I bought some of the sticks and after looking at how irregular they were I weighed some and found the variation in weight so great I cannot believe that they are consistent and consequently I only shot a few and went back to loose powder which I really prefer anyway. I have tried pellets from Hodgdon and cannot see any reason to use them instead of loose powder. I don't even find them any more easy to use as long as you measure your charges previousto your shooting and store them in small containers. I use small plastic bottles that the neck fits the bore of my .50 caliber so I just dump the charge. I don't even have to figure out which side is up on loose powder. I think the sticks are not worth the money and I cannot believe that they are consistent.