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ctshooter said:
From my sorting experience the 15.9s are some of the worst for weight distribution. I've had everything from high 14s to low 16s when sorting a tin. Absolutely pathetic. JSB may still be some of the best shooting pellets but their consistency is abysmal.
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I've been pretty suprised at the consistency of the Norma pellets. I've only ever had a couple "throwaways" in a tin and the rest shoot great. Even my still good but not quite up to snuff "plinking" tins shoot great.
 
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I bought a NOE mold and tried making my own pellets. My guns did not like them so I started trying to figure out why. I was surprised that my home made pellets were more consistent than the JSB pellets I had on hand (25 caliber) in weight. The JSBs shot fine so I decided the issue was not variation in weight (I think it's just something about the shape doesn't work for my guns).

I find H&Ns to be more consistent but the JSBs often shoot well despite higher variation in weight. In my 25 Avenger they are it's favorite. In my 177 P35 they are pretty close to the Baracuda Match which shoot the best. In my 22 caliber P35 the 18s shot well and might be the best if I turned the regulator down a bit - they were going pretty fast. Not always the best, in other words, but often shoot well. But if the gun likes H&Ns it get them, they are normally a little cheaper.
 
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JimD said:
I bought a NOE mold and tried making my own pellets. My guns did not like them so I started trying to figure out why. I was surprised that my home made pellets were more consistent than the JSB pellets I had on hand (25 caliber) in weight. The JSBs shot fine so I decided the issue was not variation in weight (I think it's just something about the shape doesn't work for my guns).

I find H&Ns to be more consistent but the JSBs often shoot well despite higher variation in weight. In my 25 Avenger they are it's favorite. In my 177 P35 they are pretty close to the Baracuda Match which shoot the best. In my 22 caliber P35 the 18s shot well and might be the best if I turned the regulator down a bit - they were going pretty fast. Not always the best, in other words, but often shoot well. But if the gun likes H&Ns it get them, they are normally a little cheaper.
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My guns really do shoot these pellets unsorted just fine. I do get some questionable fliers that open my groups up a bit and it happens more than I'd like. I was hoping by sorting them I would be able to weed out a few of those fliers and tighten things up a bit for longer range use.
 
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Hateful McNasty said:
Lol... 👍. These h&n ftt .177 h&n could just save money and dump then in one tin instead of this .5O or .54 or. 52. Pertty much all averaged the same..lol.

Pre covid and post covid stuff getting a broad line between things. Use to be aint no more
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The JSB 8.44s are the same way. One tin of 5.53s will be snug and the next won't be but the tin of 4.52s I grab off the shelf is. Its to the point where I have to note which tin works best with each gun instead of what pellet.
 
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At the speed they are pumping these things out, you guys expect a lot. Hand casting pellets stay in the mold longer and are more closely quality controlled by the molder. I got into reloading because I could tailor the load to my guns. I can load more consistently and check more powder drops than a machine running at high speed kicking rounds out at a factory.
 
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Joedirt199 said:
At the speed they are pumping these things out, you guys expect a lot. Hand casting pellets stay in the mold longer and are more closely quality controlled by the molder. I got into reloading because I could tailor the load to my guns. I can load more consistently and check more powder drops than a machine running at high speed kicking rounds out at a factory.
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We expect more because they used to be better and cheaper. Companies need to be held accountable and stop using Covid as an excuse to charge us more while at the same time giving us less.
 
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