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What is your favorite propellant ?
« on: January 17, 2010, 10:06:10 PM »
I have just put a T/C omega northwest edition on lay a way. I have been reading about some troubles with pellet style powders and would like to know what you guy's are using?

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Re: What is your favorite propellant ?
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2010, 10:57:57 PM »
777 loose. The 777 pellets are only designed to be used with 209 ignition. I've had some serious issues with them. I use to use pyrodex pellets. They where way easy to load. But 777 loose is way easier to clean up.
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Re: What is your favorite propellant ?
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2010, 11:11:25 PM »
I shoot a Knight Wolverene .54 cal with musket caps and pyrodex pellets. The only mis-fire I have ever had was when it counted the most this last season. A 25 yard broadside shot at a spike bull elk ruined because I unknowingly loaded the pellets in backwards....yes they can be loaded wrong. One side of the pellet has an ignition powder on it. :bash:

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Re: What is your favorite propellant ?
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2010, 11:18:13 PM »
I use loose Triple 7.

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Re: What is your favorite propellant ?
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2010, 11:43:27 PM »
pyrodex pellets
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Re: What is your favorite propellant ?
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2010, 08:44:58 AM »
I use loose Triple 7.


 :yeah: almost scary how easy it cleans up!!

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Re: What is your favorite propellant ?
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2010, 09:12:22 AM »
Used to use pellets now use loose 777. It is the best and cleans up very easily. Very consistent shooting

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Re: What is your favorite propellant ?
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2010, 09:38:42 AM »
ive used everything 777 loose is the best

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Re: What is your favorite propellant ?
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2010, 09:39:11 AM »
Loose Triple 7.  Also allows you to fine tune your load in smaller increments vs. larger increases or decreases with pellets.  I think it also packs better and you don't loose your perceived powder charge as one could with pellets flaking off. :twocents:
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Re: What is your favorite propellant ?
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2010, 12:19:15 PM »
Use to use 777..... Switched to Pyrodex Pellets for ease of use...

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Re: What is your favorite propellant ?
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2010, 05:53:25 PM »
I use loose 777 in my rifles and Cearshot in my shotguns.
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Re: What is your favorite propellant ?
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2010, 06:02:52 PM »
hodgdon pyrodex RS is all I have ever used and it works great
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Re: What is your favorite propellant ?
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2010, 06:07:19 PM »
I use loose Triple 7.


 :yeah: almost scary how easy it cleans up!!

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Re: What is your favorite propellant ?
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2010, 09:19:43 PM »
Goex 2f or 3f and 4f to prime with the flintlock.

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Re: What is your favorite propellant ?
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2010, 09:31:46 PM »
hodgdon pyrodex RS is all I have ever used and it works great
x2 for me. works great

allot of the problems that have come with the pellets is because they were designed to be used with 209 never had a problem with musket caps when i started out using them when i first started muzzleloading you can only use #11 in that gun and #11 and pellets don't mix well had a friend that tried that and had all kinds of hang fires and delayed fires :bdid:
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