Loose Powder

[bigpappa]

Sorry for all the silly questions but I keep reading about loose powder, I realize this is powder from the can and not pellets but my question is do you still tamp the 777 and pyro like the black powder once you pour in gun. Also I think I'm going to start out with 777 does anyone prefer a certain primer over another. I have read you get more accuracy with the 777 or remington primer because of less fire but they fail to ignite more often than full power 209. Please help this is my first time using an inline....

[sabotloader]

bigpappa

I use T7-2f in my inlines and 3f in my sidehammers (loose powder) I do not tamp either of them, I do pour the powder in and tap the die of the rifle down near the breech then i load the projectile. When i seat the projectile i try to set it each time with about the same pressure.

Igniting T7 - does require more heat than regular BP or any of the Pyros... I use Remington 209-4's in the inlines and have never had a problem down to -20 degrees. On the side hammers I use Dynamint Noble #1075+ #11 caps. The are a #11 mag cap - there are just regular #11 caps and i would try to avoid them if possible...

Colder it gets the more difficult to get enough heat to start T7... anything from 32 on up I don't even worry about it.

One of the the things I saw Jim S. do while huntin in the bitter cold of Canada, he laid a hand warmer on the breech are and tied it in place - last most of the day...

I think the most commonly used 209 used to ignite a ML might be a regular Winchester 209...