It was a can of the powder .I 'm not a big fan of the pellets or sticks.I like loose powder.More consistent and adds a little more fun measureing out powder.My Ruger is the stainless all weather model.I really love it .The Ruger to me feels more like a rifle then a lot of other ML I have owned or handled.Although I have yet to hit the right combo of powder and bullets to see great groups .I have managed to take a 9 point and 2 does in the 3 years I have owned it.Going to try the APP gold and SST 250's today.With all the good I've heard about both looking for good results.