Well its time for another pellet....i guess
01-08-2018, 10:38 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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Well its time for another pellet....i guess
They have been mentioned a couple times but now they are listed on the Hodgdon website. The NEW Triple7 Firestar pellet. Not sure how new it really is (chemically) without a SDS to compare. Its currently not working.
https://www.hodgdon.com/triple-seven-firestar-pellets/
A quick search for pricing is $22-30/60 pellets. Just as a reference BlueMZ pellets are $19/48, Whitehots are $24/72 and the Firestars are $22/60 at Grafs. $29/100 for the original T7 pellets so they dont appear to be terribly out of line in price.
https://www.hodgdon.com/triple-seven-firestar-pellets/
Cleaner Burning – More shots between cleaning
Higher Velocity – Gain up to 50 FPS
More Efficient – Longitudinal grooves provide more surface area for ignition
Higher Velocity – Gain up to 50 FPS
More Efficient – Longitudinal grooves provide more surface area for ignition
A quick search for pricing is $22-30/60 pellets. Just as a reference BlueMZ pellets are $19/48, Whitehots are $24/72 and the Firestars are $22/60 at Grafs. $29/100 for the original T7 pellets so they dont appear to be terribly out of line in price.
01-08-2018, 08:49 PM
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2017
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I have what may be a stupid question. My understanding is that pellets are designed to burn from inside out. Just how will those grooves give more surface area for burn? I'm not the physics and geometry wiz the old man was so go slow.
01-09-2018, 06:08 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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APP/Shockey has a round pellet now too. Either they found a way around the patent or it ran out.
Actually the newer APP ROUND pellet sounds more interesting than the Firestar if its just a reshaped T7 pellet.
BTW it should be noted that it takes 3 Firestar pellets to equal 100gr of loose. I was made aware of that after the price comparison. If it takes 3 then its a VERY expensive propellant.
Actually the newer APP ROUND pellet sounds more interesting than the Firestar if its just a reshaped T7 pellet.
BTW it should be noted that it takes 3 Firestar pellets to equal 100gr of loose. I was made aware of that after the price comparison. If it takes 3 then its a VERY expensive propellant.
Last edited by Gm54-120; 01-09-2018 at 06:20 AM.
01-09-2018, 09:56 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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As far as packed tight, you don't pack pellets like you do loose propellant. Others (not me) have determined that anything over 40#fpf will crack or crush pellets, which then can increase barrel pressures. It is recommended to seat the sabot/bullet securely on the pellets.
01-09-2018, 11:22 AM
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Even regular T7 pellets leave some room for air. How these new pellets perform is yet to be determined, until someone starts using them.
As far as packed tight, you don't pack pellets like you do loose propellant. Others (not me) have determined that anything over 40#fpf will crack or crush pellets, which then can increase barrel pressures. It is recommended to seat the sabot/bullet securely on the pellets.
As far as packed tight, you don't pack pellets like you do loose propellant. Others (not me) have determined that anything over 40#fpf will crack or crush pellets, which then can increase barrel pressures. It is recommended to seat the sabot/bullet securely on the pellets.
01-09-2018, 12:10 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2014
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Yeah, I understand all of that and yes, I know how to properly load pellets, but I'm asking how more free air space can create more f.p.s. than the regular pellets. I would think that under the principle of gunpowder combustion, more dead space would result in a less powerful charge.