ZAN .30 caliber PELLET Perfection?!

Specifics, please. Always interested in .30 pellets, my third .30 airgun just shipped and no slugs for me. WM

I don't see them on the ZAN website.

What grain .30 cal pellets are inside that box you are holding?

Make any that fit the magazine for the Western Sidewinder .30.

Hopefully 60+ grain

Michael said:

I believe he said they are 56g

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That's a nice heavy pellet. My Leshiy 2 shoots the Zan 59gr slugs really well so these would be on my short list. Hope the price is more in line with pellets as the Zans are a little pricey to shoot all the time.

Mike Bricker - Do you think these 56g ZAN pellets will shoot in the .30 cal BOSS? The 44g are shooting good at 50y.

I realize I will have to turn up the HST to try and up the velocity to push those heavier pellets.

That’s great! The 30 has always lacked in pellet variety. Maybe now the “other guys” will monitor their QC better.

Hopefully Zan will progress over to a more weight and head consistent 25 and 22 cal heavy, maybe call it a redesign of the redesigns

tommyb said:

Mike Bricker - Do you think these 56g ZAN pellets will shoot in the .30 cal BOSS? The 44g are shooting good at 50y.

I realize I will have to turn up the HST to try and up the velocity to push those heavier pellets.

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Depends. You can probably get them going at 840. I’d estimate about 65 fps less than the 44s. Accuracy will depend on your barrel. Can’t hurt to try. But if the BC isn’t significantly better it’s a waste of time.

Okay, you got me. I'll try a couple boxes. So who is currently selling them?

DevilsLuck said:

Make any that fit the magazine for the Western Sidewinder .30.

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Are you saying that actual JSB do not fit correctly on the magazine of the Sidewinder .30 Cal?

Please elaborate. I am about to buy one.

Emu said:

Are you saying that actual JSB do not fit correctly on the magazine of the Sidewinder .30 Cal?

Please elaborate. I am about to buy one.

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I just got mine yesterday, and haven't shot it yet. Here on this forum, and possibly this thread; someone posted a video in which the user stated that his didn't appear to be suitable for slugs. I haven't used the Zans. In fact I'd never heard of them. But if the lengths of slugs present a problem, I'd like to know these pellets fit before buying any...

Centercut said:

Depends. You can probably get them going at 840. I’d estimate about 65 fps less than the 44s. Accuracy will depend on your barrel. Can’t hurt to try. But if the BC isn’t significantly better it’s a waste of time.

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Good point about the BC factor, thanks.

I have seen that same guy that said that Sidewinder did not shoot well slugs later on correcting and said it did well with other slugs.

Emu said:

I have seen that same guy that said that Sidewinder did not shoot well slugs later on correcto and said it did well with other slugs.

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As a wise man once said, " assumption is the mother of all "F"ups "
But yeah i saw that video too, and it indeed seem to shoot at least 1 slug well.

Emu said:

I have seen that same guy that said that Sidewinder did not shoot well slugs later on correcting and said it did well with other slugs.

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"That" guy I don't find to be very good. His Notos review was pretty awful along with his general shooting quality.

ctshooter said:

"That" guy I don't find to be very good. His Notos review was pretty awful along with his general shooting quality.

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Well not everyone may have our remarkable skills .....

Emu said:

I have seen that same guy that said that Sidewinder did not shoot well slugs later on correcting and said it did well with other slugs.

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Just for kicks last night, I did try to load up an NSA slug, and it fell right through...