Umm...excuse me?!!!

[Captainkirk]

Just got an email from Natchez touting a big sale on black powder subs. So I went there to browse and all the usual suspects were there; Pyrodex, Triple 7, pellets, etc. A few bucks off, nothing to write home about. Then my eyes caught the Blackhorn 109 powder. "Sale! $89.00!" Small print underneath says "size-8 oz"

Excuse me?!! That's $160.00 a pound! There better be gold dust mixed in there for that kind of money!

Now, I've heard good things about Blackhorn, but come on...

[Len]

Blackhorn, made in Klondike Alaska

[45 Dragoon]

DAAAAAAAAAAAAANG!!!!!!!! 

Conversion here we come !!!!!!   

Mike

[Zulch]

Wow!. I'll say Cap. That seems a little pricey?? Maybe they are just proud of it. 

[G Dog]

What’s the deal with 209? Never owned any; never shot any.  It seems that it’s for black powder long arms and reloading  suppositories.  Does anyone just pour it into cap & balls?  Anyway, at that price I’ll volunteer to use something else.

For 209 cleanup Hogdens recommends a couple of specific cleaners and “Using water or other muzzleloading solvents to clean your barrel is not recommended. No water? I wouldn’t know how to act.
They say to use  209
variety primers, too.  No mention of good ol’ #10’s.  That, on its own, may answer my question.

https://hodgdonpowderco.com/blackhorn-209/

[Captainkirk]

Well, here's my take on it, G...
I load my BP carts with either 2F or 3F (or in rare instances I'll load BP 45/70 with 1.5F). Either way, I don't need "extreme accuracy" on either a handgun or rifle. I reckon they are patterning this towards the ultra-long range Sharps and rolling block shooters, like Sagebrush Longshots...most who load with smokeless anyway;



...and coincidentally, appear to be pretty well-heeled, so I guess $160.00/lb wouldn't cause most of them any sleepless nights. Doctors and lawyers and such.
I load 63gr of 2F behind every 535gr Postell bullet. How long would it take me to roll through half a pound of Blackhorn 209 at that rate? (wait...I'll tell you: 56 rounds!) Yeah...no. I'll stick with my water-soluble Black. Heck, if I'm feeling cavalier I may even spring for some Swiss!