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<blockquote data-quote="WestTn Huntin man" data-source="post: 1383321" data-attributes="member: 3620"><p>Loose powder will generally give the best results after you you get some experence under your belt .</p><p>The #1 thing for a beginner is consistant loading.You have to put the exact same amount of powder every time.Pellets make this much easier. They do cost more. You also HAVE to be able to put the exact same amount of pressure on the ramrod each time you load the gun.No matter the bullet or the amount of powder if you ram it hard one time and lite the next you will not be able to shoot consistantly tight groups.</p><p> I converted my knight to shoot Musket caps. They are much larger and easier to handle than regular caps or 209's.</p><p>To start out practiceing and loading (2) 50 grain pellets and a 250 grain Barnes or Hornady seem to work well in alot of Knights.</p><p>I would recommend that a beginner pick one load and one bullet and practice,practice,and practice some more untill you can shoot consistant groups at 75 or 100 yards.After you start getting good groups then you can start playing around with different loads and different bullets to see what you and your gun can do at longer ranges.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WestTn Huntin man, post: 1383321, member: 3620"] Loose powder will generally give the best results after you you get some experence under your belt . The #1 thing for a beginner is consistant loading.You have to put the exact same amount of powder every time.Pellets make this much easier. They do cost more. You also HAVE to be able to put the exact same amount of pressure on the ramrod each time you load the gun.No matter the bullet or the amount of powder if you ram it hard one time and lite the next you will not be able to shoot consistantly tight groups. I converted my knight to shoot Musket caps. They are much larger and easier to handle than regular caps or 209's. To start out practiceing and loading (2) 50 grain pellets and a 250 grain Barnes or Hornady seem to work well in alot of Knights. I would recommend that a beginner pick one load and one bullet and practice,practice,and practice some more untill you can shoot consistant groups at 75 or 100 yards.After you start getting good groups then you can start playing around with different loads and different bullets to see what you and your gun can do at longer ranges. [/QUOTE]
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