JSB pellets

[Fly]

JSB pellet are good no dought but are way over priced. They edge some others by a small amount, but not for me to pay the difference . Call me Mr cheap skate but 

for just plinking & shooting there some others that come very close in accurcey & do not cost near the price. What pellets would you compare to JSB,s at a smaller price?



Fly

 

[HubenK1Sniper92]

Hatsan 

 

[HubenK1Sniper92]

 

[Fly]

Yes I also have hard very good luck in all my rifles .

Fly

 

[dizzums]

i dont really compare them .. theyre higher tolerance than most and fit a gun with a strict hunting pesting or competition role where a couple of tins last a year ... if you want to 'plink' with expensive pellets like that, thats on you .. wont catch me doin it ...

 

[2D1C]

Straightshooters.com has sampler packs, you may try those to see what your gun likes

 

[Fly]

I have had great luck with H&N baracuda pellets also.

Fly

 

[Deleted member 38071]

N/a

 

[Tilting40s]

I've only got about 6 months of Air Gunning under my belt, but I will say that both my Akela & Marauder shoot JSBs Jumbo Heavy 18.1g noticeable better than anything else. I want to give the H&N 21g a try because at this point it looks like the heavier the better. I think the Akela will have the FPS to shoot the 21g, but I don't know if the Marauder will. (I like shooting around 50-90yards)

And price-wise while the JSB are much more expensive we're talking about a relatively small amount of money to time/enjoyment ratio so I'll happily pay the price to maximize that enjoyment. 

Just my 2 cents! 

 

[AirShot]

After spending big bucks on a rifle and scope to get the best performance and accuracy, why would I care if pellets cost a few dollars more !!! With 500 to a tin, the cost is another 5 dollars that is one penny per pellet !!! If a few dollars more for quality ammo is a big problem then perhaps another hobby is in order

 

[Fly]

You must shoot .177 or .22 & shop walmart for your crossman brand ? last tin I bought was 250 count at over $30 with shipping to my door. But I shoot higher caliber rifles 

JSB among other top brands. Fly

 

[Deleted member 38071]

I pay above $20 per 50 rounds at times for .22rf. I spent $900 for 5000 rounds of mid/high level ammo. Last month I bought 22,000 rounds of Air Arms pellets in 177 for $320 shipped.Thankfully pellets are cheap in .177 as it's the only airgun caliber I own. My bewilderment here is that those complaining picked the hobby. You don't have to keep up with it if you can't afford or don't want to pay. Another option is get a side hustle if the wife holds the purse strings and your balls at all times or your current budget doesn't allow the expenditures.

Remember kids, costs go up, value goes down. 

 

[N2 Shooter]

If you feel the need to skimp on the ammunition that you pick to shoot, every other thing that you've spent money on in the accuracy department has just been a complete waste. I once bought some of those Hatsan Vortex .357 for my Benjamin Bulldog because there were no JSB Exacts available anywhere. Once I received them and took at look at the shabby quality, I immediately returned them and just decides to shoot slugs until I could get Polymags or Exacts.

If the delta between JSB pellets and the price of what other brands offer will break you, then this may be the wrong hobby to be in. Maybe just invest in some NOE pellet molds and make your own pellets.

 

[rigbymauser]

If you feel the need to skimp on the ammunition that you pick to shoot, every other thing that you've spent money on in the accuracy department has just been a complete waste. I once bought some of those Hatsan Vortex .357 for my Benjamin Bulldog because there were no JSB Exacts available anywhere. Once I received them and took at look at the shabby quality, I immediately returned them and just decides to shoot slugs until I could get Polymags or Exacts.

If the delta between JSB pellets and the price of what other brands offer will break you, then this may be the wrong hobby to be in. Maybe just invest in some NOE pellet molds and make your own pellets.

Point on. 
Don’ buy a .577 double if you can’t afford to buy the ammo.

 

[JungleShooter]

Have you tried H&N pellets?



Excellent quality. Made in Germany, German engineering, all that stuff....

Matthias

 

[peaceful_ruler]

I haven't done comprehensive testing across ALL brands of pellets...but as of right now JSB's followed closely by H&N's are definitely the most accurate and consistent that I've found out of my guns. I think this is an example of you get what you pay for...

I just purchased 1500 .177 JSB Exact 8.44 grain pellets for $47.70...that's just a fraction over 3 cents a pellet! Oh, and these are the most accurate pellets I've found so far out of my gun...shooting dimes at 20 meters all day...definitely worth it. 

 

[Welldone]

Where’d you buy them? I’m looking for that same pellet.

Thanks

 

[MP44]

If you feel the need to skimp on the ammunition that you pick to shoot, every other thing that you've spent money on in the accuracy department has just been a complete waste. I once bought some of those Hatsan Vortex .357 for my Benjamin Bulldog because there were no JSB Exacts available anywhere. Once I received them and took at look at the shabby quality, I immediately returned them and just decides to shoot slugs until I could get Polymags or Exacts.

If the delta between JSB pellets and the price of what other brands offer will break you, then this may be the wrong hobby to be in. Maybe just invest in some NOE pellet molds and make your own pellets.

Point on. 
Don’ buy a .577 double if you can’t afford to buy the ammo.

When you are comparing pellets to .577 Nito ammunition you know the price of pellets is getting ridiculous. 

 

[N2 Shooter]

If you feel the need to skimp on the ammunition that you pick to shoot, every other thing that you've spent money on in the accuracy department has just been a complete waste. I once bought some of those Hatsan Vortex .357 for my Benjamin Bulldog because there were no JSB Exacts available anywhere. Once I received them and took at look at the shabby quality, I immediately returned them and just decides to shoot slugs until I could get Polymags or Exacts.

If the delta between JSB pellets and the price of what other brands offer will break you, then this may be the wrong hobby to be in. Maybe just invest in some NOE pellet molds and make your own pellets.

Point on. 
Don’ buy a .577 double if you can’t afford to buy the ammo.

When you are comparing pellets to .577 Nito ammunition you know the price of pellets is getting ridiculous.

I just bought 600 JSB Hades .30 cal, 600 JSB Exact .30 cal 400 FX Hybrid Slugs .30 cal, 600 NSA 47.2 gr .30 cal, 300 NSA 54.5 gr .30 cal, 200 NSA 142 gr .357, 500 NSA 110 gr .357, and 400 JSB Exact .357 rounds.

When your ammo cost equal your car payment, you definitely know your paying a lot! But I can't beat the quality and consistency at any price. It is what it is.

 

[OldSpook]

I pay above $20 per 50 rounds at times for .22rf. I spent $900 for 5000 rounds of mid/high level ammo. Last month I bought 22,000 rounds of Air Arms pellets in 177 for $320 shipped.Thankfully pellets are cheap in .177 as it's the only airgun caliber I own.



My bewilderment here is that those complaining picked the hobby. You don't have to keep up with it if you can't afford or don't want to pay.



Another option is get a side hustle if the wife holds the purse strings and your balls at all times or your current budget doesn't allow the expenditures.

Remember kids, costs go up, value goes down.

Are you bragging about how much you can afford to spend on ammo or are you complaining about the fact that other people don't want to spend as much on ammo as you are willing to spend?

The original poster did not ask us what we thought of how he feels about the cost of ammunition he asked if there was a less expensive alternative. Belittling people who can't afford the nice toys you can afford tells us more about you than it does about them.

@OP I have had good luck with crosman premieres in the screw top tin from Wally world. Good luck with your shooting. Also if you can afford it buying in bulk can save you so money.