Sabots or Powerbelts in Encore 209x50????

[PowerPro]

Just wondering what works better in the 209x50 Encore. Shot mine this weekend and found it was difficult to seat Hornady XTP 240 grain sabots in the thing!!  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
Also was wondering if you prefer 100 grains or 150.  Shot 150 grains of 777 pellets and recoil wasn't bad at all.  Was told by others that using 150 grains would ruin accuracy.  
 

Thanks

[Redhawk1]

Just wondering what works better in the 209x50 Encore. Shot mine this weekend and found it was difficult to seat Hornady XTP 240 grain sabots in the thing!!  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
Also was wondering if you prefer 100 grains or 150.  Shot 150 grains of 777 pellets and recoil wasn't bad at all.  Was told by others that using 150 grains would ruin accuracy.  
 

Thanks

For ease of loading the powerbelts are hard to beat. I shot a lot of them with 2 pellets of triple7 and had great results. But I have recently switched to precision Rifles duples 195 gr. saboted bullets. My accuracy improved and I still just use 2 pellets or 90 gr. of loose triple7. My impact is the same for both loads.  

[AndyHass]

Shooting 150gr won't necessarily reduce accuracy....but it will with MOST bullets.  Especially pure lead.  Cecil at Precision Rifle tried to tell me that there is no reason their pure lead bullets won't shoot accurately past 2000 fps, but none of my 3 guns (or 4 guns owned by friends) have ever pushed one past 2000 fps with MOA groups.
    I shot my Traditions Lightning with the 195gr duplex DC (Redhawk's favorite) and it was great up to 100gr, where I hunted it.  My Omega wouldn't shoot it under 4-inch groups at ANY charge, so now I shoot Shockwaves.  I hunt with the 200gr Shockwave at 110gr 777 (2100 fps), and can shoot the 250gr version up to 120 gr accurately.
    I have never found any bullet that will maintain sub-1.5" groups at 150gr in my guns...but I know people who have.  Personally, I think the only need for 150gr on deer is if you're going to be shooting long range, and if that is the case you need maximum accuracy anyways so I stick with 110gr.

[PowerPro]

Thanks for the information. I'm going to try just two 50 grain pellets and see what happens.