Lesson learned, buyer beware bargain pellets

[Ohplnkr]

This week end I went to my first AG show. Re ally enjoyed it , saw some great guns and met some nice people. The problem I had was mostly self induced I suppose. The vendor was selling tins of JSB Exact .22 Heavy’s. I was kind of in a happy stupor and not thinking logically. He wanted 15 for 2 so I said how about 8 for one, he said I can do that. Anyway, I get home and want to try them, first few fantastic. Then I looked in the tin and saw a whole mix of crap . Lots of good ones but lots not so much. Even some .177’s a some elongated(stretched) pellets. Should have op-ed the tin at the show, lesson learned. If it seems to good to be true, it just might be.

 

[maxtrouble]

Caveat Emptor - Never purchase pellets without a seal on the tin.

 

[Trucker3573]

I would go as far as just purchase pellets from a retailer. A seal can be re applied. Early on in my adventure I bought a bunch of jsb 18.1 at a good price from here on AGN. As I’ve gotten into each tin each and every one has been super bad. Some had red ribbon seals and some white. I’m pretty convinced each tin was someone’s sorted garbage. The sad thing is I’m nearly positive it was a very upstanding member but I can’t remember for sure who I got them from so I’ve never said a thing.
Half the time people want just as much or more for their sealed tins than one can get them from a retailer. Cracks me up as if you bought them from a retailer they are used sorry no matter what. Why people think someone will pay the same price they can get them from PA is beyond's me. At least at the retailer level you know what you are getting. I did forget to mention that it is really sad someone at a show sold such crap.

 

[Hold_Over]

I would go as far as just purchase pellets from a retailer. A seal can be re applied. Early on in my adventure I bought a bunch of jsb 18.1 at a good price from here on AGN. As I’ve gotten into each tin each and every one has been super bad. Some had red ribbon seals and some white. I’m pretty convinced each tin was someone’s sorted garbage. The sad thing is I’m nearly positive it was a very upstanding member but I can’t remember for sure who I got them from so I’ve never said a thing.
Half the time people want just as much or more for their sealed tins than one can get them from a retailer. Cracks me up as if you bought them from a retailer they are used sorry no matter what. Why people think someone will pay the same price they can get them from PA is beyond's me. At least at the retailer level you know what you are getting. I did forget to mention that it is really sad someone at a show sold such crap.

If you bought it through the classifieds the conversation of your transaction should be a matter of record in your messages. You could find out if you wanted to.

 

[Goldwing]

Emm bargin pellets for the low low price of a cheap burger yum

 

[RobBonnell89]

Bummer you got someone’s scrap tin. Probably by accident.
If you was at the Midwest show some of those pellets were rough. Luckily I opened and cherry picked my tins. I opened a couple tins that looked like they rode in the Baja 500 haha. There was some deals though. Pyramid had $5 tins of JSB. Couple of my tins might have duds but can’t complain for $5.
Was a fun show, I’ll go again.

Rob

 

[Sawney Bean]

One of my favorite things about .177 and .22 caliber airguns is that I can afford to shoot them as much as I want and I don't have to skimp on ammo. These days I mostly shoot H&N FTT's from Pyramyd. If I buy in bulk the .177's are around $0.02 a shot and .22's are around $0.03. When I can get good ammo that cheaply I just don't see the point in buying from more questionable sources.

 

[Ohplnkr]

Bummer you got someone’s scrap tin. Probably by accident.
If you was at the Midwest show some of those pellets were rough. Luckily I opened and cherry picked my tins. I opened a couple tins that looked like they rode in the Baja 500 haha. There was some deals though. Pyramid had $5 tins of JSB. Couple of my tins might have duds but can’t complain for $5.
Was a fun show, I’ll go again.

Rob

Yep...I was there. Good show,I plan to go again

 

[RobBonnell89]

Yep...I was there. Good show,I plan to go again

Buy anything good? I got some pellets and a nice moderator for $20. I did get a new Seneca dragonfly for $100. No clue why I bought it haha, I felt like I had to get a gun. I missed out on some great deals on guns. You can’t think on anything because it’ll be gone when you come back. Won’t make that mistake next time lol.