Pyrodex pellets for .44/.45 revolvers

[Hunter87]

Anyone have any experience with these how do you rate them.

http://www.dauntseyguns.co.uk/proddetai ... &cat=81400

[WelshShooter]

I have no experience using pyrodex pellets but I have used Pyrodex P. I've only used real blackpowder on occasion so I have no direct comparison, but Pyrodex P worked OK for my needs. I've shot loads between 18gr-23gr at 25m with varying success (99,9% down to me). When shot from a rest I could get my shots in a fist sized group which I was happy with.

http://www.dauntseyguns.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=HOD-P

[dromia]

If you are a substitute user then no reason why they shouldn't work.

A few yankee reports that I have seen indicate that people who have used it seemed happy enough.

Pyrodex is harder to ignite than black and I would imagine these these would be even harder so hot caps like RWS 1075+ would be advisable.

[Hunter87]

If you are a substitute user then no reason why they shouldn't work.

A few yankee reports that I have seen indicate that people who have used it seemed happy enough.

Pyrodex is harder to ignite than black and I would imagine these these would be even harder so hot caps like RWS 1075+ would be advisable.

Thanks dromia

[WelshShooter]

Pyrodex is harder to ignite than black and I would imagine these these would be even harder so hot caps like RWS 1075+ would be advisable.

To add more information, I used Remington No.11 percussion caps with my 1858 .44 and obtained 100% ignition over 200 shots using Pyrodex P.

[dromia]

Yes normal caps work with powder pyrodex but it is still harder to ignite, it doesn't work well if at all in flintlocks. So as pellets as usually harder to ignite than powder then with pyrodex it could be enough to demand the extra oompfff.

No one said that you needed hotter caps for igniting Pyrodex powder in cap and ball firearms.

[ovenpaa]

Are these the same pellets as the ones you can buy sized to the chamber and at a predetermined load. I am sure I read recently about single pellets for muzzle loading revolvers.

[redcat]

Are these pellets still available in the UK? It's many years since I saw them (think it might have been Viking Arms that had them) and they were very expensive.

Redcat

[dromia]

According to the links in the first post you can, I suspect that is why he was asking.

[dromia]

Powder pellets have been around for years and never really took off probably because they are expensive as Derek says, the ones referred to in this thread seem to be over twice the price of loose Pyrodex also you are limited to loads the size of the pellets.

With the advent of modern inlines in the US to extend shooters hunting season pellets became more popular as many inline hunters don't want the perceived faff on of M/L but want a muzzle loader that behaves as much like a cartridge gun as possible, how is that for a truly post modern oxymoron.

I do like in lines myself especially as the eyes dim and scopes become more of a necessity, in lines are made for scopes. They are removed somewhat from traditional M/Ls but are interesting in their own right and every bit as accurate, I'm not too big a fan of modern sabots as I draw the line at putting plastic down my bore even in my shotguns I use fibre wad cartridges. Plastic on the outside of a gun is an abomination on the inside it is eternal damnation.