No ... when used in pellet form, Triple Se7en and Pyrodex as well as American Pioneer Sticks are supposed to be equal (or very close to it)in strength. There by two fifty grain pellets of thesepowderswould equal 100 loose grains of Pyrodex or American Pioneer Powder. The difference is in the Triple Se7en. Triple Se7en in loose formis 15% stronger then Pyrodex or American Pioneer Powder. The way they make the pellets equal is to reduce the weight of the Triple Se7en pellets so the power of the pellets are equal. In loose form, when using loose Triple Se7en FFg,if you want to get the same power as two pellets of Pyrodex or Triple Se7en all you need is 85 grains of the loose Triple Se7en.