bp pellets

virgil ante · April 1, 2007, 05:06 PM

i can't seem to find much info on pyrodex pellets, dose it work in ruger old army? is it sass legal for bp? why doesn't more cowboys use it? i'm new as you probably guessed. looking forward to your replys. thanks

O.S.O.K. · April 1, 2007, 06:57 PM

Welcome to the board Virgil! Pyrodex pellets will work in your Ruger no problem - just use appropriate charge level and of course, seat your wads/bullets down to the pellet. You will also want to use magnum caps to help with ignition.

Pyrodex is a SASS legal pb propellant but most pb shooters don't use them for a couple of reasons. One is cost (you shoot 100+ rounds every match) and two is there's no real advantage over using regular granulated or black powder and third, its more authentic to load granulated.

Also, you loose the ability to "fine" tune your loads as you are stuck with the pellet weights.

virgil ante · April 1, 2007, 07:32 PM

thank you now i know why.
It stands to reason it will cost as much to shoot that way as if you shot cartridges.

marcseatac · April 1, 2007, 08:40 PM

100 (30 grain .44 pellets) is around $15, but a whole bottle of Pyrodex P can be found for less.

April 1, 2007, 05:06 PM	#1
virgil ante Junior Member Join Date: April 1, 2007 Location: az Posts: 2	bp pellets i can't seem to find much info on pyrodex pellets, dose it work in ruger old army? is it sass legal for bp? why doesn't more cowboys use it? i'm new as you probably guessed. looking forward to your replys. thanks

April 1, 2007, 06:57 PM	#2
O.S.O.K. Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 2007 Posts: 122	pellets Welcome to the board Virgil! Pyrodex pellets will work in your Ruger no problem - just use appropriate charge level and of course, seat your wads/bullets down to the pellet. You will also want to use magnum caps to help with ignition. Pyrodex is a SASS legal pb propellant but most pb shooters don't use them for a couple of reasons. One is cost (you shoot 100+ rounds every match) and two is there's no real advantage over using regular granulated or black powder and third, its more authentic to load granulated. Also, you loose the ability to "fine" tune your loads as you are stuck with the pellet weights.

April 1, 2007, 07:32 PM	#3
virgil ante Junior Member Join Date: April 1, 2007 Location: az Posts: 2	thanks thank you now i know why. It stands to reason it will cost as much to shoot that way as if you shot cartridges.

April 1, 2007, 08:40 PM	#4
marcseatac Senior Member Join Date: October 7, 2006 Posts: 225	100 (30 grain .44 pellets) is around $15, but a whole bottle of Pyrodex P can be found for less.