Pellets or powder
01-12-2005, 08:58 PM
#22
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location:
Posts: 508
RE: Pellets or powder
I worked up my load
using 777 loose and am at 85 grains. I am going to try 2 pellets and see if they are close in accuracy to this load
. If they are I think I will use the loose for the range and the pellets for hunting. The pellets are easier to handle and if you want to unload after hunting you just slide them out the breach end. The guys I hunt with use pellets and even though my reload for a follow up shot was very close to theirs in speed, I think the unloading aspect was better. Just pop out the pellets no powder to clean up. However at the range the loose powder is much more fun
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Tim
using 777 loose and am at 85 grains. I am going to try 2 pellets and see if they are close in accuracy to this load. If they are I think I will use the loose for the range and the pellets for hunting. The pellets are easier to handle and if you want to unload after hunting you just slide them out the breach end. The guys I hunt with use pellets and even though my reload for a follow up shot was very close to theirs in speed, I think the unloading aspect was better. Just pop out the pellets no powder to clean up. However at the range the loose powder is much more fun.Tim
01-12-2005, 11:16 PM
#23
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 6,921
RE: Pellets or powder
Used both and I prefer loose. Both will work but really depends on how much you shoot and how your combo performs. No doubt loose offers more in tweaking a specific load combo and is less costly to do so. For T7 users the loose offers more potentency than the same load of Pyrodex, however the pelletized form only offers the cleaning, less smoke and no smell benefits that T7 affords, as the pellets are diluted to match that of their pyrodex counterparts.
Pellets do have the ease of use going for them (especially in terms of field loading while hunting) and some may say constancy as well but that is often debated among seasoned shooters.[8D]
Pellets do have the ease of use going for them (especially in terms of field loading while hunting) and some may say constancy as well but that is often debated among seasoned shooters.[8D]
01-13-2005, 07:19 AM
#24
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: MD USA
Posts: 16
RE: Pellets or powder
Hey skeeter... I use speed loaders in the field. Powder (loose) on one side and bullet and sabot on the other and a primer already set in it's loader. My problem is after the excitment of that first shot I'm doin to much shakin to reload quickly anyway. I need something to keep that from happening.
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01-13-2005, 08:45 AM
#25
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,922
RE: Pellets or powder
Quig
Hand cleaners like D & L from Permatex will slowly erode/thin the barrel walls. Stuff like that isn't much different than JB Bore Paste. I would bet that the percentage of lanolin found in it is either real small (or) it's used to soften the harsh chemicals needed to remove grease/grime from automotive hands. I'll pass on that one. However, I liked the website & may join-in on the discussion there.
Hand cleaners like D & L from Permatex will slowly erode/thin the barrel walls. Stuff like that isn't much different than JB Bore Paste. I would bet that the percentage of lanolin found in it is either real small (or) it's used to soften the harsh chemicals needed to remove grease/grime from automotive hands. I'll pass on that one. However, I liked the website & may join-in on the discussion there.
