Hello, I'm new to the forum and I would like to know what brand of . 22 Pellet you are using and what makes them a good fit.
Best . 22 Pellet
- Thread starter ToddGeddes63
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My first choice would be H&N Feild Target Trophy’s.
But certainly give Crosman Primers a try.
But certainly give Crosman Primers a try.
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Would help if everyone knew what kind of rifle you're going to shoot them in. We can point you a bit better on what to try knowing a bit more about your rifle.
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it really does depend on your rifle of choice. My impact loves the jsb redesigned 25.39 gr. My 22 R10 hates them but loves the edgun 18.1 pellets. I think a good starting point would be the jsb 18.1 pellets. I would buy a tin of each (if you can find them) and see what your air gun likes. If you can tune your gun try to tune it to your pellet choice. My lelya came with a shoot all tune but wasted alot of air. I now have it dialed in for the edgun 18.1 for about 60 shots per 250bar fill.
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16 shots
We need to talk. My .25 Lelya gets 5 mags shooting 25.39s at 893. My 177 Lelya gets 70ish shots shooting 10.34s at 895. Surely that’s a typo...Upvote 0
Yup was 100% typo. Just corrected it. 60 shots per fill . 
I mean you would know your the one that helped me tune mine to perfection.
I mean you would know your the one that helped me tune mine to perfection.Upvote 0
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The best pellet is the one your specific gun shoots the most accurately with and all guns have their own best pellet preference. You have to try for yourself. For me the best pellets are the cheapest ones I can find that shoot most accurately in my guns.
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I'd start out with Crosman Premiers. You can get em pretty cheap at walmart. Not the best but good enough for plinking at cans.
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Back to the OP... can you share what gun you are shooting? What are you shooting at? (Paper, critters, both...)
Joe
Joe
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Currently I have the sig sauer virtus pcp rifle. 22cal so I won't be shooting slugs, or any real heavy pellets. I am a target shooter /plinker. I would like to get a more refined rifle in time.
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That "best" question again. Most everyone has "their" thought as to the "best" of...whatever. The general public's "best" many not work at all for you.
FX and JSB for most of my guns. H&N are ok in some, not so much in others.
Mike
FX and JSB for most of my guns. H&N are ok in some, not so much in others.
Mike
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This is probably the 'best' answer you are going to get. Different guns like different brands, styles and weights of pellets.
I normally start out with JSBs in most guns. Although I generally also try Daystates in Daystate guns, AA's in Air Arms guns and FX's in FX guns as well.
I thought I had found the best pellet for my HW110 I am currently selling. It seemed to like the JSB 18.13gr pellets better than the JSB 15.89's, so I was only shooting the heavier JSB's with it.
At the request of Odoyle (who might buy the gun), I tested it this morning with cheap Crosman 14.3gr hollow points. My 25 yard 10 shot groups with these pellets were better than my 5 shot groups with the expensive JSB's. Who'da thunk it???
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I think range also plays a factor in "best" pellet. I can shoot Crossman Premier 14 grain at 25 yds in my BSA, Daystate, and Gamo and be right on target with all three. Stretch that to 50 and only the Gamo seems to like the Crossman. All three rifles seem to like the JSB Diabolo 18.13 grain at 25 and 50 yards.
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I have a Sig virtus, it's my first pcp rifle. Always shot powder burners, I have some nice ones. I got the sig as a gift and thought it was cool. I already figured out that it is not in the fx, class of rifle.
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#1 JSB 18.13, #2 AirArms 18 & 16gr, #3 H&N. 21gr Barracuda Match. I have'nt gotten a tin of FX 15.89 and 18.13gr yet but I'd bet they will do well. H&N Field Target Trophy 14.66gr in 3 different pellet head sizes (5.53/5.54/5.55 should be explored. After that start trying the less costly stuff like Crossmans and H&N Spitzkugel. I'm curious to try the H&N,s wadcutters myself. If what you try don't shoot so well use them for fodder shots like Re-seasoning the barrel after it's been cleaned or checking operational status after an adjustment,or analyzing a performance issue. The specs for the Sig give a FPS of 700 FPS.That is alittle low for where 18gr pellets may perform best at. I'm sure there are several guru,s here that can help guide you with that aspect. Good luck,let us know what you learn.
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JSB 15.89 gr are the most accurate in most ASP20's and they should be shooting around 820 FPS.
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I got the sig virtus for a gift, good for short range but I would not use it for pest control. I have used the Crossman premier hollow points 14.3 not bad, pretty good groups @ 25-30 yards
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