Huben GK1 .22 recommended pellets for lower power (UK Sub6)

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I recommend using the JTS brand pellets for both the Huben pistol, and rifle. Their lead composition is much harder, and less prone to catching as they rotate around in the mag. The JSB's have long been my favorite pellets in all of my guns, but their softer lead doesn't do that well in the violent action of the Huben semi auto's.
At least, that is what I discovered with my Huben's. My .22 GK1 likes the JST 16gr. And my .22 K1, the JST 18gr.
Maybe try there 14gr version with your lower powered GK1?
Good luck,
Have fun!!!
 
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AJ_Roberts said:
One of my favourite UK Airgun shops has JTS pellets instock I’ve just ordered a tin of 16gr domes and 14gr wadcutters to test out 👍
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Best of luck! If JTS are anything like the AEA thwy should have nice thick skirts. AEA pellets have 5.7mm skirts or .2242 they dont require seating with any objects in either of my previous k1 or gk1
 
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scottblair said:
I recommend using the JTS brand pellets for both the Huben pistol, and rifle. Their lead composition is much harder, and less prone to catching as they rotate around in the mag. The JSB's have long been my favorite pellets in all of my guns, but their softer lead doesn't do that well in the violent action of the Huben semi auto's.
At least, that is what I discovered with my Huben's. My .22 GK1 likes the JST 16gr. And my .22 K1, the JST 18gr.
Maybe try there 14gr version with your lower powered GK1?
Good luck,
Have fun!!!
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If you are having jamming issues with JSB pellets, you are loading the cylinder incorrectly. Cylinder retention occurs via the chamfer at the entrance of the cylinder bore because the pellet skirt is slightly larger than the pellet head. It is the skirt that fits into this chamfer holding the pellet in place. Do not force the pellet more forward past that chamfer when loading.
 
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steve-l said:
If you are having jamming issues with JSB pellets, you are loading the cylinder incorrectly. Cylinder retention occurs via the chamfer at the entrance of the cylinder bore because the pellet skirt is slightly larger than the pellet head. It is the skirt that fits into this chamfer holding the pellet in place. Do not force the pellet more forward past that chamfer when loading.
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I never "seat" pellets in any airgun. Im just letting them drop in. The soft lead of the JSB skirts get bent up while rotating in the mag.
I'm loading correctly! JTS lead is much harder and doesn't deform.
YMMV, have fun!
 
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steve-l said:
If you are having jamming issues with JSB pellets, you are loading the cylinder incorrectly. Cylinder retention occurs via the chamfer at the entrance of the cylinder bore because the pellet skirt is slightly larger than the pellet head. It is the skirt that fits into this chamfer holding the pellet in place. Do not force the pellet more forward past that chamfer when loading.
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I've said this before and I'll see it again. Not every magazine that comes from the gk1 platform is the same size. They can vary from .2199 all the way to .224! Stop telling members that the reason they are having these issues is because they aren't doing it right. I have magazines that have needed seating and others who didn't need seating at all. Hell on my K1 I couldn't even use a pen to seat the AEA pellets because of how tight they fit where as my gk1 they would go about 1.5mm into the chamber but no further unless using brute force, and again, those pellets have a .2244 sized skirt.
 
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scottblair said:
I never "seat" pellets in any airgun. Im just letting them drop in. The soft lead of the JSB skirts get bent up while rotating in the mag.
I'm loading correctly! JTS lead is much harder and doesn't deform.
YMMV, have fun!
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@scottblair Do you own any type of Huben airgun? I just read back and see that you do. Maybe a better question is, how have you been getting by without seating any projectiles in your Hubens? Am I correct in assuming that the stock loading gate is part of the reason you’re bending pellets skirts?
 
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Ezana4CE said:
@scottblair Do you own any type of Huben airgun? I just read back and see that you do. Maybe a better question is, how have you been getting by without seating any projectiles in your Hubens? Am I correct in assuming that the stock loading gate is part of the reason you’re bending pellets skirts?
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I've used the stock loading gate, and also purchased three other aftermarket types. The pellets catch on the aluminum frame and dent the skirts. Not the gates.
The JTS pellets still rub the frame as the mag rotated, but hardly damage the skirt at all, because they are much harder than my JSB's. And just as accurate! Try squeezing the two pellet types mentioned here between your fingers, you'll see the difference.

Been shooting and smithing airguns for about 55 years. I've never had a desire, or need, to seat my pellets.
Now if I were a competition shooter, I might think differently.
Have fun!
 
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scottblair said:
I've used the stock loading gate, and also purchased three other aftermarket types. The pellets catch on the aluminum frame and dent the skirts. Not the gates.
The JTS pellets still rub the frame as the mag rotated, but hardly damage the skirt at all, because they are much harder than my JSB's. And just as accurate! Try squeezing the two pellet types mentioned here between your fingers, you'll see the difference.

Been shooting and smithing airguns for about 55 years. I've never had a desire, or need, to seat my pellets.
Now if I were a competition shooter, I might think differently.
Have fun!
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@scottblair Sounds like loose pellets moving around in the mag.
 
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