Anyone actually use pellets?

[RLH70]

You know, the Hodgdon or IMR type pellets? I tried some when they first came out and found them to be very inconsistent and they cost about 3 times as much as loose powder.

I have been having really good results with Blackhorn 209.

[wwillson]

Yes, we use Triple Seven in our .50 muzzle loader. We find that they are very easy to work with and very consistent. Makes it pretty hard to go back to loose powder.

Just my $.02

Wayne

[RLH70]

That's interesting, I used both Pyrodex and Triple Seven pellets in 3 of my 4 muzzle loaders, 2 inline 1 traditional and I saw shot to shot deviations of up to 150fps according to my chronograph.

I also couldn't get any of the three to group better than 3 inches, with two of them doing no better than 5 inches.

This was a few years back though, perhaps the pellets are more refined now?

[wwillson]

RLH70,

I will bet that the seating depth was different on the shots that had such variation on the chronograph. Did you by chance mark your ramrod to make sure you always seated to the same depth?

Wayne

[RLH70]

Yes, I always mark the ramrod with tape for a reference. The seating depth/loading process was correct for every shot.

[wwillson]

Yes, I always mark the ramrod with tape for a reference. The seating depth/loading process was correct for every shot.

How old were the pellets? Did they have a chance to absorb moisture?

Wayne

[RLH70]

That is possible, although the pellets were new, I didn't use them right away. They sat maybe a month and a half before they were used and it was in the summer and it gets very humid here in the summer.

[wwillson]

If you buy more you might want to try putting it in a large zip lock bag with a desiccant. I don't know how hydrophilic the pellets are, but black powder is extremely hydrophilic.

Wayne