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Western Powders introduces Blackhorn 209, a user-friendly powder that produces velocities faster than 2,000 feet per second with some saboted bullets.
Blackhorn 209 burns very clean, so it allows for easy cleanup and doesn¹t require swabbing between shots. It comes in 10-ounce containers that provide
62 100-grain-equivalent charges.
Contact Western Powders Inc. at (406) 234-0422.
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