Pyrodex Pellets Question
#1
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Audubon & Red Rock, Penna.
Posts: 4,472
Pyrodex Pellets Question
I'm converting this year from straight Triple 7 powder to the pre-formed pellets. I will be using two 50gr pellets. My question is - when seating the bullet, is it possible to crush these things and compromise their effectiveness. With black powder or pyrodex, I always seated the bullet as tightly as I could.
#3
RE: Pyrodex Pellets Question
ORIGINAL: BarnesX.308
I'm converting this year from straight Triple 7 powder to the pre-formed pellets. I will be using two 50gr pellets. My question is - when seating the bullet, is it possible to crush these things and compromise their effectiveness. With black powder or pyrodex, I always seated the bullet as tightly as I could.
I'm converting this year from straight Triple 7 powder to the pre-formed pellets. I will be using two 50gr pellets. My question is - when seating the bullet, is it possible to crush these things and compromise their effectiveness. With black powder or pyrodex, I always seated the bullet as tightly as I could.
If on the other hand, you are using T7 pellets, don't crush them......
#4
RE: Pyrodex Pellets Question
Just a question my self.. I was looking at the American Pioneer Powder sticks which is their form of pellets. I was wondering if a person was meantto crush them when loading. I even went as far as writing an e-mail to APP to see what the correct use of themis. For some reason they do not answer e-mails or thought the question was not important. I was wondering because of the distance your projectile would be off the breech if these were NOT crushed. On their sight it says to seat the projectile firmly on the charge. Well if the stick is in an uncrushed state in the bore there would be a lot of air space around the edges of the stick and the bore of the rifle. Also because of the length of the stick this would also increase the way the breech was presented. My concern was breech pressure.
Any APP stick shooters out there perhaps could answer this for me. To crush or not to crush, that is the question. Also if you are required to crush them at the end of the day, other then ease of loading, what is the benifit of the sticks?
Any APP stick shooters out there perhaps could answer this for me. To crush or not to crush, that is the question. Also if you are required to crush them at the end of the day, other then ease of loading, what is the benifit of the sticks?
#5
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Audubon & Red Rock, Penna.
Posts: 4,472
RE: Pyrodex Pellets Question
Sorry guys. They are 777 pellets. Is there a fine line between firmly seating and crushing? Is it something that can easily be done by accident?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
diehardhunter
Black Powder
9
02-08-2008 05:34 PM