To get back into the sport, I bought THE most inexpensive .177 break-barrel Gamo makes 12/2021 (and a 1377), and I like it a lot. Bug Buster on top, finally got it settled in, no scope creep from recoil. Zeroed at 25 yds using Crosman 10.5g Dome.
(Yes, a PCP bundle, and then a Weihrauch are next on the list. Geez, Airgunning is like BRD, Black Rifle Disease $$$)
I have not tried any of the fancier pellets out there. Just Crosman's.
Anything 7.5g is almost untrackable after the shot (unless under 10yds). Pointed and wad cutters. I was disappointed about this. As a boy in Indiana, if I got hold of pointed pellets, I thought they were like shooting "missles" out of my Daisy multi-pump BB gun! Great memories.
10.5g Piranhas require me to wear a plastic sewing thimble on my thumb to press them into breech, and seat them flush. At 25 yds, with a 3.5inch splatter target, they all land with around the outer ring. I'm am not discounting user error either, but...
10.5g domes are my "go to" pellets. With the best shooting techniques in mind, I am super confident in taking and making 25, max 30yd kill shots.
Calculators tell me I'm still around 10 FPE at 30 yds with a 10.5g some, and via recent experience, winter squirrels (North Carolina) perish humanely with a clean shot.
Question: Do I give up on the 10.5g Piranhas? and lighter pellets altogether? Or, should I stop being a cheap ass and try some JSBs and higher priced pellets? If yes, suggestions on 10g pellets to try?
AND
I've read that, on the whole, domed pellets will usually yield the greatest accuracy. Truth or not?
The question has come up bc of "pass through" and energy dump on impact. The "thud" of a 10.5g Piranha hitting a 1/2" board vs. 10.5g Dome is quite different.
I hope this question isn't too convoluted.
Thank you all in advance.
Kim
(Yes, a PCP bundle, and then a Weihrauch are next on the list. Geez, Airgunning is like BRD, Black Rifle Disease $$$)
I have not tried any of the fancier pellets out there. Just Crosman's.
Anything 7.5g is almost untrackable after the shot (unless under 10yds). Pointed and wad cutters. I was disappointed about this. As a boy in Indiana, if I got hold of pointed pellets, I thought they were like shooting "missles" out of my Daisy multi-pump BB gun! Great memories.
10.5g Piranhas require me to wear a plastic sewing thimble on my thumb to press them into breech, and seat them flush. At 25 yds, with a 3.5inch splatter target, they all land with around the outer ring. I'm am not discounting user error either, but...
10.5g domes are my "go to" pellets. With the best shooting techniques in mind, I am super confident in taking and making 25, max 30yd kill shots.
Calculators tell me I'm still around 10 FPE at 30 yds with a 10.5g some, and via recent experience, winter squirrels (North Carolina) perish humanely with a clean shot.
Question: Do I give up on the 10.5g Piranhas? and lighter pellets altogether? Or, should I stop being a cheap ass and try some JSBs and higher priced pellets? If yes, suggestions on 10g pellets to try?
AND
I've read that, on the whole, domed pellets will usually yield the greatest accuracy. Truth or not?
The question has come up bc of "pass through" and energy dump on impact. The "thud" of a 10.5g Piranha hitting a 1/2" board vs. 10.5g Dome is quite different.
I hope this question isn't too convoluted.
Thank you all in advance.
Kim