Are black powder pellets pure black powder?

ummm just wondering are black powder pellets for muzzleloading guns pure black powderAre black powder pellets pure black powder?
No, the pellets are actually a smokeless powder having very similar burning rate characteristics to black powder. These are such brands as Pyrodex, Triple 7, Shockey's Gold, etc. These substitutes have a higher ignition point than black powder and are harder to ignite. To make them easier to ignite, some manufacturers place a small amount of black powder on the base of the pellet.





Because these pellets are more difficult to ignite, they are best in the new in-line muzzleloaders. They perform very poorly in a traditional caplock and not at all in a flintlock.





The advantages to the pellets are that they are easily and quickly loaded, require no measuring of powder and are easy to clean up afterward. They are also less corrosive than black powder. The down side is that they cost considerably more than black powder or even granular black powder substitutes and can be used reliably only in the new in-line rifles.Are black powder pellets pure black powder?
Not blackpowder at all. I believe Pyrodex is the only company that markets the pelletized form of their powder.





They are alright for those modern in-line abominations, and I suppose you can use them in side-lock percussion rifles, but their ignition temperature is too high to use in flintlock rifles or shotguns.





Doc
Second that!


Pyrodex or Triple 7, they are synthetic forms of Black powder, but they burn cleaner and often faster than traditional BP.


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they are a black powder substitute plus a binding agent.





They are basically just modern smokeless powder that is a low pressure type you put in from the muzzle
No. Actually they are a form of black powder substitute. Usually Pyrodex.