RE: Which is better loss powder or pellets?
As far as powders go it is all in what shoots good in your gun, and if you have the time and dollars to find which works best for you.
As far as PB bullets go...I like the idea but my Encore doesn't like them at all no matter load of powder I shoot them with. Once again try'em and if they work good if they don't then move on to something else.