Greetings Stumpkiller,
The drop-tube causes the powder to settle to the bottom of the barrel in a consistent, even manner every time, while preventing individual powder grains fron sticking to the side of the barrel and getting crunched between the side of the bore and the patched ball.
As I stated in my previous post, a drop tube has no instant accuracy magic and is used only by the purist of the pure competition bench or cross sticks shooters. And then only by those very few who cannot understand why they are not shooting an X with every shot, only 10's. OH....... if only I had that kind of problem.
Unless one has one of those very, very rare hunting rifles that will shoot along with a 30-50 pound bench rifle, 15-20 pound chunk gun or 14 pound cross sticks rifle rifle, a drop tube offers little or no advantage.
If however, using a drop tube is an itch that must be scratched, then by all means try it. Hopefully you will prove me wrong and satisfy that itch to try something new (for yourself)
Any idea that promotes a safer improvement in shooting accuracy is never a bad idea. Besides, the main idea in shooting these front loaders is to have good, clean (excluding the cleanup) fun, and there does not seem to be enough of that today.
Best regards and good shooting,
John L. Hinnant
If you are not an NRA Member, why not? I am carrying you load.