triple 7 pellets- 3 of them?

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Originally Posted by punkrockerpj

im still very new to the ML game. i usually shoot triple 7 pellets-- throw two down the barrel with a sabot.

my question here is why some add the third pellet. im reading they are looking for more speed... but losing accuracy.
does it hit harder? does it shoot further?

i really need to sight mine in at 100 yards and start shooting 150 and aiming for the 200 yard targets. this deer season taught me me that! I usually sight in at 50.

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You are thinking 3 x 30 gr or 3 x 50?.
As others said-3x50 is way to much, I tried way back 30+50 and 3 x 30,but stuck with 2 x 50.

Two 50’s of the triple seven is plenty. I tried three twice. That was enough for me. I’m shooting the 285 grain Barnes coppers. 100 yard accuracy is great. I can see no reason to use more powder. I know the blackhorn is the Gucci stuff now but 777 is so easy to use and shoots reliably well. No need to change it up!

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Originally Posted by diverduck

I know the blackhorn is the Gucci stuff now but 777 is so easy to use and shoots reliably well.

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I tried out BH209 last year...was not overly impressed with the performance and definitely not the cost.

https://www.oodmag.com/community/sho...Black-Horn-209

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Originally Posted by gbk

You are thinking 3 x 30 gr or 3 x 50?.
As others said-3x50 is way to much, I tried way back 30+50 and 3 x 30,but stuck with 2 x 50.

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i have 50s. so you'd be running 150 worth of charge. i dont plan to do it but was wondering the rationale.

A buddy runs 3 50gr white hot pellets in his thompson centre and says it shoots good. I'm betting he didn't even try 2 or he'd probably get better groups or at least as good. But because it states that he can shoot 3 pellets he automatically thinks it must be better. We weighed 2 50gr pellets and it was closer to 80gr than 100gr and how much of that is adhesive holding the pellet together? I'm guessing if someone shooting 3 pellets tried shooting 150gr of loose powder they'd be in for an eye opener.

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Originally Posted by cantgetright

A buddy runs 3 50gr white hot pellets in his thompson centre and says it shoots good. I'm betting he didn't even try 2 or he'd probably get better groups or at least as good. But because it states that he can shoot 3 pellets he automatically thinks it must be better. We weighed 2 50gr pellets and it was closer to 80gr than 100gr and how much of that is adhesive holding the pellet together? I'm guessing if someone shooting 3 pellets tried shooting 150gr of loose powder they'd be in for an eye opener.

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Those will be the volume of the charge not weight.

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Originally Posted by diverduck

Two 50’s of the triple seven is plenty. I tried three twice. That was enough for me. I’m shooting the 285 grain Barnes coppers. 100 yard accuracy is great. I can see no reason to use more powder. I know the blackhorn is the Gucci stuff now but 777 is so easy to use and shoots reliably well. No need to change it up!

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And far cheaper....