ousoonerfan22 Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Which shoots the best out of your gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? Pellets shoot better and more consistently out of my T/C Black Diamond X/R. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? Pellets shot great out of most of my guns and gave more velocity than loose, but the cost difference is just not worth the extra benefits. I shot pellets for 5 years and switched back to loose a couple years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? I prefer the pellets for hunting. They work well in speed loaders and if you need to reload they are quicker than trying to get loose powder down a barrel. If you drop one you can pick it up. Drop loose powder and you have to start all over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? I've shot loose powder ever since I've used a muzzle loader. With the pros and cons of hunting with pellets, I decided to stick with powder. I just pre-measure a couple charges before the hunt....you can load them just as quick as the pellets....so I dont really see the benefits of the pellets myself..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? All I have ever tried has been loose powder. Shoots fine out of my black diamond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecumseh Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? Loose powder you can customize your loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? I use 777 pellets, used to use pyrodex pellets before than. I like them and they are quite accurate out of my Encore. too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehunter Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? I'm a 777 pellet shooter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thomkm Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? My TC Omega works great with 777pellets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtech Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? ive shot both triple 7 loose and triple 7 pellets .the pellots are a lot easier to handle and is worth the extra money ... just makes loading a lot easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? I've found this year that my gun shoots 83 grains the most accurately. Try that with the pellets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? [ QUOTE ] I've found this year that my gun shoots 83 grains the most accurately. Try that with the pellets. [/ QUOTE ] Hmm, use a 50 grn. and a 30 grn. = 80 grains, that the best I can do LOL too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaskMan Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? Loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? I found out that loose powder shoots better than pellets in my .50cal T/C Thunderhawk. I just recently purchased Jim Shockeys Gold powder to give that a shot. It is suppposed to burn cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? I shoot loose powder but then again I have a side lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WABS Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? Go loose stay loose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? Which shoots best? The only kind I've ever bought FFg Goex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigAl1781 Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? i like loose powder better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtech Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? i use 777 pellets and feel they shoot just as good as loose powder with the right bullet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MZ_shooter Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? Pellets are easier for some, and they will give you an acceptable level of accuracy. But you cannot fine tune your weapon with pellets like you can with loose powder. Depends on what’s important to you, ease of use or maximum performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_RIDGE_RUNNER Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Re: pellets or loose powder? I am from PA where the flintlock is still king. Goex (gooex) is what I have used since the 1970's when I got a sidelock percussion I still used good old Gooex. Now that I have an inline I experimented with pyrodex and didn't like it over gooex. I also tried that APP junk and found it to be the weakest powder of all. Being a frugal sort of guy (aka cheap) I find the pellets way too expensive at around $25 a box vs $17 a pound for gooex. Why would I pay $50 and get 100 shots using two pellets when for $17 I can get 87 shots. I like to shoot and play around with powder/bullet/sabot combos and I would not be able to experiment much with the pellets due to cost and load limitations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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