here's another one...........powder or pellets ???.that is the question .I've been using pyrodex 50gr pellets ,and like the ease of use /loading , but I have recently gotten three pounds of pyrodex rs from walmart ( for three bucks a pound ) god i love it when they mark stuff down !!! so lets here pro's and con's on both . .............thanks for all your input

I think it depends on your groups and if your satisfied. I use between 90-100g of 777 2F. After dialing in to this load, the difference in performance between that load and 2 777 pellets is not much. However, it took a while to figure out what volumn amount my rifle liked.

Now if your rifle really shot best at some odd ball volumn amount, it would be difficult to duplicate with pellets. As far as out in the field, I don't see one being any easier than the other. Have fun with what ever you chose.

Well lets look at thePRO side for the Pyrodex RS over pellets.. $3.00 a pound. A pound of Pyrodex can make between 60-85 shots depending on your strength of powder charges. If you load 100 grains, you can figure about 70 shots per pound. There is no way pellets can ever give you those kind of savings.

Next, you can custom you powder charges with loose powder. Granted a couple grains here and there might not make all that big a difference in accuracy, but if your rifle just seems to shoot best with 87 grains of powder, then you need loose powder. Even though you should get 90 grains of pellets to shoot the same.

Next PRO of loose is ignition is easier. You can ignite loose powder with a simple #11 cap. While that same #11 cap can shoot off pellets, it is not recommended. As with pellets you want as controlled a fire blast over them pellets as possible for the best ignition.

The CONS.. you have to measure out your powder charge. Which might be slower of course, but on the range.. speed is not a key element of shooting. I like to slow down and give the rifle a chance to cool. I like to swab in most cases. But pellets are faster to load. To match that speed get some 35 mm film plastic canisters and pre-measure out as many hunting loads as you want to carry.

With pellets on the range you do not need a powder measure. You do not need a powder horn. Or a funnel for the jug.

Some people get excellent accuracy with pellets but should be able to match that with loose powder.

Give the loose Pyrodex a try. I think you will be one of them that never buy pellets again, unless they are on sale.

I find I buy most anything on sale marked down , and the best one is clearance sale . the powder i bought was in january , i must have got there just in time .i bought all they had .talked to a guy who bought a cva ( dont know what kind ) for 50 bucks , you have to be ther at the right time !!!

At $3 a pound how can you pass it up. Where I live I have never seen it for less than $20. For hunting I use premeasured speed tubes and for the range I got medical tubes from LaneNebraska (here on hunting net, thanks again Lane) which I premeasure my powder at home to save time at the range. Lots of shooting with 3 pounds of powder.

What disadvantage is there to loose powder? Cheaper, just as easy to load, more load experimentation...