A reason for loose powder. At different times over the last year there have been comments about pellets and the fact that they have a weight variation bigger than volume thrown powder this is true of Pyrodex and 777 pellets. This has turned up periodically. A tip on bullets purchased with sabots, when the sabot does not fit the bullet to the barrel so that you get a good shooting fit then you buy a different sabot that is thinner or thicker as is needed. The Shock Waves come with MMP HPH 24 sabots which is an excellent sabot if it fits your gun if they load to hard I would try a Crush Rib from Harvester. Just a few thoughts on your post.