Well,I Finally got my Xisico .22 underlever from Flying Dragon. I could use some initial guidance on pellets. Mike informed me that the gun likes 5.52, and between 14 and 16 grains. My purpose is hunting/pesting. Your advice is deeply appreciated as I am just starting out, ESPECIALLY if you also own this model of airgun. Thanks in advance, and God bless.
Pellet Thoughts
- Thread starter Pelletini
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Well first, welcome. And second, what're you pesting/hunting, what distances are you going to be mainly shooting at?
The JSB Hades is a great hunting pellet and it’s right in your weight range. The problem is the head size. If your gun is a little picky about head size, thats the Hades weakness. I have a really good shooting .22 that’s finicky and it just won’t shoot a Hades. But they are worth a try.
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I always start with JSBs. For general purpose shooting/pesting, the midweight and slightly heavy pellets (15.89gn and 18.13gn) will be everything you need and will likely give the best performance. Also, the Hades as previously mentioned or the FX Atomics which are just rebranded Hades for cheaper, and are what I currently shoot.
https://www.pyramydair.com/ammo/pellets?brands=9&calibers=0_22
https://www.pyramydair.com/ammo/pellets?brands=9&calibers=0_22
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Try the Crossman Hollow points, they work and they are CHEAP. If they don't work well, you can always just use them for some trigger time. I find they work better than the Crossman Diablos. I do use others, generally JSB but both of my .22's shoot them well, match grade, NO but pest control at 40ish yards is fine.
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I was trying out some cheap ammo to see if my airgun likes any of it. Nothing serious but some are definitely more accurate than others.
You might want to try some 16g Hades and CHPs 14.3g.
Ten shots around 30 yards.
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You might want to try some 16g Hades and CHPs 14.3g.
Ten shots around 30 yards.
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Them parahnas .177 run pretty tight in my stuff and kinda throws them off for me.. my r9 just too tight in the leade. Of your gun was a little loose in the leade maybe ?
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Thanks so much everyone! The wife needed a Wally World trip in the vast metropolis of Bangor today, and I did indeed score three tins of Crosman HPs for minor folding money. Now I still have some serious tuck money left over so I will look at a few tins of the H&N pictured above. I am also in the process of getting a pellet sizer to ensure uniformity. You guys are excellent resource people!
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..lolActually, the expression always was "folding green." I was making the point I got those HP Crosmans pretty reasonably. If my pellet sizer works as I hope it will, I can stock up on cheaper pellets and transmogrify them(thanks Calvin and Hobbes) into a more consistent pellet. By the way, if anybody can import and post the Calvin comic with the snowchicken beheading the snowman, it's a HOOT and I'd love for folks to chuckle like I did. We can all use a laugh nowadays!
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