What about pellets???

[broncwalker]

Ive seen these pistol pellets here and there, and I waas wonderin if they were any account? What do yall think?

[Cincinnati Slim]

Howdy,

They are really easy to load but are very sensitive to load compression.

Ya gotta crunch 'em down just right with the rammer to see consistent results.

Pyrodex clean-up is just as cruddy as regular black powder. Smell is much worse!

Really sets my alergies off a runnin'

I've had better results w/granulated triple-seven. Cleaner, better velocity and less stink.

Just my opinion...

Cincinnati Slim

[SFT]

Sometimes hard to get burning, and any oil/water, no matter how little will kill them.  But if you can get past the expense they make loading much quicker.

[Grapeshot]

Use them in the cartridge conversions and the 1875's in .44 and .45.  Work great.

[SFT]

Use them in the cartridge conversions and the 1875's in .44 and .45.  Work great.

What type of bullets, primer and crimp do you use when loading with the pistol pellets?  I was trying to figure out how to go about using them with a regular lead ball and brass case, ever try that?

[Grapeshot]

What type of bullets, primer and crimp do you use when loading with the pistol pellets?  I was trying to figure out how to go about using them with a regular lead ball and brass case, ever try that?

Using The pellets, I use a 200 grain .44 bullet lubed with a home made BP Lube in the .44-40 with a standard roll crimp and a magnum primer.  Works well in my 1866 Carbine.

In the .45 Colt cartridge I use an RCBS 250 grain RN 2 groove bullet with same lube and primer as above and a taper crimp.

I have used a brass case with the pellet and a round ball.  The round ball was coated in Liquid Alox and seated deep enough to crimp over the curve of the ball with a CCI Large Pistol Magnum primer to touch it off.

In all cases it worked great.  I did use the 30 grain Pyrodex pellet in a .44 Colt case.  I compressed the pellet enough to seat that same 200 grain bullet and crimpped it in place.  When I touched it off in my 5.5 inch barreled 1875 Remington, I thought I had lit off a .44 Magnum.