What .177 pellets are you RWS 34 owners using and getting the best results with ? I've been using the JSB 8.4 for years but would like to see what others are using with their best results.
RWS 34 , .177 Best Pellets ?
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Air Arms falcons worked best in mine . No idea why it was better than JSB but it slightly was
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The tricky thing is that even among the same make & model of gun, sometimes, they prefer different pellets.
I was reading a 6 part article on the TX200 by Tom Gaylord over on the Pyramyd air blog, trying to discern the answer to the same question. (but with the TX200)
A lot of the pellets his readers' rifles loved, his didn't. He didn't even finish up a 10 shot group on some of them. I tested probably 10 different pellet types last night, and came up with different results than Tom. Some of the results were not what I expected:
RWS pointed pellets keyholed! (I didn't expect great accuracy with them, but I expected them to remain stable in flight...)
CPL, which Tom's gun likes, were just OK in mine.
CPH, which were just OK in Tom's gun, were the top pellet in mine, etc.
Best advice is to buy a variety pack of pellets from straightshooters or elsewhere and shoot a few groups with each one.
The RWS 34 is a mid-power springer, so mid weight pellets will probably shoot best. JSB is always a good place to start, but don't discount H&N Field Target Trophy (and Trophy Power) or the Beeman version of it and definitely don't discount the humble CPL. (Crosman Premier Light.) My Stoeger X20 prefers them by a notable margin to JSB Exact, Exact RS and Exact Heavy.
I was reading a 6 part article on the TX200 by Tom Gaylord over on the Pyramyd air blog, trying to discern the answer to the same question. (but with the TX200)
A lot of the pellets his readers' rifles loved, his didn't. He didn't even finish up a 10 shot group on some of them. I tested probably 10 different pellet types last night, and came up with different results than Tom. Some of the results were not what I expected:
RWS pointed pellets keyholed! (I didn't expect great accuracy with them, but I expected them to remain stable in flight...)
CPL, which Tom's gun likes, were just OK in mine.
CPH, which were just OK in Tom's gun, were the top pellet in mine, etc.
Best advice is to buy a variety pack of pellets from straightshooters or elsewhere and shoot a few groups with each one.
The RWS 34 is a mid-power springer, so mid weight pellets will probably shoot best. JSB is always a good place to start, but don't discount H&N Field Target Trophy (and Trophy Power) or the Beeman version of it and definitely don't discount the humble CPL. (Crosman Premier Light.) My Stoeger X20 prefers them by a notable margin to JSB Exact, Exact RS and Exact Heavy.
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For what it is worth my RWS 48 in .22 loves the Benjamin premier 14.3. It hates RWS pellets....go figure.
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