CPHP Made in USA or Not?

[igolfat8]

I’ve been trying to get my .22 Vixen to shoot CPHPs accurately but my efforts have been futile. I tried lubing them with several different lubes, sorting them by weight and head size, resizing them, shooting them straight from the tin and washed and bone dry and zilch, no luck at all. They would constantly throw fliers in all directions. That was until I decided to try another tin today. I was previously shooting the blue and gold tins but found a red, white and blue tin that had USA Built on the lid and Shazam these shoot marvelously. Upon closer inspection the USA tin pellets don’t have a pronounced seam, like the blue /gold tin pellets do. Has anyone else noticed this?

I wonder if the tin, on the left, pictured below is not made in the US? Does anyone know?

The top two rows are 5 shot groups. The second row, 1st bull, low shot was me. The top rows were shot indoors at 10M. The group on row 7 was 11 shots at 50 feet. The high shot was me using the wrong hold over hash mark.

 

[Dairyboy]

I think I read the newer ones are made in shoot Columbia? Brazil? I wanna say a South American country. I have a bunch if the red white and blue tins and they do great. My Evol Mini loves them as does my Notos.

 

[Dairyboy]

Looks like Brazil

Others - Crosman premiers Brazil??

I see a discussion on these pellets and the guy said primer branded but made in Brazil. I replied I just thought the essential recreational pellets ( not branded as premier line) were the only ones not made in USA but Brazil imported for covid shortage times . Well dog gone .. Never...

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[airgunmike56]

I bought a few tins of these at my local Walmart , Says made in the USA, Most of my super accurate guns , Vulcan, cricket, Prophet , I have only one pellet that I shoot and its not the Premier line, Now my PCP pistols in 22 shoot the Premier line and shoot pretty good at the price point , As a rule I like to clean my barrel before switching brands of pellets Its a pain and a hassle but it really lets you know how that pellet shoots in your gun,, But and its a big butt I slide a lot on that rule with my PCP pistols as I am jumping all over the place with them, and there pellets , Just fun shooting no hole on hole with the pistols .
So the rule is if you really want to see what a pellet will do in your gun, You gotta start with a clean barrel,,, my 2 cents
Mike

 

[igolfat8]

I bought a few tins of these at my local Walmart , Says made in the USA, Most of my super accurate guns , Vulcan, cricket, Prophet , I have only one pellet that I shoot and its not the Premier line, Now my PCP pistols in 22 shoot the Premier line and shoot pretty good at the price point , As a rule I like to clean my barrel before switching brands of pellets Its a pain and a hassle but it really lets you know how that pellet shoots in your gun,, But and its a big butt I slide a lot on that rule with my PCP pistols as I am jumping all over the place with them, and there pellets , Just fun shooting no hole on hole with the pistols .
So the rule is if you really want to see what a pellet will do in your gun, You gotta start with a clean barrel,,, my 2 cents
Mike

Yeah I get it Mike and I do the same. I cleaned my pipe after every different lube combination so I could see which worked and which didn't. It wasn't until after I switched to the red lid (USA) tins that I saw a HUGE difference and improvement in the accuracy.

Looks like Brazil

Others - Crosman premiers Brazil??

I see a discussion on these pellets and the guy said primer branded but made in Brazil. I replied I just thought the essential recreational pellets ( not branded as premier line) were the only ones not made in USA but Brazil imported for covid shortage times . Well dog gone .. Never...

community.hardairmagazine.com

Thanks for posting that link @Dairyboy that was helpful. Now I know for sure. My buddy @reiffra945 says his P-rod will shoot both equally well. Too bad my Vixen won't because I have a crap load of the Brazil made ones. Oh well, I guess they will be good enough for the grandkids to shoot up some day.