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Old 08-28-2009 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by sabotloader
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That would definitely bring the POI down but for that bullet to work correctly especially at the ranges you are talking - you are going to need the velocity to get the energy...

Going down to 100 grains of pellets would be like shooting 85 grains of BP - good for a 100 yards in a sidelock but I am not thinking I would shoot much over a 100 with that load...

The 777 pellets are calibrated to pyrodex/BP, not 777 powder. Therefore 100gr 777 pellets is equivalent to 100gr pyrodex -- not 85gr. However 100gr 777 pellets is only equivalent to 85gr 777 loose. I think you math was reversed??
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