[petey]

Yup, it sure does.

Pyrodex pellets go down the barrel the same way they are in the container. If you actually inspect the pellet you'll notice that the bottom of the pellet is "blacker" than the rest of the grey pellet. That's the ignition end. I never tried switching them around to see if they would ignite or not..I assume so in most cases, but why chance it? When I make my quick loads up I used the little red wire yarn provided, never touch the pellets and make sure the black part is always on the ignition end of things. Like there's not enough things that could go wrong as it is!! I just try to rule out the obvious things right off the bat.