To seat or not to seat pellets

PeterC · May 19, 2016

Being a newbie to airgunning, I've received some great advice lately on selecting the best pellet to use in my RWS Diana Model 34 .177 , break barrel , springer.
I am only using it to shoot sparrows at about 20 yards, so need to focus on accuracy, not firepower.
My question is whether with this particular gun , is it better to seat the pellets into the bore, or just to load them flush with the end.... i.e. is there a difference in accuracy either way.
Opinions very welcome, thank you for any advice on this.

amoxom · May 19, 2016

Insert until the pellet is flush so the skirt won't deform when closing the barrel back up. No need to push in further. If you did, depending on what you used, could mar the rifling.

Sprocket · May 19, 2016

A golf tee works pretty good if you decide to seat the pellets.

JohnL57 · May 19, 2016

I've tried both, though now I just push em in like amoxom recommends. I have noticed that on some guns the shot cycle is harsher with a seated pellet. Give it a try and see if it makes a difference in the accuracy or shot cycle. Definitely use something softer than the barrel, I made a seater by sanding a wood dowel to a taper. Golf tee sounds perfect.
John

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