SKIRTLESS Pellet — or Low BC Slugs?!? 🤔

[JungleShooter]

SKIRTLESS Pellets —— or LOW BC Slugs?!?



Yeah, what's up with that?!

At least last year when Nick of NSA drastically lowered the prices of airgun slugs to give more airgunners access to them — there have been people asking:

"What is a slug anyway?"

And "Why slug? Why not bullet?"



➔ Let me add to the confusion!  

And present you with a selection of projectiles that were invented before our current slug times (cf. the collage below).





Are these SKIRTLESS pellets? 



Or are these slugs with a low ballistic coefficient (BC)?





▪Now, to be sure, not all projectiles presented there have a low BC (e.g., the H&N Piledriver can go as high as 0.083).

▪Not all have most of their sidewall riding on the lands.

▪Not all have straight sidewalls, nor smooth sidewalls.

▪Not all are "headless."





Have fun with creations from the UK, Turkey, Germany, Spain, and Argentina, branded or rebranded as FX, RWS, Hatsan, Gamo, Norica, H&N, JSB, etc.



Matthias




PS: Thanks to PhotosbyKev for some of the cool macro photos!

 

[Motorhead]

So sad ..... that is unless something around the corner yet be released ??? is that of the H&N SNIPER MAGNUM. In a high power PCP near slug like performance only lacking is a more streamline lower BC head profile. NOW DISCONTINUED .... WTF ?





https://images.airgundepot.com/ay/airgundepot/h-n-sniper-magnum-pellets-177-cal-15-grains-domed-300ct-5.gif

 

[FelixS]

So sad ..... that is unless something around the corner yet be released ??? is that of the H&N SNIPER MAGNUM. In a high power PCP near slug like performance only lacking is a more streamline lower BC head profile. NOW DISCONTINUED .... WTF ?





https://images.airgundepot.com/ay/airgundepot/h-n-sniper-magnum-pellets-177-cal-15-grains-domed-300ct-5.gif

Similar to my favorite .177 pellet:

 

[john8]

I find the redesigned JBS 13.4gr slightly more accurate in my gun, bought a tin to try them out, will stock up on them.