Customer Success
 What
our customers are telling us.
Our customers continue to let us know how
well American
Powder™
products are working for them. Whether it is for a successful hunt, a
weekend Cowboy Action Shooting match, target shooting and plinking or
making the antique firearms come to life, they are having great
success in the field and at the range.
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AMERICAN
PIONEER
The newest
entry into the muzzleloading market
American
Pioneer Powder is a powerful, clean burning U.S.A. made sulfurless, black
powder substitute, that is available in both FFg and FFFg granulations as
well as compressed and tapered powder STICKS.
Not only does American Pioneer Powder STICKS possess, the advantage of a
powerful, sulfurless black powder replacement, but its design was developed
to allow for quick and total ignition as well as quick re-loading of your
muzzleloading rifle. Like the clean burning loose powder, the new tapered
STICKS leave virtually no fouling in the rifle bore. Cleaning is a snap
using any black powder solvent or just plain old water.
I
received powder samples just the other day and wasted no time in heading for
the range with the new .50 caliber Winchester muzzle loader equipped with a
Bushnell 3x9 Elite. And this was the perfect time to try all products out.
As with any new rifle, the first thing to do was get it on the paper. I set
up a Birchwood Shoot N See target at twenty five yards and in no time had it
shooting one hole with a Lyman 335 grain saboted Shocker bullet. Using a
Oehler Chronograph, shot a five shot string that measured 1867 feet per
second using two tapered STICKS. As per instructions I firmly compressed
each charge. This all took about nine shots and I bit my tongue and resisted
the habit of swabbing the bore. I then moved a fresh target to seventy five
yards and promptly shot a five shot group that measured 3/4 of a inch. I
could not stand it any longer, out of habit I had to clean the bore although
it didn’t need it. Four patches later and it was squeaky clean.
Next
was to try the loose granulations, I loaded 100 grains of FFg behind a
Shocker and five shots later had a ragged hole that measured just a tad over
one inch. The Winchester loves American Pioneer and so do I.
One
final note, if you are going to leave your rifle and not clean it right away
(it’s ok with American Pioneer) break the breech plug so that it will not
seize. No matter what brand of powder you use, it will save you a lot of
grief later on. One last note, I have a Cimarron Arms 45/120 high wall. 95
grains of FFg with a over wad shot well. And cleaning the brass was a snap.
JG
About the author
John Goodwin is a
noted black powder outdoor writer, his work has appeared in Gun Week, Gun
World, Shooting Illustrated, Petersen’s Hunting, Black Powder Hunting. He
was instrumental in the development of the Ithaca Hawken and the Pecos
Valley half stock, and was a consultant with Browning and the Jonathan
Browning mountain rifle.
Dear American Pioneer Powder Co., I just
wanted to Thank You for making a very good product to replace black
powder. I just bought a Thompson Center Omega 50 caliber November 17
of 2002. My younger brother told me about American Pioneer Powder FFG
and how he liked it, so I thought I would give it a try. I put a
scope on the muzzle loader and sighted it in at 100 yards. December
20 at 8:05 a buck came into sight at 75 yards and I put the cross
hairs on him and pulled the trigger and the bullet hit where I was
aiming for. He ran about 30 yards and dropped. I was very pleased
with the gun and the load that was in the gun. I put in 110 grains of
American Pioneer Powder FFG with Thompson Center Mag Express Sabots
240 grain XTP Bullet. I will keep using that recipe. Also, clean up
was easy just like you said it would be. Just want to thank you again
for a fine product and keep up the good work. A user of your powder
forever, Tom
Gentlemen, I want to thank you for a great product.
I have been shooting a front stuffer for over twenty years now. I
started with black powder not only did is smell bad it was dirty. I
then tried several other substitutes although they were somewhat better they
still lacked something. Two years ago I started using your product and
have found what I was looking for, a clean non fouling product that performs
well. I harvested my elk with 100 grain load of FFG with
a 295
grain black belt bullet. Now I take my front stuffer for prairie dogs,
coyotes and just for fun. Dave Sites of Fruita, Colorado
Your powder is the best. I will no longer
shoot any other powder. They are just not clean like yours.
Joe
Best product available for Muzzleloading and
Cowboy Action Shooting. Wendell
I am very impressed with the results from
50's.... Your sticks are great..., I don't think there's a better
thing out there than your product.... Sincerely, J. G.
I have shot the American Pioneer Powder since
it became available – 4 Shots, 4 Deer. Easy to clean and I don’t have to
worry if I don’t get my gun cleaned as soon as I fire it. Danny
W.
I shot a deer Saturday
with your product and a mini-ball. In forty years of deer hunting this is
the third time that I have had a deer go down in it's tracks. An awesome
performance. -LOU
As a new muzzleloader hunter, the American Pioneer Powder
Premeasured loads are awesome. My Dad use to carry around 20 pounds of junk
to hunt. Now I carry a few tubes that fit in a shirt pocket. My sink & tub
have no ring around them & the house doesn’t stink, plus I got my first
muzzleloader deer with them last fall. What more could U ask for?
Marie H.
The New American Pioneer Powder Premeasured Loads are my
favorite. No measuring. No Worries. Just pop the top and go.
Brian S.
