Originally Posted by
rlmx
I just started firing powerbelt 50 cal 245s with Trip.7 50 grain pellets and Trip.7 209 primers all out of a brand new CVA Accura V2. The results - yuck! Very hard to load, more specifically very hard to seat, after just 2 rounds. I am not certain where the problem is. Prior to that my experience has been with a Knight MK-85. Used sabots with Pyrodex - no problems loading at all. The hard lesson I have learned: I bought 50 rounds of Powerbelts and 2 100 pellet boxes of Trip. 7. Can't return it and am now stuck with $85 worth of crap. Buy small quantities until you find what works.
The problem is not the powerbelts, but the 777. You are experiencing the dreaded "crud ring". However, all you have to do is swab between each shot (spit patch followed by 1 to 2 dry patches) and that should solve your problem.
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That is why I switched to BH 209. No swabbing needed even for 30 shots!