30 caliber pellets expensive!

FukoChan · Feb 25, 2016

It is 50$ to buy 4 (150 each) tins of .30 cal 44.75 grain JSBs on pyramidair. I was wondering if they are going to change the price. Did i make the wrong decision getting the .30 cal if i wanted pellets for reasonable prices? 150 .30 cals are the same price as 350 tin .25 cals, so I am at a dilema if i should keep my FX boss. I mean it shoots great, about 1/2 or less inch groups @ 50 yards but 50$ for 4 tins is really steep. I also go through 150 pellet tins in like 1-2 hours, even with single loading.So should i sell it and get a royale in .25?

Here is the link: http://www.pyramydair.com/s/p/JSB_Diabolo_Exact_Pellets_30_Cal_44_75_Grains_Domed_150ct/1144

I think if i include the free extra tin that is like 8.5 cents a pellet.

Suggestions?

ztirffritz · Feb 25, 2016

Look at the price for .357pellets and slugs...

ajshoots · Feb 25, 2016

ztirffritzLook at the price for .357pellets and slugs...

Amen!!

Strikey · Feb 25, 2016

50 Bucks for 4 tins, cheap, in Oz they are $30 per tin of 150 with no discount on the quantity ordered but in saying that I was tossing between a Boss or a 500 and decided on the 25cal, still $30 for a tin of pellets but there are more in the tin.

FukoChan · Feb 26, 2016

So i consider myself lucky?

30cal · Feb 26, 2016

You didn't check ammo prices before you ordered your gun? That was one of the main reasons I went with a .25 instead of a .30 for my RAW. I like to shoot a lot of pellets for target shooting and .30 would have bankrupted me! Now for hunting where you don't use many pellets it would be fine.

chasdicapua · Feb 26, 2016

Yep, that's why I sold my Boss and got a Royale 500.

ashes5 · Feb 26, 2016

That was why I bought the Impact. .30 for hunting .25 for hunting and target

chasdicapua · Feb 26, 2016

Strikey, $30 for a tin of pellets in Australia? How is that possible? Sorry for you man.

FukoChan · Feb 26, 2016

Ahh well i had a .25 and didnt think pellets would cost so much going to the .30 cal. Cant believe cost of ammunition can make or break the purchase of the fx boss. Welp...still thinking if i should sell and get a royale but the .30 has so much power. It is like a .50 cal for air rifles( i consider .357s and higher to be cannons).

iride · Feb 27, 2016

AS an owner of a 22 and 25 Cricket I really wanted a 30 cal Cricket , But the cost of the lead is a turn off,
The reason I shoot pellet guns is the cheap cost of the lead. I am going to pass on the 30, the king in my book is the 25
big shot count and a lot of knock down power.
Mike

30cal · Feb 27, 2016

I think the cost will come down when/if more manufacturers will join the .30 club. There's just no competition for JSB so they charge what they want.

FukoChan · Feb 27, 2016

Well isnt my .30 cal pellets still cheaper than the .22 LR cartridge and other firearm cartridges? I bet the new predator polymags in .30 will be more expensive than the jsbs lol. Man this is not a cheap sport. Still need money for a pump.

Turboken77 · Mar 1, 2016

i don't get it you buy a 2000 buck gun then complain about the cost of pellets? stick to bb guns

30cal · Mar 1, 2016

Pellets are an on going life long expense. Adds up over time.

Snake-Eyes · Mar 2, 2016

There are alternatives, buy or make a bullet trap, purchase a melting pot and have a pellet mould made. Then you could recycle all your pellets and cast .30's for just your labor and initial setup cost. This is what I do for big bore handguns and shotgun slugs, I can shoot a 500 smith for about 7 cents powder and primer and recycle cases and lead. Google 500 s&w ammo prices!

FukoChan · Mar 2, 2016

"Snake-Eyes"There are alternatives, buy or make a bullet trap, purchase a melting pot and have a pellet mould made. Then you could recycle all your pellets and cast .30's for just your labor and initial setup cost. This is what I do for big bore handguns and shotgun slugs, I can shoot a 500 smith for about 7 cents powder and primer and recycle cases and lead. Google 500 s&w ammo prices!

Where can i get a casting mold for .25? I doubt they would be as accurate as jsbs? Ive seen them melted in a cooking pan and molded but dont really

FukoChan · Mar 2, 2016

"Turboken77"i don't get it you buy a 2000 buck gun then complain about the cost of pellets? stick to bb guns

50$ is expensive for 4 tins. This last about 1-2 weeks. Pretty expensive imo.

Boombots74 · Mar 2, 2016

Turboken77,

Haha That's pretty funny. Kind of reminds me of a comment I made about my friend who bought a BMW but hated the fact he has to use premium and used regular instead. But seriously, if you are complaining about the cost of pellets you have bigger issues.

Yote · Mar 2, 2016

Don't waste your money on a mold.I use to make 224 bullets and the mold would heat up real fast can't imagine the head ache pellets would

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