I've been using T/C 1000+ since it came on the market, in considerable quantities. Before T/C bought it, it was marketed by Ox Yoke Originals, and I started using it when they introduced it. It does not build up in the bore, and it works perfectly. I use it from the tube to lubricate my own patches for cleaning and for patching round balls. I use pre-lubricated patches. And, I use pre-lubricated conicals, as well as lubing my own conicals, and I use the pre-lubricated over-powder wads. Every one is completely satisfactory. When I put my guns away, the last thing I do is swab the bore with Bore Butter, and they store without a hint of rust for considerable periods.

The choice to use black powder is a personal one. If one is pragmatic, then Hodgdon 777 is a good choice. It is safer to store, cheaper to buy, and it works well and is very accurate in all my guns. Most importantly, to me, is that 777 cleans up beautifully. Powder residue just seems to leap onto a wet patch, and cold tap water is all that is needed. No more boiling water, or pump-cleaning in a bucket, or dish-washing detergent, none of that. Just wet a patch with tap water, swab, dry swab, repeat, run a patch with bore butter, and you're done. I was so taken with 777 that I gave away all of my 2F powder, about 15 pounds of it. I kept some 3F, because I use it as a duplex loading in my flintlocks (777 is hard to ignite in a flintlock). I also kept a quantity of 4F, because no matter how finely I ground 777, I couldn't get it to ignite in the flash pan of my flintlocks. So, black powder has it uses. As a general propellant though, 777 is better. Take care, Tom