777 weight?

[sahevener]

is there a different propety to this powder than smokeless powder because when i weighed the triple 7 pellets they only weighed around 35 grains not 50 and if thats the case should i use loose powder from now on to actually get 100 grains in my loads

 

[sabotloader]

sahevener

No not the right thought..... A 35 grain T7 pellet is equivelent to 50 grains of real black powder - so 3 T7 pellets you are shooting 150 grain equivelent load. T7 is suppose to be 10-15% hotter than regular Black powder. Very few, if any, manufactures will ok 150 grains of loose T7 in their guns. I think the top is 120 grains of loose T7 or 150 grains of T7 pellets....

I am not inot pellets - to expensive so I normally shoot 100 - 110 grains of T7 depending on the gun...

 

[sahevener]

thanks alot i knew there was something to it that i wasn't understanding

 

[MattWV]

It should also be noted that black powder and its substitutes are measured by volume, not by weight. 100grs of loose T7 actually weighs out to about 80grs in a beam scale.