RE: Which powder/pellets are best?
 

If you do a fairly little amount of shooting each year (like under 25 shots a year), pellets might be ok. If pellets, then 777.

Otherwise 777 pellets approach twice the cost of loose powder.

Idon't often shoot pellets unless someone gives me someas I shooton average about 10-15+pounds of powder a year.

My choices are always loose powder:
Black Mag'3, Hodgdon 777 2FG and 3FG and Swiss 2FG & 3FG Black Powder. (mostly 3FG granulations).

For best accuracy with a wide selection of projectiles for each rifle,loose powder is where it's at. Many (every one I have)rifles and bullet combinations prefer and in-between charge for the best consistant accuracy.

Regards,

Tahquamenon

RE: Which powder/pellets are best?
 

As mentioned in several repilies above, the best powder is what works best for you. There are good and bad points about ALL of them, black powder and all the available substitutes! I use different powders in several different rifles, based on what worked best in them-it wasn't the same powder in all guns!

RE: Which powder/pellets are best?
 

they're all right, it's what works for you. But i can tell u this after shooting lots of different pellets. Triple seven is the cleanest burning and hottest burning propellant in pellet form there is. Yeah pyrodex is alright, but i'm telling you, you won't have to clean near as much shooting the triple seven and it's much more efficient. There is no way that pyrodex burns cleaner than triple 7. Trust me. Shoot them both out of any gun and you'll see that triple 7 burns the cleanest and shoots the best.

RE: Which powder/pellets are best?
 

I shoot triple 7 pellets (100 grains) and 250 shockwave bullets. I'm getting a 1" circle at 125 yards. I beleive the triple 7 is cleaner, and shock wave bullet travel better. Just my 2 cents.