Before you go with final results... might run a cleaning patch or two and season with a few pellets when changing between types of ammo from your barrel. Just to make sure you have consistent results on targets.
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Let's talk pellets!
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A round nose pellet from H&N or JSB are generally the best performing pellet in my experience. I have had no luck with the others. They offer all sorts of gimmicks from light to heavy, bimetal construction, fancy hollow point designs and plating. It's all been crap for me.
I shoot WalMart Crosmans at $7 for 500 and shoot lights out with all my rifles. The H&N 14.66 are a little more accurate on paper. The JSB 13,14,15gr. are a little more accurate at range but a lot more expensive.
My advice is to shoot a traditional round nose diabolo pellet in the appropriate weight range. They are cheap, perform well and will find your sweet spot much faster. When you can shoot the rifle to its accuracy potential THEN start experimenting with pellets.
It takes a couple thousand shots for you and the rifle to settle in. Then when you try a different pellet you can see and feel the differences better.
A fancy pellet isn't going to hit harder or shoot better. The tried and true methods,equipment and projectiles will always yield the best overall performance. Once you have some shots under your belt you have a baseline to work with. Then you can tell if a different pellet performs better.
I shoot WalMart Crosmans at $7 for 500 and shoot lights out with all my rifles. The H&N 14.66 are a little more accurate on paper. The JSB 13,14,15gr. are a little more accurate at range but a lot more expensive.
My advice is to shoot a traditional round nose diabolo pellet in the appropriate weight range. They are cheap, perform well and will find your sweet spot much faster. When you can shoot the rifle to its accuracy potential THEN start experimenting with pellets.
It takes a couple thousand shots for you and the rifle to settle in. Then when you try a different pellet you can see and feel the differences better.
A fancy pellet isn't going to hit harder or shoot better. The tried and true methods,equipment and projectiles will always yield the best overall performance. Once you have some shots under your belt you have a baseline to work with. Then you can tell if a different pellet performs better.
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Interesting luck the the Crosmans.
I have a tin of them in .22 14.3 grain. And they shoot 100fps slower than the Benjamin 14.3s
Only difference I see between them is the Benjamin’s are shiny. The Crosmans dull gray.
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They need to fit flush. They should push into place with your finger or thumb without trouble. IE they shouldn’t be drop in loose or very hard to seat.
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