I thought you may be interested to see how Hard Air Magazine is reviewing pellets.
We have just started publishing pellet test reviews. I believe that these are unprecedented in the level of “hard data” used and the rigor of analysis. We'll be aiming to add two more reviews every month going forward in Hard Air Magazine.
The first two reviews cover 14.3 Grain Crosman Premier Hollow Point pellets in .22 cal and .177 Cal 8.44 Grain JSB Exact Premium Diabolos.
http://hardairmagazine.com/reviews/crosman-premier-hollowpoint-14-3-grain-pellet-test-review/
http://hardairmagazine.com/reviews/jsb-exact-premium-diabolo-8-44-grain-177-cal-pellet-test-review/
The background to our testing - the how and why - is given in this post.
http://hardairmagazine.com/reviews/introducing-hard-air-magazine-pellet-test-reviews/
Once we have a sufficient body of tests to draw statistically-significant conclusions, we’ll start grading pellets with percentage scores and HAM Awards.
We have decided to "test pellets as pellets", not as part of an overall shooting system. Although this may be controversial, it is clear from the 50+ Hard Air Magazine air rifle test reviews already published, there is no one pellet that is accurate in every air rifle. Of course, accuracy is not a function of the pellet alone - it depends on the gun, the pellet, the scope, the shooter and the weather. So accuracy is NOT measured in our tests. But pretty well everything else is measure - including the weight of the lead dust in the tin!
I welcome any thoughts or comments you have on our test methodology and results.
Stephen Archer
Hard Air Magazine
www.hardairmagazine.com
We have just started publishing pellet test reviews. I believe that these are unprecedented in the level of “hard data” used and the rigor of analysis. We'll be aiming to add two more reviews every month going forward in Hard Air Magazine.
The first two reviews cover 14.3 Grain Crosman Premier Hollow Point pellets in .22 cal and .177 Cal 8.44 Grain JSB Exact Premium Diabolos.
http://hardairmagazine.com/reviews/crosman-premier-hollowpoint-14-3-grain-pellet-test-review/
http://hardairmagazine.com/reviews/jsb-exact-premium-diabolo-8-44-grain-177-cal-pellet-test-review/
The background to our testing - the how and why - is given in this post.
http://hardairmagazine.com/reviews/introducing-hard-air-magazine-pellet-test-reviews/
Once we have a sufficient body of tests to draw statistically-significant conclusions, we’ll start grading pellets with percentage scores and HAM Awards.
We have decided to "test pellets as pellets", not as part of an overall shooting system. Although this may be controversial, it is clear from the 50+ Hard Air Magazine air rifle test reviews already published, there is no one pellet that is accurate in every air rifle. Of course, accuracy is not a function of the pellet alone - it depends on the gun, the pellet, the scope, the shooter and the weather. So accuracy is NOT measured in our tests. But pretty well everything else is measure - including the weight of the lead dust in the tin!
I welcome any thoughts or comments you have on our test methodology and results.
Stephen Archer
Hard Air Magazine
www.hardairmagazine.com