Post by: Russ McDonald on January 04, 2012, 08:59:42 AM
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Post by: Russ McDonald on January 04, 2012, 09:51:32 AM
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Post by: Skillet on January 04, 2012, 10:20:52 AM
Use the #11 german caps if you can find them. I've never had a misfire or hangfire with them yet. They are hot. As mentioned, musket caps are another way to go. In any case, keep that nipple clean and keep an extra one on you at all times (ALONG WITH A NIPPLE WRENCH :chuckle:) in your possibles bag.
Post by: groundhog on January 04, 2012, 10:29:13 AM
Post by: muzbuster on January 04, 2012, 10:29:39 AM
I like loose powder. I just can't get over the price of pellets in addition to the 50gr increments. Seems like if your gun's sweet spot is at 90gr or 125 gr you can't get it just right with pellets. With the speed loaders available, I don't see any advantage to pellets? :dunno:
Use the #11 german caps if you can find them. I've never had a misfire or hangfire with them yet. They are hot. As mentioned, musket caps are another way to go. In any case, keep that nipple clean and keep an extra one on you at all times (ALONG WITH A NIPPLE WRENCH :chuckle:) in your possibles bag.
:yeah: :tup:
Post by: elkboy on January 04, 2012, 10:35:35 AM
Post by: rasbo on January 04, 2012, 10:38:10 AM
Post by: C-Money on January 04, 2012, 11:02:43 AM
Post by: Kowsrule30 on January 04, 2012, 12:30:24 PM
Post by: Lcl 66 Tinner on January 04, 2012, 01:05:22 PM
Post by: rasbo on January 04, 2012, 01:15:37 PM
Post by: dawhunt on January 04, 2012, 02:16:14 PM
Bob
Post by: coyotewallace on January 04, 2012, 02:31:20 PM
I'll never go back to pellets.
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Post by: elkboy on January 04, 2012, 07:24:26 PM
real muzzeloader guys use loose powder. :chuckle:
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Post by: Dan-o on January 04, 2012, 07:45:22 PM
I'm all about he pellets. Way too easy to use when hunting.
Post by: Big Horn on January 05, 2012, 08:01:34 PM
I like loose powder. I just can't get over the price of pellets in addition to the 50gr increments. Seems like if your gun's sweet spot is at 90gr or 125 gr you can't get it just right with pellets. With the speed loaders available, I don't see any advantage to pellets? :dunno::yeah:
I use 125gr of triple seven ffg with musket caps :twocents:
Post by: teanawayslayer on January 05, 2012, 08:16:57 PM
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 05, 2012, 08:54:16 PM
Post by: ribka on January 05, 2012, 08:57:17 PM
Powder for me. I played with pellets when I first started shooting a smoke pole. Much better luck with powder over pellets :tup: You can play with loads as well a lot more then with pellets. With pellets you get 100g or 150g :chuckle:
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powder trumps pellets for WA ml ignition
Post by: GHETTO GUIDE on January 05, 2012, 09:10:48 PM
Powder for me. I played with pellets when I first started shooting a smoke pole. Much better luck with powder over pellets :tup: You can play with loads as well a lot more then with pellets. With pellets you get 100g or 150g :chuckle:
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powder trumps pellets for WA ml ignition
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on January 06, 2012, 11:53:55 AM
Powder for me. I played with pellets when I first started shooting a smoke pole. Much better luck with powder over pellets :tup: You can play with loads as well a lot more then with pellets. With pellets you get 100g or 150g :chuckle:
You can get 30 grainers in Pyrodex Pellets..... I shoot 130 grains of them..... I couldn't get good groups with any kind of powder from 85 grains to 130 grains..... Got some pellets the next day put in 150 grains.... Bullets would tumble and hit sideways... :chuckle: Backed down to 130 grains of pellets not sure of anything at the moment and I get great groups with a nice trajectory..... I don't shoot much past 100 yards but it helps.... :twocents: Only powder/bullet combo I could get decent groups with....
Post by: deadyote on January 07, 2012, 09:02:55 PM
Post by: Encore 280 on January 09, 2012, 08:11:54 AM
Post by: Lcl 66 Tinner on January 09, 2012, 09:43:15 AM
Has anyone tried American Pioneer powder? I used it for a couple years and it really shoots clean! First ones I tried I got from Verles in Shelton and it came in the plastic jar with pre measured plastic tubes of 100gr I think it was. Couldn't find them after that so just used the loose powder and still seems to work nice and shoots really clean. Went back to modern last year so I don't know when I'll go back to the ML stuff again although I do enjoy shooting them. A friend was using pellets in his Renegade and not having too good of luck but still stuck with them. :bash: Now he's wanting to sell the Renegade. We were wondering if maybe the pellets were meant mostly for the inlines rather than the more tradional muzzleloaders. :dunno: Any ideas?The pellets are designed for 209 primers, they are hotter than #11's or musket caps, switch to loose and see what happen
Post by: Lowedog on January 09, 2012, 09:59:17 AM
Has anyone tried American Pioneer powder? I used it for a couple years and it really shoots clean! First ones I tried I got from Verles in Shelton and it came in the plastic jar with pre measured plastic tubes of 100gr I think it was. Couldn't find them after that so just used the loose powder and still seems to work nice and shoots really clean. Went back to modern last year so I don't know when I'll go back to the ML stuff again although I do enjoy shooting them. A friend was using pellets in his Renegade and not having too good of luck but still stuck with them. :bash: Now he's wanting to sell the Renegade. We were wondering if maybe the pellets were meant mostly for the inlines rather than the more tradional muzzleloaders. :dunno: Any ideas?
I tried the pellets and had decent results the first season but when I went to shoot again the next summer they were very inconsistent. Like they have a shelf life or something. I have a bottle and a half of 100gr sticks if anyone want to give it a try.
Post by: flinter on January 09, 2012, 08:29:21 PM
Post by: huntnnw on January 09, 2012, 11:41:55 PM