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Old 12-20-2010 | 04:41 AM
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I also use both Pyro Powder and Pellets. In one of My Accura's it's set up for using 2 50gr Pellets, it shoots nice tight groups, no complaints. I buy the Pellets at the end of the Season when there marked down, I save a-lot.
My other 2 Accura's are set up for Pyro Powder, again no complaints, so I have to clean all 3 of My MLer's a little longer, I dont mind it gives me something to do at night after the Hunt while the Wife's at work.
So the cost between the Powder and the Pellets is'nt that far off to notice, Im Pleased with both Powder and Pellets.
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Old 12-20-2010 | 04:55 AM
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Right now I'm shooting 777 pellets, but next year I'm switching over to Blackhorn 209 and going with the powder.
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Old 12-20-2010 | 06:12 AM
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Pellets are a good way for people with no blackpowder experience to get into the sport. That's how I started- I had no one to teach me, and I was a little intimidated by the whole powder measuring thing, and had no info on the subject. So I used pellets my first year hunting, and they worked.

I soon found out, however, that they were expensive, and I wasn't getting good accuracy with them and couldn't fine-tune my load. So I switched to loose T7. Now I just pre-measure a bunch of Lane's Tubes before I go to the range, or go hunting, and it is almost as easy and convenient as using pellets, with much lower cost and much greater accuracy.
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Old 12-20-2010 | 03:22 PM
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Top of the line gun - $700+
Good scope - $250+
Bullets - $1 each
Whizzing away 23 cents per shot with pellets instead of loose - who cares!
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Old 12-20-2010 | 04:51 PM
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Putting pellets in my Knights would be like putting an automatic transmission in my Ducati.
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Old 12-20-2010 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by bowhunterjsc
Top of the line gun - $700+
Good scope - $250+
Bullets - $1 each
Whizzing away 23 cents per shot with pellets instead of loose - who cares!
Only you and the goverment.
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Old 12-20-2010 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Gm54-120
Putting pellets in my Knights would be like putting an automatic transmission in my Ducati.


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Old 12-20-2010 | 06:05 PM
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Not a chance and it even has an annoyingly loud dry clutch and sweet Leo Vince full exhaust.

That looks like the new 1200cc water cooled wet clutch version of mine too....Multistrada with a side of carbon fiber please.
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Old 12-20-2010 | 06:14 PM
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2 pellets closer to .60 cents,no ability to fine tune the load..loose all the way!
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Old 12-20-2010 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by builder459
2 pellets closer to .60 cents,no ability to fine tune the load..loose all the way!
And quite a bit more if you have a 45 or 54 cal and even less tunable.
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