New type of powder II

[Blackfeet]

I read the last thread with much interest. I was online today and was at powder,inc. I found Diamondback BP there at $11 a pound and KIK as well. Have any of you used either of these powders?

[William]

Diamondback powder is made in Brazil, it's the old Elephant brand, and the reviews I have found on it are not favorable.  It sells for $11/pound but you can only buy it by the case, so you'd have to shell out $275 just to try it and I've never seen it offered locally.  KiK is supposed to be very consistent and clean burning but I have no firsthand knowledge of either one.

[William]

Diamondback powder is made in Brazil, it's the old Elephant brand, and the reviews I have found on it are not favorable.  It sells for $11/pound but you can only buy it by the case, so you'd have to shell out $275 just to try it and I've never seen it offered locally.  KiK is supposed to be very consistent and clean burning but I have no firsthand knowledge of either one.

Made in Brazil by Elephant industries.
www.elephantbrazil.com.br

Imported by Diamondback Chemical Co.
www.diamonbackchemical.com

[Blackfeet]

kIK is only a dollar less than Goex in case lot pricing. I like the price of the Goex at $13.96 compared to the $18.95 - $19.95 that I'm paying here but I'm not sure that I need 25 lbs or maybe what I'm saying is that I will have to find more lead . What is the shelf life if stored properly? Ideally it would be nice to split a case

[old salt]

Form personnel experience. I was given 3 cans that had been in storage for over 10 years. I could not tell any difference between them and the new cans I had just bought.

[DandJofAZ]

Shelf life if dry and clean----Oh, about 100years....Have use it after 32yrs in the garage and it worked fine....Graf and sons has a special 15 dollar haz fee this weekend..if you are quick. Five pounds and that fee only adds $3/lb..not to bad..13.99 graf or 14.99 goex.

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

 Wow thats not a bad deal. Do they have a web site.

[DandJofAZ]

Yes...www. grafs.com  good people to deal with....
Doug

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

 Hey thanks Doug

[crazell]

I just pickup a pound of "KIK" black powder as a blanket prize. Has anyone tried or used the "KIK" brand of powder? I know it's been mention on here, but nobody has put down their results. Let me know. Thank you.
Ron

[William]

I just pickup a pound of "KIK" black powder as a blanket prize. Has anyone tried or used the "KIK" brand of powder? I know it's been mention on here, but nobody has put down their results. Let me know. Thank you.
Ron

Supposed to be very good but haven't used it myself. 

[pathfinder]

I use goex in my rifles,anything in my smoothbores. I still have @ 5lbs of DuPont 3f thats @ 180 yrs old,and it's cleaner and more consistant than ANYTHING around today. The flame out the end of the barrel is RED, not orange. Wish I had more. I use it when I really want to win,but I usually just end up embarrasing myself! 

[William]

Some folks say it's better than Goex by a little bit but not as good as Swiss.  Don't know how they rated that or of any tests they did or didn't perform.  Just use it and tell us what you think, one doesn't need a better excuse to go out and burn some powder if it's free.

[Blackfeet]

Crazell, send it to me and I will let you know how it works out and I promise I will post my results asap

[crazell]

Blackfeet, thats mighty nice of you. I would feel terrible if your shooting drop off from using this. So i guess I'll have to suck it up and shoot it. This weekend is suppose to be nice. I'll keep you posted...