I like loose alot better. my flintlock does great with 110 grains loose powder. That 10 grain adjustment really helps me out. As for speedloaders, they are also ment to be used with loose powder. If you use 100 grains powder and buy a 1lb can of blackpowder, you'll get around 70 shots. Thats quite a bit more than you'd get with pellets and loose powder is a lot cheaper. Why spend $28 for a few pellets when you can buy loose powder and get 70+ shots and beable to fine tune your load? Once you start shooting, you'll see how nice it is to use loose powder and be able to, like i said, Fine tune your loads.