ADVWannabee

I go against the grain here, if you will pardon the pun. I am using pellets for the convenience and in my Knight Revolution it will put the bullets touching at 100 yards. Can't ask for better than that. Now my TC Encore isn't shooting quite as well but it is new and may still be breaking in. If I don't get it shooting tighter, I may switch to loose powder for it.

If your gun will shoot it, I say go ahead.

hometheaterman

I like pellets and the reason is I hunt with my muzzle loader. It's much easier to deal with reloading pellets in the field that loose powder. If I just shot at the range and that was it, I'd use loose powder, but for the field I like the pellets quite a bit.

Gm54-120

I used pellets for years after using Pyro loose. Then switched to BH209 and filled tubes at home before hunting or shooting at the range.

I find it every bit as easy to pour out a tube as i do dropping in 2 pellets in the field. There is a tiny bit more "prep" time but i can do it in comfort and without distractions.

Pyro pellets are dirty and T7 pellets gave me a terrible crud ring. The mags were even worse. That little bit of prep time now seems to not matter since i no longer need to swab between shots for best accuracy.

Now i set my accuracy/performance standards higher and can achieve my goals easier and im more confident in the loads ive chosen. Im also a range junkie and love tailoring my loads a bit finer than pellets allow. I also shoot a ML during all seasons and its not just a seasonal thing for me. IMO seasonal shooters are probably better off with pellets but if your burning several pounds a year then loose has the advantages an enthusiast wants to achieve.

SteveBNy

Me too. I see no advantage or ease in using pellets - especially when the cost per shot is 2x or more.

jid1877

With my TC quikshot, I can reload faster with powder than pellets.

moridgerunner

I haven't been shooting muzzleloaders for a year yet but I have learned a lot. I bought 777 pellets to save money( I had not decided on measuring equipment and only wanted to buy it once.) and the pellets got me on the range shooting and learning immediately. With both 777 pellets and blackhorn 209 I can shoot as well as my scope will let me. If I had a target scope (16x or better) I could truly see what an accurate instrument my accura is. I have not tried any other powders but I will as time permits. My muzzleloader sure is fun to shoot!

jid1877

It all depends on where you buy your pellets, but pellets are any where from $2.55 to $3.80 per oz. more than powder. At Cabelas, pellets would be $65.76 lb. while powder is $24.95 lb. That is a differance of $40.81 lb. That is the cheapest I have found it. Walmart here is $54 more lb. for pellets. I don't see any money saving there. You can buy measuring equipment with the differance.

falcon

Used two 50 grain Pyrodex pellets interchangeably with 100 grains of loose RS in my rifles for years. Both worked very well for me and i like the convenience of the pellets.

You get fifty 100 grain equivalent shots from a pack of Pyrodex pellets. 100 measured grains of Pyrodex RS weighs right around 70 grains. There are seventy 100 grain equivalent shots in a pound of Pyrodex RS.

Going prices at the local Chairman Mao store:
One pound of Pyrodex RS = $19.95 x tax = 1.085 x $19.95 = $21.65.
Pack of 100 Pyrodex pellets = $24.95 x tax = 1.085 x $24.95 = S27.07.

Price of powder per shot using Pyrodex RS = $21.65 divide by 70 = $0.31.

Price of powder per shot using pellets = $27.07 divide by 50 = $0.54.

jid1877

There is 7.44oz more with powder than pellets with Pyrodex, and 9.2oz more with 777. Your math does not compute.

falcon

Forget ounces. There are 50 two pellet shots in a package of 100 Pyrodex pellets. There are 70 shots per one pound can (7,000 grains) of Pyrodex RS.