Loose vs pellet powder charge comparison

[Rainpaddle]

Hi,
I've been lurking here a couple years and first, thanks for the great information. I've thought I had seen it written that loose powder less than a magnum load of 3 pellets, 50 grains each,  could equal 3 pellets.

I'm shooting a CVA Accura bought this year and most of my loads are 120 grains H Triple 7 fff. It shoots well with Powerbelts 295 grains and Barnes 300 grains with my best groups of 3 shots at 100 yards just at 3"s. But 130 grains shot well but if loose creates higher pressure than pellet I don't want to push the max reccommended charge of 150 grains in pellets. What do you think?

My goal is one load for Muley and spikes.

Rob

[Sabotloader]

Hi,
I've been lurking here a couple years and first, thanks for the great information. I've thought I had seen it written that loose powder less than a magnum load of 3 pellets, 50 grains each,  could equal 3 pellets.

I'm shooting a CVA Accura bought this year and most of my loads are 120 grains H Triple 7 fff. It shoots well with Powerbelts 295 grains and Barnes 300 grains with my best groups of 3 shots at 100 yards just at 3"s. But 130 grains shot well but if loose creates higher pressure than pellet I don't want to push the max reccommended charge of 150 grains in pellets. What do you think?

My goal is one load for Muley and spikes.

Rob

I am assuming that you are in WA, so you are using caps... if so I would indicate to you that 110 grains of T7-3f and a .458x275 grain Bloodline would be everything you need.

Remember also 150 grains of pellets is equal to about 120 grains of T7-2f.  110 of 3f will put you right in step with 120 of 2f. Plus the 3f ignites easier and burns a little cleaner.

[Rainpaddle]

Thank you Sabot,

Musket caps are the ignission source, Dynamit Noble 1081. I think I will skip 130 grains and source some Bloodlines 275 or 300 and dial in to 110 or 120. I've got over a month to make that happen. I'm really happy with POA at 25 to 100 bench rest with those weights, it is just the real world effect of bullet performance I don't have any experience with. Thanks again.

Rob

[MtnMuley]

Sabot comes through again with unbeatable information.

[Rainpaddle]

You ain't so bad yourself😉

Like I said, I've been through many pages of muzzle material here and about a year or more ago my buddy and I decided to go muzzleloader, it's been great reading the wealth of knowledge here. The Puyallup Taxidermy guy is another font.

Rob