability of 21-year-old Pyrodex Select powder in an 1860 Army revolver. The experiment demonstrates that while the powder can still ignite after two decades, it exhibits significant hangfires, indicating a degradation in performance. The instructor advises against storing and using such old powder, emphasizing that its efficacy diminishes over time.