I bought two tins of the new Benjamin 14.3 gr hollow point pellets which apparently are now made in Brazil. The pellets shoot really well out of my Marauder and my R9 and seem to be made from softer lead than the U.S. manufactured versions. It's my understanding that Crosman used an antimony alloy in the U.S. pellets and after comparing the old and new versions the new ones are much softer. I did some testing into gallon milk jugs filled with water and these new pellets actually expanded quite well, with the U.S. made pellets I never got any expansion at all. I want to emphasize that I'm not implying the new pellets are made of pure lead, but in my unscientific thumbnail test they appear to be softer LOL. While I'm sorry Crosman made the decision to out source their pellet manufacturing, I feel the softer lead is an improvement and I just wondered what you guys think?
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New Benjamin 14.3 .22 cal pellets
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The new packaging says ( Made in the U.S.A with some foreign components ), before, the packaging said ( Made in U.S.A) with a United States flag. All I can say is if they still are made here they must at the very least be getting their lead from somewhere else which from what I can gather must be Brazil. I'm not complaining I think the softer lead they seem to be using now is an improvement.
Well I shot a squirrel at about 30 yards with my R9, the pellet hit a bone and mashed over just like a hollow point should, these new pellets are definitely softer than the old ones. They actually shoot better than the old ones in my rifles too. My buddy gave me a tin of the regular 14.3 gr CPH's and they shoot the same as the Benjamin versions I can't tell the difference. With the old pellets I'd get these odd fliers out of the blue, so far I haven't experienced this with the new pellets, but I'm not finished with a whole tin yet but it's close. The pellet hit the squirrel in the spine went through the chest and lodged under the skin on the other side.
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Best I know the covid gap fill crosman essential line are the only ones made in Brazil.. there so sad they have to near give them away in package deals and there pricing welt from $10+/- to 5$ .. ( and still can't get rid of them ,lol)
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The tins I purchased recently say "Made in the U.S.A. with some foreign components" My old tins just say " Made in the U.S.A." with a United States flag. I can't confirm this, but I'm assuming the " foreign components" refers to the lead they're using to make the pellets.
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The new promote there the " airpower" not so much the USA all the way old style ..
I guess the latest holding company logo..lol
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The new ones actually shoot a little better in my rifles and they appear to be a smudge softer alloy. The squirrel I shot was about 30 yards away and the new Benjamin pellet actually mushroomed.
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So far I have only seen the new Benjamin pellets under a “coming soon” banner. (Airgun Depot and Pyramyd Air) New Single die pellets… .177, .22, .25 cal
Benjamin Pellets | Airgun Depot
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Ya, I pretty much shoot the crosmsn hollow point 99.8785% of the time and lots of them..lots
Still like before and now there's that one tin I get that's pretty iffy. But overall I can't complain.
Still like before and now there's that one tin I get that's pretty iffy. But overall I can't complain.
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I'm sorry, I guess I should have been more clear, I'm refering to the standard Benjamin/Crosman pellets that are now assembled using foreign components. I was unaware of the single die pellets, that's pretty cool thanks for the heads upSo far I have only seen the new Benjamin pellets under a “coming soon” banner. (Airgun Depot and Pyramyd Air) New Single die pellets… .177, .22, .25 cal
Benjamin Pellets | Airgun Depot
Check out these great deals and selection on Benjamin Pellets from the leading experts in airguns. Free Shipping Offer too!www.airgundepot.com
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I've been using 14.3 Benjamin Discovery pellets for a while now, I've looked at them very closely and as far as I'm concerned they are relabeled Crosman Premiers, they look the same, shoot the same, weigh the same, IMHO they are the same.
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Well, of course I'm not claiming it as fact, but that's what I believe for now, unless someone comes up with actual knowledge, but then I really don't care, they shoot very well in a number of my rifles.
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Available here ?
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1015787384?pid=259206
Also got the discovery " PCP" (???) Ones too.
www.midwayusa.com
I just cut the chase and buy cphp at Walmart..,
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1015787384?pid=259206
Also got the discovery " PCP" (???) Ones too.
Benjamin Discovery Air Gun Pellets 22 Cal 14.3 Grain Hollow Point Tin
Benjamin Air Gun Pellets are high quality, precision heavy weight pellets. Designed to compliment the power and accuracy of the Benjamin PCP guns, but...
www.midwayusa.com I just cut the chase and buy cphp at Walmart..,
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