livbucks,
I have the PA Pellet as well, have the left hand version. I have had mine for a year now and can tell you without reservation that it is totally unreliable with pellets. Sometimes it would fire, but mostly not. I switched to loose powder, as tomster recommended, and now its very reliable. To add to that, I think real black powder works better than either the pyrodex or 777. I too am real new to flintlocks, last year was my first hunting season with it in PA.

I read about 6 forums on a daily basis, you can really glean a wealth of info from these folks that have been doing this awhile.