Havicman
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I recently got a .58 Hawken am going to be using loose powder. I already own a TC Omega that I shoot with pellets. Since I'll only be using loose powder in the Hawkens I decided that I might as well use loose powder in the TC Omega also. When I checked the powder charges in manual that comes with the Omega, the max charge is 150Gr for either pellets or loose. The muzzle velosity and energy, though, are different for each. The muzzle velocity/energy for 150Gr of pellets is 2249/2696. For 150Gr loose powder it is 1879/1882. I'm wondering what causes the difference between the pellets and the loose poweder. Does the loose powder burn quicker, causing higher pressures? As I said I would like to use the loose powder in both of the rifles, but I don't realy want to be shooting a max load if I don't need to. I only hunt whitetail deer at 100 yards or less. Has anyone shot pellets and loose powder in the same rifle and noticed any differences?