Pellet sharing

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125sniper

125sniper

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I don't know if this has been tried before but I got this idea by looking at one of the photos someone here post of what looked like a hundred different kind of pellet tins . I'm probably not alone in a search for the perfect pellet for my guns and I don't want to spend close to 20.00 including shipping or more for a tin of pellets that don't even come close to hitting the target from my guns . What I'm thinking is you post a pellet you want to try and if some one has a tin and they never use them because they don't shoot so good from the guns they have , you send them a few dollars in the mail for shipping and the cost of say 10 pellets and just have it sent my mail to your p.o.box or work place or home if you don't care if the person your getting the pellets from knows your address ,( you can message them the address to keep it between the two people .) What do you think good or bad idea .?
 
While this is a good idea it's not that simple. pellets from different lots and dyes, even if the "same" will shoot differently even in the same gun. This past spring AA changed the dies for their 8.4gr pellets and so their performance changed in my gun. I say this would be a problem because you could get 10 pellets from a lot that is 5yrs old that shoot amazing in your rifle. Then you turn around and buy 20 tins from the current production production and the new pellets just don't shoot as well. Would you blame the person sending your the ten testers, or the company you bought the pellets from for them not being the same as the ones you tested, or the manufacturer? Like I said, a good idea but not feasible in reality.
 
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I see what you mean John . It might no be a great idea to go out a buy bulk after a few pellet test fires lol . I like to shoot indoor 10 meter air pistol and a lot of times I don't really care how accurate they are for practicing told and release only that they get close . A lot of times if you see pellets on sale and having never tried them before it would be nice to try a few before you buy even 250 of them . I'm not saying to go by the pellets as a final decision maker but maybe as a step in considering if you want to get a 250 tin or not and like you said there is no guarantee they will be the same as the ones you buy but just as a start with out spending a lot. Or maybe just as a collector of pellets like hard to find older pellets you always wanted to have a few of . But I would think a pellet like the H&N Field Target .22 Cal, 16.36 g would be close enough from batch to batch to give you a idea if they might work for you . Oh well it was just a though .
 
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"125sniper"I see what you mean John . It might no be a great idea to go out a buy bulk after a few pellet test fires lol . I like to shoot indoor 10 meter air pistol and a lot of times I don't really care how accurate they are for practicing told and release only that they get close . A lot of times if you see pellets on sale and having never tried them before it would be nice to try a few before you buy even 250 of them . I'm not saying to go by the pellets as a final decision maker but maybe as a step in considering if you want to get a 250 tin or not and like you said there is no guarantee they will be the same as the ones you buy but just as a start with out spending a lot. Or maybe just as a collector of pellets like hard to find older pellets you always wanted to have a few of . But I would think a pellet like the H&N Field Target .22 Cal, 16.36 g would be close enough from batch to batch to give you a idea if they might work for you . Oh well it was just a though .
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I may have been a bit harsh with my comment, but I'm a reality kind of guy. In the realm of reality though an unused tin or two of pellets won't go unused forever. There will always be a new gun to test and it's always good to have as many different pellets on hand to do that with. Even going against my own advise and more to your point even an older batch will give you an idea of what type/brand of pellet your gun might like over another. Don't give up with the idea just try to refine it to a satisfactory conclusion.
 
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