Advice needed on the best pellet for my air rifle application

[PeterC]

Hello, I am new to airgunning, and bought a rifle to shoot sparrows at my purple martin colony. I am shooting at about 25 - 30 yards max. I only need to shoot sparrows, nothing larger. I have an RWS 34 Diana .177 rifle, with a Hawke Vantage 3-9 x 40 AO mil dot IR scope. 

Sparrows are a small target , at least for myself with limited rifle experience. Please advise on what you think the best and most accurate pellet would be for this particular setup and application.

thank you very much,

Peter

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

Naturally the "best" pellet will be the one that groups the best in YOUR rifle.
JSB pellets are always a good place to start.
John

 

[Dan25]

You might consider letting us know the cal. of the gun??? Im with spysir, you are going to have to put forth a bit of effort and find the most accurate pellet for your particular air gun. Like Smokey Bear sez, "Only you" can determine the best pellet. Start with quality. JSB, H&N, etc. With a moderately powerful springer like the 34 start with standard weight pellets like 14.3 gr. in .22 cal. Shooting sparrows at 40 yards with a springer is going to require a lot of practice.

 

[PeterC]

Sorry ! Yes, I forgot that important information. It is a .177 caliber. thanks very much for the advice

 

[Alan]

I use a Benjamin 397 for this kind of pesting. I use Gamo RedFires (7.8 grains). The gun like them, and they're better bird stoppers in my opinion than round nose pellets

 

[RickNZ]

You will most likely receive lots of advice about pellet brands and shapes. My recommendation is that you use any dome head (diablo) pellet that is a medium weight (about 8.5g) to get you started.

 

[Tominco]

Try here. This might be the cheapest way to test a lot of different pellets in order to find what works best for your rifle (like Spysir said). Each rifle has a flavor it likes best of all. Keep your rifle happy and it'll put a smile on your face!  
Tom

 

[gunsnknives]

That "sampler pack" of pellets looks great.

 

[PeterC]

Tom, thank you for providing the link to the sampler kit. I will give that a try , regards, Peter

 

[HauntedMyst]

In addition to the sampler pack, I'd recommend trying H&N Hunter Extremes.