tallone Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I'll be taking my new gun out for the first time this weekend and I think I have a handle on everything but one. I have the loose triple seven and I'll be working on finding the right load for my gun. Once I get the right load, say it's 100 grains of measured powder, is that the same as two of the fifty grains of pellets? I know I can shoot three of them (150gr)but as far I can see it would be only around of 127 grains of loose? Is this right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Re: Another newbie question I don't shoot pellets but my guess is that two 50 gr pellets would equal 100 grs. How are you figuring the 127 grains of loose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallone Posted October 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Re: Another newbie question The 15% less thing I've read. It says to use 15 % less when you use the triple seven powder compared to pyrodex but I've never heard you shouldn't use the three pellets of T7 Which would be 150 grains. That's where the confusion comes from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Re: Another newbie question The pellets are supposed to be equal no matter if its Pyrodex or 777. They reduced the amount of 777 in each pellet so you can use 3 of them without getting into over pressure levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallone Posted October 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Re: Another newbie question So i can use three pellets of T7 but not 150 grains of loose powder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Re: Another newbie question [ QUOTE ] So i can use three pellets of T7 but not 150 grains of loose powder? [/ QUOTE ] Correct, you can not shoot 150 gr of loose 777 powder. You can still shoot 150 gr of loose Pyrodex if you please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallone Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Re: Another newbie question Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Re: Another newbie question [ QUOTE ] This may sound stupid but how much difference in performance would someone expect to see by shooting 150 gr. in 777 pellets over 100 gr. of pellets? [/ QUOTE ] It depends on what bullet you are shooting. With pellets, the difference is about the same as with Pyrodex. Some bullets like Powerbelts do not care for the 150 gr loads. Some sabots like the 150 gr charges. It depends on the gun. A longer barrel will make more use of 150 gr loads also. You can have anywhere from 200-400 fps gain depending on your application. Nothing is free and you do get increased recoil with the 150 gr loads. Unless you can take shots over 150-200 yards, I don't see a big benefit of the 150 gr loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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