I normally shoot AA 8.44 Dieablo Field in my TX200 of the bench at 25 yards. Normally groups, 5 shoots are inside a dime , often a small dime. I had some Premiers from an old squirrel piston rifle and out of curiosity tried them in the TX. First 5 shots all cut and made a round ragged hole. I thought wow. From there it was downhill. Ended up shooting quarter size groups. The AA pellets feel like they have some type of coating or lube on them. I am wondering if the Premiers shot well until the ran the lube off the bore? I may try lubing some although I have never down that. Has anyone else experienced this with the Premiers?
Question on Crosman Premiers
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Yup; I always put a bit of 3in1 oil in the tins when I open and pit the lid on; lightly roll closed tin around and voila
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I also had that same experience today, trying lube tomorrow, had three go thru same hole at 35 yards and not one close after that.
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I recently bought a used Impact compact in .22. Previous owner was shooting slugs in it but wanted it for CPHP's. That's all shoot through it,yes my groups may vary a bit but as long as I can hit sparrows and other pests I'm happy. My group size is
" minute Of sparrow " and that's what matters to me. 1/4 0r 3/4 at 50yds doesnt matter.
" minute Of sparrow " and that's what matters to me. 1/4 0r 3/4 at 50yds doesnt matter.
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I have seen this before but not just going from a high end pellet to Crosmans but some brands seem to just shoot better following another brand and not necessarily vice versa. I am sure lube has something to do with it but I believe it is the one pellet sliding better in a barrel leaded in by another pellet.
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This is an example of why I use sprayon beeswax furniture polish on my pellets. Been using it since early 1990's... Never a problem, always an improvement. Never evaporates or wears off. I also have some older CP lite 7.9 pellets that still shoot superbly out of my TX , I also use the AA 8.4 pellets so I dont have to use up all my CP lites. Tough call as to which is more accurate...
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Crosmans always need to be washed. I have lubed them in the past. They will likely not ever shoot as well as better pellets. The sizes very greatly.
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The Premiers are also a much harder pellet. On guns with tight chokes, they can lead up a choke quick and accuracy will go south fast.
I have shot the old Premier Lites from the box for ages and have always lubed them with White Lightnin bicycle chain lube. It's not a "must do" but I do find that I can shoot them a LONG time before I need to rip a patch through the barrel vs. the unlubed ones.
The new Premiers in the tin are whole nother animal though, and are sometimes all over the place as far as consistency.
Any time I swap pellets, I run a couple super tight dry patches down the bore. You don't solvent. Usually helps with seeing what's actually going on. Do the same and I bet you'll find some silver on the patch....
I have shot the old Premier Lites from the box for ages and have always lubed them with White Lightnin bicycle chain lube. It's not a "must do" but I do find that I can shoot them a LONG time before I need to rip a patch through the barrel vs. the unlubed ones.
The new Premiers in the tin are whole nother animal though, and are sometimes all over the place as far as consistency.
Any time I swap pellets, I run a couple super tight dry patches down the bore. You don't solvent. Usually helps with seeing what's actually going on. Do the same and I bet you'll find some silver on the patch....
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Think I will just stick with my AA 8.4 and RWS 8.3. Thanks for the info from those with experience.
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The AA is my go too, money's on the line pellet. I just got on to the RWS Super Dome but shooting at 25 yards several groups they seem to shoot as well as the AA.
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