I could have been more clear when I started this post. Sorry. It was not intended to say that pellets compare to loose, only to say, if you wanted to use the pellets due to their fast reload, which would be the best. Like which had most consistant ignition, ease of cleaning, and yes beyond 75 yards, accuracy. 99% of the time, it is one shot one kill. In 2006 one of the biggest bucks I have ever taken was due to pellets. I shot at the deer @ 55 yards. Later I discovered the first shot missed it's mark due to a 1 inch sapling that intercepted the round. Now the deer is at 9 yards, very alert and spooked.[I am 20 ft in a climber, in a tall pine, no cover around me] I was forced to load the Huntsman left handed [ I am right handed] with the gun laying across my lap. Loose powder was not an option. I had a good second shot and killed the deer. Was it a a once in a lifetime run of bad luck to hit the tree, maybe. Will I ever need to reload like that again, who knows. If I was bench rest shooting for high score and prizes, yes loose powder rules. But when you are hunting where 99% of deer are killed at less than 50 yards due to thick cover, and you are looking at pie plate groups, pellets rule.
