Hunting pellet review
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Where were these when I was executing pest squirrels earlier this summer? Oh well.
My source for exotic pellets to try out was Le Baron, then, briefly, Cabelas but I don't expect the new owners of that chain are likely to be stocking anything other than the basics. If someone can suggest a source for the Diablos, that would be nice.
My source for exotic pellets to try out was Le Baron, then, briefly, Cabelas but I don't expect the new owners of that chain are likely to be stocking anything other than the basics. If someone can suggest a source for the Diablos, that would be nice.
I have tested dozens and dozens of pellet designs from most of the top companies, in countless air rifles and pistols, as said above, the domed pellets come out on top for accuracy 9 times out of 10... in addition, we have shot hundreds of grouse and hares with pellet pistols and rifles over the past 40+ years, and if you are any good at all, you are taking head shots... a square head shot does not require a hollow point or chisel point bullet to kill cleanly. Some of my all time favourites, pellets that have proved themselves over and over again, are the brown cardboard box Crosman Premier, Beeman Kodiak, H&N Field Target Trophy and JSB Diabolo… much of this pellet design stuff, is just marketing to shooters, if it looks cool, it must shoot and kill better... right? IMO, just test your rifle/pistol with various RN designs and shoot the most accurate one for your gun. My current sidearms for grouse while bowhunting are a Sheridan HB20 pneumatic multi-pump with Beeman Kodiaks, and a Crosman 2240 (brassed out) with H&N Field Target Trophy, either means sudden death to any grouse we meet.
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With my Crossman 2240, The best pellet are the Cometa ultra shock heavy 25g, the predator 16g are second, they do almost as good job to get thru feather than a heavy pellet like the Cometa.
I use to have a Condor in .22 and the domed pellet ( Kodiak 21g) would go thru a gopher with almost no damage @ velocity of 1050fps. requiring a second or third shot...
Like other have said , their's a reason why field target use em……. but they aren't the best for hunting !
I use to have a Condor in .22 and the domed pellet ( Kodiak 21g) would go thru a gopher with almost no damage @ velocity of 1050fps. requiring a second or third shot...
Like other have said , their's a reason why field target use em……. but they aren't the best for hunting !
If you rely on headshots, any pellet is fine but..... It sound a little silly to me !
I hunt pigeons and maybe I'm a bad shot but the head of a pigeon is like a dime that goes back and forth in a random manner. I prefer to shoot them in the chest. lol
If you are shooting pests, then who really cares... but if you are hunting game, head shots are the ticket. We have gone on streaks of consecutive heads shots without a miss on many occasions... two come to mind, my son shot 36 grouse through the head without a miss on one bowhunt moose trip and on the same trip my dad shot 29 grouse and five hares in a row. Air rifles and pistols are capable of amazingly consistent accuracy. As for "head bobbing" targets... they don't get "head-bobbier" than a startled Ruffed Grouse dodging through the alders.
They left Crossman Destroyers off their list (rightmost).
Despite their less than aerodynamic shape, I’ve found them to be one of the most accurate pellets out of my rifle.
I fired these into wax FYI. The destroyers went exactly as deep as the domed pellets.
Despite their less than aerodynamic shape, I’ve found them to be one of the most accurate pellets out of my rifle.
I fired these into wax FYI. The destroyers went exactly as deep as the domed pellets.
They left Crossman Destroyers off their list (rightmost).
Despite their less than aerodynamic shape, I’ve found them to be one of the most accurate pellets out of my rifle.
I fired these into wax FYI. The destroyers went exactly as deep as the domed pellets.
Is the third one a Beeman Silver Bear? I had a Sheridan EB20 pistol at one time that absolutely loved that pellet, and it did a great job on small game... but by and large, the Beeman Kodiak, Crosman premier RN, and H&N FT Trophy and JSB Diabolo's were the "go-to's"... in some of the 20 cal Sheridan's it was tough to beat the standard Sheridan Diablo pellets. I was just in the local gun shop this afternoon and found two of the old yellow plastic cased 500 piece Sheridan Diablo's in 20 cal, they both came home with me.
First is crossman “pointed”. Second crossman flat head. Third daisy hunting. Fourth crossman destroyer.
