I know most of you shoot .177 but I have a .22 springer and my question is. What is your experience with H&N FTT 14.66 and JSB Exact 18.13? My rifle is a TX200.
JSB vs H&N
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I'm very partial to the JSB pellets ..Its just one guys opinion so take it as such . But most guns I've owned will shoot some version of the JSB pellets best .
I had two break barrels that preferred the H&N pellets . But almost everything else was JSB . To the point that's all I buy anymore . Give the express and 16 grains a try also . But in 22 the JSB pellets you already mentioned are my favorite .
I had two break barrels that preferred the H&N pellets . But almost everything else was JSB . To the point that's all I buy anymore . Give the express and 16 grains a try also . But in 22 the JSB pellets you already mentioned are my favorite .
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If you give the H&N pellets a go......get the 5.51 or or 5.52 head size a go. That seems to be what the LW barrels prefer from H&N. I have tried the 14.66 H&N before out of a TX200. They shot fairly well but the JSB edged them out like JoeWayneRhea said.
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I have noticed with the H&N Baracuda HUNTER Extremes. 19.9 they do not penetrate very far. it is like they stop right at the hide of the vermin which does not make for a clean kill. started using the JSB 18.39 and i have been getting 1 shot kills. the H&N shoots straight but just really pack the punch as they claim. so now i have around 2000 for target practice. my weapon of choice is the FX independence in .22
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I just bought a tin of the H&N Field Target Trophy 14.66 but they are 5.54, so I guess I screwed-up. I really thought they were going to be 5.52 but I looked at my order and 5.54 is what I ordered. The length of the H&N is 6.58mm and length of JSB 15.89 is 6.57mm. The skirt of JSB is 5.6mm and H&N is 5.73mm. I did load one of the H&N and it seemed a little tighter than the JSB, but not much. I'm really new to air rifles , so I know their is a learning curve. I will test tomorrow, to see how these shoot If they aren't accurate I will use them to practice my hold. They were not costly 14.00 shipping included.
Thanks for all your help
Thanks for all your help
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Don't be too critical about how they feel as you put them in the gun . My old 25 cricket shot JSB heavies Mark1 pellets out of this world !! But when they chambered you could feel them being crushed a little .
How they perform downrange is all that matters . But if it's a break barrel rifle and the pellets are too big or small its hard to close barrel without damaging skirts . The guys here are extremely helpful but there is almost nothing that is written in stone with Airguns.
Learn what you can from the guys but always give your own experiences a little more weight than written words from a stranger . INCLUDING ME lol..
Some of the guns , pellets , and scopes I wouldn't buy again on a dare other guys swear by . But if you hear repeatedly that XYZ item is crap that's usually the case . Its a lot like any other sport , if you buy the better stuff it usually pays off .
And a pellet that is awful in the gun you have now , might be the PERFECT pellet for the next . Your gonna be like the rest of us and have a shelf full of pellets before long
How they perform downrange is all that matters . But if it's a break barrel rifle and the pellets are too big or small its hard to close barrel without damaging skirts . The guys here are extremely helpful but there is almost nothing that is written in stone with Airguns.
Learn what you can from the guys but always give your own experiences a little more weight than written words from a stranger . INCLUDING ME lol..
Some of the guns , pellets , and scopes I wouldn't buy again on a dare other guys swear by . But if you hear repeatedly that XYZ item is crap that's usually the case . Its a lot like any other sport , if you buy the better stuff it usually pays off .
And a pellet that is awful in the gun you have now , might be the PERFECT pellet for the next . Your gonna be like the rest of us and have a shelf full of pellets before long
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JoeWayneRhea , you make a good point.. When I was shooting center benchrest, I ordered some bullets from a man in Arizona and all my b uddies made fun of me. That man was Walt Berger. A world champion benchrest shooter. They shot so good in my 6PPC, they couldn't compete with me. He sent me a thousand bullets and said I didn't have to send him money until I tried them. He said if you like them, pay me. If you don't like keep your money. They were 5.00 a box. They gun I was shooting was made by Walt Berger, but I didn't tell him that. It was destroyed in an F4 tornado in 2008. We almost died from that storm . They had to pull walls off of us. I still miss that rifle.
