Pellets won't fit well

[Ohplnkr]

Forgive me if I'm rehashing an old post but I couldn't find one that addressed this. Anyway.. yesterday I bought some .177 Crosman Piranna's at W/M on a whim. Usually I use CPHD's as my go to pellet. Well the new Piranna's don't fit the bore well at all and they are sooo inaccurate. It's like trying to stuff a .22 in the breech. Some kind of fit but most don't. These are 10.3 gr. Anyone else have problems? Thanks, John

 

[nervoustrig]

To be candid, they are a gimmick pellet with a poor track record. That doesn’t necessarily explain why they chamber so hard for you but this isn’t a case where the grapes are so high they must be sour. These grapes are right there next to the ground and it’s easy to confirm they are indeed sour. 

 

[rangur1]

i had a similar problem , but it was just going from 7.9 g up to the 10g 177's forgive if i'm off on the weights it's been years since i shot 177 but i remember the heavier one jamming in the breech and firing poorly. go back to lighter pellets my recommendation is the falcon domes.

 

[azuaro]

Forgive me if I'm rehashing an old post but I couldn't find one that addressed this. Anyway.. yesterday I bought some .177 Crosman Piranna's at W/M on a whim. Usually I use CPHD's as my go to pellet. Well the new Piranna's don't fit the bore well at all and they are sooo inaccurate. It's like trying to stuff a .22 in the breech. Some kind of fit but most don't. These are 10.3 gr. Anyone else have problems? Thanks, John

Ohplnkr: 

Some pellets not fitting the bore of your gun is just a fact for ANY gun...A shooter who wants good precision and performance is obligated to test and to find out what works best for his gun (make notes on pellet type, weight and head size so you can replicate what your gun likes). Whatever works for others doesn't mean that it will work for you....NO two barrels are the same.

Take care,

AZ

 

[Yo]

Those are rubbish just like the Premier Super Points. If you have a gun (rifle or pistol) with an oversized bore they may work ok. Try them in a Chinese gun or sometimes lucky GAMO or Crosman barrel. Yo!

 

[Yo]

If you want to try something interesting you can run those pellets through a home made pellet sizer. Use an old useless metal pen housing like the front tip of a ball point pen must be metal. Or a "gift VIP executive type" metal pen the nice expensive ones. File the tip so the hole is barely smaller than the pellet so when you stick the pellet in from the back use a dull nail to push the pellet through to size. Dont overdo it. You can't put back what you file off. If the finished sized pellets too small file the pen tip a little more but you need to size just a hair smaller. The overdone too small ones you flare the skirts with your dull nail so you get a good tight seal in your barrel. Enjoy... Yo!

 

[Yo]

Figured Wal-Marts NO RETURN AIRGUN STUFF policy so I decided to share a little secret with you so you can actually shoot those darn things. Yo!

 

[Mike_Lenardon]

Same pellet, same experience. Would not fit into either of the .177 rifles I have.