Hey thanks for the info on the Breech Plug. I had Heard that loose powder of any form required a different plug. Anyhow I suppose that I will try about everything I have and then some. I have all kinds of loose Black and Pyrodex, And besides theres nothing but time now. Im gettin kind of antsy though I want to do some shootin. This year i witnessed a buddy take a dandy buck at 193 yards with his inline. A hornady sst blew that heart to jelly with 2 pellets of T-7. It left an impression on me so I figured to just start there thats all. Im all for whatever puts the meat in the freezer. This is what im looking for though, different opinions and ideas. Happy New Year Fellas.

Nysbowhunter--I also hunt with an Optima, I use two sixty grain T7 pellets behind a 250 grain Hornady SST. According to the T7 folks that is supposed to produce 2,000 FPS at the muzzle. At that speed the bullet should still be humping along at just under 1,400 FPS at 200 yards producing about 1,000 FP energy. This is plenty to use on deer at that range or a little more. I think I got these numbers from either the Hodgdon or the Hornady site. I use a Redfield Revenge Sabot scope on it and probably will not shoot at game at 200 yards but it is nice to know that I could if need be.

I also use the inline for hunting and I shoot a side hammer for fun using loose Pyrodex. I do not want to carry the side hammer hunting or scratch it up. Also, it has iron sights which are not friendly to old eyes.