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Finished testing and have picture of H&N and JSB targets at 30 and 50 yards. All are five shot groups.
JSB 15.89 were winner by far at fifty yards. H&N 14.66 held their own at thirty, but were just barely edged out by JSB. So even though the .454 JSB 14.66 were a little tight in the action, they still shot decent at thirty yards. I did notice when I was shooting at fifty if I held the butt to tight, they went low and if I held to loose, they went high. The JSB group at fifty, I held snug, but not tight to the shoulder.
The fifty yard group with JSB 15.89 measured .400, for 5 shots. ( I forgot to write it on the target) 4 shots went into .259. To me, that is fantastic, for any springer to shoot like that, at 50 yards. The yardage is measured, from the front of my shooting bench, with a Leica Rangemaster 950. I am just a beginner at air gun shooting. I am giving all the credit to the TX200.
JSB 15.89 were winner by far at fifty yards. H&N 14.66 held their own at thirty, but were just barely edged out by JSB. So even though the .454 JSB 14.66 were a little tight in the action, they still shot decent at thirty yards. I did notice when I was shooting at fifty if I held the butt to tight, they went low and if I held to loose, they went high. The JSB group at fifty, I held snug, but not tight to the shoulder.The fifty yard group with JSB 15.89 measured .400, for 5 shots. ( I forgot to write it on the target) 4 shots went into .259. To me, that is fantastic, for any springer to shoot like that, at 50 yards. The yardage is measured, from the front of my shooting bench, with a Leica Rangemaster 950. I am just a beginner at air gun shooting. I am giving all the credit to the TX200.
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Mr John's Great Shooting !!!! Make sure next time you order pellets try the various JSB pellets . The jumbo monster ones I've never had much luck with , but all the others shot from good to great .
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JoeWayneRhea I'll do that. Being retired and with my wife still working, I already bought three thousand pellets this month and the wife feels that I have plenty. Ha
I shot just rimfire for many years and my safe has about six thousand rounds in it now. She doesn't want that to happen with the pellets. She is a better shot than I am with a pistol. When we got our concealed carry license, she shot the best in the class, with her glock 9mm. She loves guns, but hates hoarding
I shot just rimfire for many years and my safe has about six thousand rounds in it now. She doesn't want that to happen with the pellets. She is a better shot than I am with a pistol. When we got our concealed carry license, she shot the best in the class, with her glock 9mm. She loves guns, but hates hoarding
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"Precision Air Sports" is an ebay store that sells a large range of the commercially available pelletes in 25-round film canisters. Whenever I buy a new rifle, or change barrels or what have you, I usually go and get a range of domed pellets (and in the case of the H+N FTT and Barracudas, in all flavors of head sizes) for a lot less money than buying full tins.
Of course, then when I find the perfect pellet, it's a one or two week wait to get a shooting supply from the online stores...:-/
edit: sorry here's a link:
http://stores.ebay.com/Precision-Air-Sports
Of course, then when I find the perfect pellet, it's a one or two week wait to get a shooting supply from the online stores...:-/
edit: sorry here's a link:
http://stores.ebay.com/Precision-Air-Sports
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I've tried all kinds of H&N domed pellets in .177 and .22 and have never had them shoot as good as JSB or AAs. I do like H&N wadcutters for 10M shooting, however.
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I'm very late to the conversation, but My Weirauch HW95 .22 cal. doesn't shoot JSB nearly as well as H&N FTT in 5.53. It's no contest. It also shoots RWS Meisterkugeln very well and for paper targets I liked the clean hole. My B-26 in .177 shoots JSB and FTT equally well. It also shoots RWS Superdomes, Meisterkugeln, and R10's.
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Bent thanks for the link to PAS on ebay. Wish I had saw this a few days ago. I just recently decides to try shooting my TX200 again after a long layoff and bought this assortment of pellets to try. Now waiting for a good day this winter to try them. Bill
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