[husker]

went out to day and shot for an hour or so with pyrodex fffg powder no probs at all. i changed out all 6 nipples in my new army and loaded up with the pellets.the first 6 shots worked fine. loaded up pellets again 2 out of 6 hang fired. that happens now and then. load her back up with pellets 3 out of 6 didnt go off so i put new primes on and 1 went off with the longest hang fire ever the other 2 nope. 2 more primers nothing. brake out the cordless drill and brass screw and pulled the loads out.go back to the fffg powder and shot for a nother 1/2 hour. no probs at all. just my 2 cents

[arcticap]

Gee, I wonder if the ignition would improve with a few grains of loose powder loaded into the bottom of the cylinder first?
Since one side of the pellet is supposed to be loaded downward, could some of them have been inserted into the cylinder upside down? :rolleyes:

[scrat]

Pyrodex pellots you have to also make sure the black side is down. IF not you will have hangfires and fail to fires. If and when you have a fail to fire. pull the nipple off. pour in some black. then it will fire. For those pellots though you almost have to put some black in the cylinder. then it depends on caps and nipples as well. i found that the #11 CCI Magnum caps work best for shooting pellots.

[Pulp]

The pellets are easy to crush while seating the bullet. If crushed they may be harder to ignite. They work fine in cartridges such as .45Colt and .44-40 Winchester, but I haven't had much luck with Pyrodex in cap and ball. Pellets or powder. Seems I always have a slight but noticeable delay 'twixt pop and boom.

[WilliamFeldmann]

When I bought my first Remington years ago i bought 200 pellets, cause I thought it would be easier. Same problem, every time I try for reloads. I can't figure it out.

Then I tried about a 5 grain BP charge in the bottom then the pellet. Never had a hang fire since. Of course, why prime the cylinder with your flask just to drop in a pellet. Thats why I still have about 100 of those pellets left (they are near 5 years old, i should really use them up already).

[husker]

ya im done with it. ill try making some firer cracker with whats left. i cant see any diff in the color of the pellet. they told me about that before i left the store. no real money lost. just wanted some feed back so thanks guys. after i go through this bottle of fffg pyro powder id like to try something else. like real B-P powder any suggestions?

[Smokin_Gun]

id like to try something else. like real B-P powder any suggestions?

When I order I get mine here...ordered10/lbs. a KIK last time ... have always used Goex.
Cost includes hazmat fees to your door.
http://www.powderinc.com/

[frontiergander]

why are you using pellets? Thats a lot of money to be spending. 20 grains pyrodex P would cost a hell of a lot less and last you a long time.

[husker]

it was only like $12 for the can. it was something i wanted to try. if it worked as good as powder i would use it. it dose make loading easy.and yes a 100 shots for 12 bucks vs 15 for a bottle of fffg powder. it dosent make muck scene to buy pellets if you have all the stuff for loading powder which i do.i think its more geared for the hunter who just once to make a kill and then the gun goes back into storage i have a few friends like this. they wont spend the money for flasks, measures, ect,

[Macgille]

Been shooting black for over a half century now, and I have never found any substitute for DuPont ( sorry Goex) black. Pellets are unreliable, 777 is not consistent, Pyrodex is probably best but isn't as powerful as black. hey, it has worked fine for 1,000 years or so. Why change?:what: