Hello, what is the best pellet for hunting ?
I am using JSB Exact Jumbo RS for 5.5mm
What are your recommendations ?
thanks
I am using JSB Exact Jumbo RS for 5.5mm
What are your recommendations ?
thanks
4.5mm and 5.5mm hunting pellet recommendation.
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best hunting pellet would be the pellet that your gun shoots with the best accuracy.
that said,
the jsb rs are pretty light for caliber.
maybe try some of the jsb 15.89gn
or the jsb heavy 18.1gn
that said,
the jsb rs are pretty light for caliber.
maybe try some of the jsb 15.89gn
or the jsb heavy 18.1gn
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Do you want something with more expansion? Try JSB Hades, H&N Hunter, Predator Polymags, H&N Hornets. Most guns seem to shoot the Hades accurately enough.
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Crosman ultra Mag 14.3gr or jsb Jumbo 15.89gn both seem just as accurate at 40m for me.
maybe a Bisley magnum 22gr if I feel like re-zeroing my scope they are also accurate but loopy flight.
maybe a Bisley magnum 22gr if I feel like re-zeroing my scope they are also accurate but loopy flight.
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In 5.5mm my favorite pellet is the Hades for feral cats and smaller. It shines with birds, squirrels, and rabbits but doesn't do as well with larger game. Possums for example...they have really thick skulls for their size! I've had to shoot them multiple times in the head at 15 meters with the Hades to take them down. I believe this is due to the Hades rapid expansion causing poor penetration. However the Hades are MONEY on birds!
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I agree that accuracy is the number 1 criteria. I successfully use exclusively domed pellets for hunting. Ok, I have killed a few squirrels with Crosman HP out of my Prod but they don't expand at Prod velocity so effectively still a domed. My 177 experience is limited, only 3 squirrels so far, but they were all clean kills with H&N 10.65 grain Baracuda pellets. My Prod has taken 15 mainly with H&N copper plated FTTs, 14.66 grain. They rarely shoot through even with a tune to ~18 fpe but take squirrels cleanly. I've taken 20 with my two 25s. One shoots FX 25.4s at about 930 fps. I've only taken two with it, it seems like a bit much for back yard duty and is pretty long to carry through the woods. The other 18 were taken by H&N FTTs going about 870 fps. All but 3 went through the squirrel and only two ran at all and the furthest they went was about 15 feet.
Good shot placement is necessary to get clean kills but expansion is not. But with 30+ fpe expansion could reduce over penetration and a wider hole should kill more quickly. But I limit shots to those where an exiting pellet will have to go really far to hit anything it could damage. It won't have velocity enough to do damage if it has to go several hundred yards. But still with more powerful guns, expanding pellets to reduce velocity at exit is a reasonable option IMHO.
Good shot placement is necessary to get clean kills but expansion is not. But with 30+ fpe expansion could reduce over penetration and a wider hole should kill more quickly. But I limit shots to those where an exiting pellet will have to go really far to hit anything it could damage. It won't have velocity enough to do damage if it has to go several hundred yards. But still with more powerful guns, expanding pellets to reduce velocity at exit is a reasonable option IMHO.
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