Rangemaster pellet experience for Revere .22 and RAW rifles?

[tommyb]

I am curious to know if anyone has any user experiences using the Rangemaster pellets for Daystate Revere .22 and also RAW .177 and .22 calibers. I.e., quality of pellets, accuracy vs. JSB or others, and any other observations are appreciated.

AoA has them listed on their web site, but the 18g Sovereign were very expensive. I am thinking of giving them a try.

AoA has a range of weights and calibers for the various Rangemaster categories.

I have attached a picture from the Daystate owner’s guide for reference.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Ranchibi]

I believe the Rangemasters are JSB made but maybe from different dies or hand selected?

 

[tommyb]

Thanks!!

 

[Ranchibi]

Definitely more expensive than other JSB rebranded offerings....

 

[bdzjlz]

I tried the 25.4a and they didn’t shoot near as well as the FX, JTS, or JSB pellets. Tested in my RAW, RedWolf, Impact Mk3, and Ghost. Results the same.

 

[tommyb]

I tried the 25.4a and they didn’t shoot near as well as the FX, JTS, or JSB pellets. Tested in my RAW, RedWolf, Impact Mk3, and Ghost. Results the same.

Thanks.

Those are all good guns. I guess those are UK pellets and what Daystate exclusively uses to test shoot their rifles.

 

[Gear_Junkie]

I bought 10 tins of the Rangemasters from AoA a few months ago. The pellets were of superb quality, with no damaged pellets in the tins that I've tried. In order of pellet preference/quality, I prefer Daystate, AA, and JSB/FX.

 

[tommyb]

Thanks Zack.

I just bought two tins each of the Sovereign Hunter 18.1 g and the 15.89 .22 caliber pellets from AoA. I got sticker shock on the price, but nobody else carries them in the U.S. that I am aware of anyway.

We'll see how they do.

 

[Gear_Junkie]

Thanks Zack.

I just bought two tins each of the Sovereign Hunter 18.1 g and the 15.89 .22 caliber pellets from AoA. I got sticker shock on the price, but nobody else carries them in the U.S. that I am aware of anyway.

We'll see how they do.

You're welcome!

It's a bummer that there are no other Daystate dealers in the US. However, AoA is typically pretty good about packaging pellets (although not as good as Trenier).

I hope you like the pellets and that they arrive safely! If you do like them, you may want to stock up, as I have found them to go in and out of stock for fairly long periods of time.

 

[tommyb]

You're welcome!

It's a bummer that there are no other Daystate dealers in the US. However, AoA is typically pretty good about packaging pellets (although not as good as Trenier).

I hope you like the pellets and that they arrive safely! If you do like them, you may want to stock up, as I have found them to go in and out of stock for fairly long periods of time.

I’ll post some results when I get a chance. Thanks.

 

[igolfat8]

@tommyb so, did you shoot them yet?

 

[sonnysan]

I bet your revere will shoots slugs easily. My Huntsman classic and Regal XL have no issues shooting H&N/ZAN slugs lights out since they have LW barrels.

 

[igolfat8]

I bet your revere will shoots slugs easily. My Huntsman classic and Regal XL have no issues shooting H&N/ZAN slugs lights out since they have LW barrels.

What weight and diameter slugs are you shooting?

 

[tommyb]

@tommyb so, did you shoot them yet?

Thanks for the reminder Tim. Have not been out for a while, but this afternoon ( when it warms up ), I may get out to the range.

 

[tommyb]

What weight and diameter slugs are you shooting?

Following….I never thought to even consider slugs for the Revere.

 

[igolfat8]

Following….I never thought to even consider slugs for the Revere.

I remember watching Donny Reed's review of a 22 Revere at Baker Airguns and he thought slugs performed surprisingly well at lower velocities than what you read on some of these forums. I don't recall the weights of the slugs though.

 

[tommyb]

Just watched the video. 9/16” at 50Y for the H&N 23g. Donny’s reviews are great. He’s right though. Believe half of what you hear and try them yourself. Every gun/barrel is unique and the only real way to see results is to try them yourself.

Thanks guys.

 

[sonnysan]

for the huntsman classic .177 16FPE ZAN 10gr, and the .25 Regal XL 40FPE .28gr H&N. I also have a .25 50fpe air ranger: 25gr. .218. .22 35fpe air ranger 25gr. h&n.
I bet your revere will like 20.2, 21, or 23gr. h&n or nsa.

 

[tommyb]

Revere .22 pellet testing… excellent Chrony results with both, but wind affected my accuracy.

I shot the Rangemaster 15.89 and 18.1 pellets today at my windy outdoor range. I will post the 35y and 40y groups tomorrow.

 

[tommyb]

I was out yesterday, and had time today to snap some pics.

I shot both the 15.89 and 18.1g Rangemaster pellets, on a cold windy day. Not a great day to do some testing, as I like to see best possible conditions for 30-50 yard target practice especially with 'new to me' pellets. This was group testing, so no skill was involved. I just wanted to see how they would do.

Setup:

Huntsman Daystate Revere .22
Sightron 36X fixed Slll 2FP scope
Benchrest: Rear Protektor bag and Accu-Tac Bipod at front
Very solid bench

I did a lot of chrony runs with the FX Radar Pocket Chrony, but I will just show a couple of strings. NET: The 15.89 shot better at 40Y than the 18.1, which is my 'go to pellet' for the Revere anyway. I do want to try this again on a light wind day, but I can't really say that the Rangemasters are better than the JSB just yet.

I have had the FX Radar for about 3 years nearly, and for whatever reason, I did not know that my iPhone placement near the muzzle where I hang my rubberband FX radar on the moderator, was important.

In the past, I have had missed shots and have had to slide the rubber band bracket back and forth at times, because it would not record. I tried moving my iPhone right next to the Chrony, and I had about a dozen good shot strings with NO Misses.

Anyway, live and learn.

Tom