7.62 Nato I was in Powhatan WMA. I use 3 30 grn pyrodex pellets. In retrospect, I ould drop the pellets down the tube right away and give it a couple seconds before pressign the round in. Lilfawn I have had friends with BP experience tell me about making a noise when trying to reload and causing the deer to bolt. I can tell you that tomorrow I will be out there and if I drop something, I'll be setting a recore for getting reloaded and back on target.