ZooBear Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 I would think anyone that is truly worried about accuracy would shoot loose powder so the load can be adjusted to the gun. I think you would be very lucky to have your gun shoot its best with an even 100 or 150 grns ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str8shooter48 Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Re: Reweighing your pellets..... Why would I want to pay extra to have somebody else misweigh my powder charges, when I can save money use powder and misweigh it myself. All kidding aside I have to agree with Zoobear. Loose powder lets you tailor you loads to get the best from your gun. In the woods give me a T/C quickshot or equivelent with the premeasured powder charge and a bullet stuck in the other end. Doesn't get much simpler than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Re: Reweighing your pellets..... I shoot 777 pellets, and no, have never weighed them. I suppose it could be a good idea though. I don't recommend ever shaving them though for safety reasons.I have shot better than 3 boxes of the 777 and several of pyrodex before that. Either I have been lucky, or they do a decent job making them. They shoot so well out of my Encore. Some like them, some don't, it all comes down to how they perform in your muzzleloader. Yes, pellets are definitely more expensive than lose powder. I like the conveniance This is food for thought though, thanks. I will probably pick up a cheap scale and really test them out !! too_pointer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Re: Reweighing your pellets..... Wow, my cusstom Rem 700 ML will shoot like a benchrest gun then. I never weigh out the pellets, I just pull them out and shoot 3 at a time. I can still manage 1" groups with the gun consistantly. I don't buy that dramatic group size reduction is possible by sorting or equalizing pellets. At 150 or 200 yards, it is possible but at 100 yards, I don't think it will make any difference. Most guns will shoot more accurately than the shooter can under field conditions anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Re: Reweighing your pellets..... Seriously I never put any thought to it. I truely think, for me, they are close enough... LOL Besides ML hunting is suppose to have an aire of difficulty. If I wanted rifle accuary, I would stick with just rifle hunting.. JMO Now if you were asking about arrows... THATS another can of worms all together... LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RandyWakeman Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Re: Reweighing your pellets..... I've found Pyrodex pellets to be more consistent (accurate) than Triple 7 pellets in every gun tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Re: Reweighing your pellets..... Well the new pyrodex pellets I am using appear to be the exact same size. As for weight or volume I am not sure since I have not put the digital calipers on them nor put them on my grain scale... I suppose we could go further and say the sabots and bullets could possibly weight different too. A few grains plus or minus did not seem to effect by arrows impact at 30 yards and my ML finally groups 1" at 100 yards. If I matched every pellets and sabot to bullet and got them exactly the same weight per load, will this get me bullet hole threw bullet holes? I doubt it... I have very little doubt that every pellet is not exact, but to me, I feel its darn close and more then close enough for me to get 1" groups at 100" when I do my part. Thats all I am saying. Dont start a panic like you and I did with the broad heads last summer.. LOL Piece brother... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Re: Reweighing your pellets..... Triple Se7en, I hope my stocking is full of pellets also Us pellet lovers would all love it. !! Shoot what you want, we don't harp on you about it !! ( but I might start ) Merry Christmas !! too_pointer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Re: Reweighing your pellets..... [ QUOTE ] I hope my stocking is full of pellets also... [/ QUOTE ] I would love to see that! I have shot both and pellets do out perform loose. I get faster velocity with 3 pellets than I can with 150 gr of loose. So, I pay a little more, oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Re: Reweighing your pellets..... We are talking about gun powder pellets right? LOL As much as I like to see deer pellets. I dont think I want any hanging over my fireplace. Ewwwwww....... LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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