As a retail gunstore owner I sell American Pioneer Powder
at a rate of about 4 to 1 over their competition. I also clear about 10%
more on a sale. We are especially grateful for the new premeasured loads.
My employees can set a customer up with a gun, powder, bullets, and primers
in a matter of minutes including instructions on how to use it all saving me
labor per sale while still maintaining the same or greater profit margin per
customer. We also trade for used guns. Anyone who has run a shop knows
when a customer brings in a gun to trade that hasn’t been cleaned properly
when black powder or Pyrodex is used. The gun is ruined. With American
Pioneer Powder, the gun may have been left uncleaned but within a couple of
minute it looks like new. The bottom line is dollars & cents, I put my
money in AMERICAN PIONEER POWDER.
Keep up the good work guys.
Much appreciation,
Jeff D. in
Oklahoma
I purchased a can of your powder while on a visit to
Michigan. I should have
purchased two or three. I have been impressed how much less residue compared
to other black powder substitutes such as RS.
Thanks, Ernest
I’ve hunted for many
years with shotguns, this year was my very first year at trying Black Powder
[Replacements]. It looks like I started out with the best. I have to say
using your black powder [replacement] was very easy, as it turned out, and
very dependable. Thank you for a good, first experience with your black
powder [replacement].
Rickey Baldwin
Evergreen, Virginia
I am very pleased with
your powder. This was the first year that I used your brand, and it really
worked well for me. I truly enjoy the convenience of the pre-measured
charges.
Tommy Cook
Promise Land,
Virginia
I used your powder last year. I discovered that the
use of that powder resulted in a very “happy ending”
#1 I was very happy with
the accuracy
#2 My wife’s happy,
because it doesn’t smell like rotten eggs!
#3 Clean up was easy
#4 And the most
important thing, I killed my buck!
Thank you for providing
such a magnificent product.
Butch Muchanic in
Gladstone,
Virginia
My husband has been using
your product since it became available. While watching him clean his black
powder gun, I realized how easy it would be for me to join him during our
Black Powder season. We both used your powder in our TC Encores, and we
both had great success this past season 2003. I shot my first deer with
your black powder [replacement this year. He bagged a really great 9
pointer. I have to say your pre-measured loads are very convenient. Thank
you for your great product which enables me to enjoy the great outdoors with
my husband!!
Laurie Masserini in Appomattox,
Virginia
Don,
I wanted to tell you that
your powder is fantastic. In our last Club Black Powder shoot I tied for First Place
using your powder. I had no trouble with fouling and of course no heavy
black smoke. Everyone was amazed at how clean the powder burned. While
everyone else was covered in soot I barely had to wash my hands. Two month
later my son took his first deer with my muzzleloader - with is first shot
ever using it. By the away I had not even cleaned it after our Club Shoot.
That would have been a disaster for the gun if I had been using
anything else. Although I would not recommend delaying cleaning your
gun it is nice to know that an occasional mistake on my part didn't hurt the
gun.
Thanks
Dwight Crevelt in
Las Vegas
Nevada
When I started in Cowboy Action Shooting in 1999 I wanted to shoot black powder from the start, but people using it discourage me. “You can’t use your progressive powder measure. You can’t use your regular bullets. You need special bullets molded out of 80% lead and 20% unobtanium in an out of production mold design only available in a bazaar in Marrakech and lubed with rancid yak fat and beeswax from African Killer Bee hives. You have to clean with a mixture of virgin’s urine and unicorn fat. You can’t buy it in your town. You have to drive 100 miles to get it.” This seemed excessive, so I sought out a substitute, eventually settling on American Pioneer’s predecessor. With American Pioneer Powder, I can use my Dillon XL650 and SL900. I use regular “smokeless” bullets without any special black powder bullet lubricant. I clean with water and Windex, and cleaning is easy. Usually one pass with a Bore Snake takes care of the bore. I don’t clean any of the guns during a match. I have never encountered any bore fouling while shooting American Pioneer Powder, even in extended practice sessions. Percussion pistols get powder and bal, no lubricant, no Wonder Wads, and they stay clean, accurate, and reliable. Cap residue removal is 90% of cleaning on my Ruger Old Armies. At the end of a match if I’m too tired to clean my guns, I just spray their bores and chambers with Break Free CLP and store them until I can.
American Pioneer Powder’s lower density than black powder which means you get more loads per pound, and the use of cheap smokeless bullets makes it more economical than black powder as well.
Your Humble and Obedient Servant,
Captain George Baylor
SASS #24287
Captain George Baylor gives seminars at the annual SASS Convention entitles “Black Powder for Dummies” and has very popular SASS website (www.curtrich.com) with two (2) black powder articles: Black Powder Substitutes for Dummies and Frontiersman Category for Dummies. He has also written several black powder articles for the Cowboy Chronicles and Shoot Magazine. A couple of the articles were included in their book, Black Powder and the Old West.
I am writing to express my great satisfaction with your fabulous product. On December 9, 2006, I harvester a beautiful buck: 27 ½ inside spread. I was using 150 grains, 3 sticks of Jim Shockey’s™ Gold. I shot the animal at 120 yards. I am immensely pleased with your product, and will continue to use your products.
Matt Hasheider
Okawville, IL
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