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777-vs-Pyrodex.....volume?

Rembrandt
I recently got a box of 50 grain "Hogdens 777" pellets and noticed the size is a smaller than that of the 50 grain Pyrodex pellets....does the performance or pressures change?...hate to resight my rifle if there is a difference.
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  • bambihunter
    777 was designed more to meet the specs of black powder (and thus meet the velocity similiarities). My rifle went all over the place swapping back and forth between them. I went back to pyrodex simply because they are much cheaper. I do think the 777 is the best muzzleloader powder available (aside from smokeless powder in the Savage)
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  • gskyhawk
    tried both in my Encore , they did NOT shoot to the same point of aim 6-8inches difference up and down
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  • Rembrandt
    Thanks for the info....think I'll stick to my Pyrodex till this deer season is over. Get it re-sighted next season with 777.
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  • cletus85
    Better try 777 loose for best accuracy, I ran poll on another site for "best accuracy" and loose 777 won by a 2 to 1 margin over all over options. This has been my experience as well.
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