POLL: Your #1 pellet type for hunting?

Which is your #1 pellet point for hunting?

  • Wadcutter

    Votes: 10 29.4%

  • Pointed

    Votes: 12 35.3%

  • Hollow Point

    Votes: 9 26.5%

  • Destroyer EX (Hybrid wad/point)

    Votes: 3 8.8%
  • Total voters
    34
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I am basing this on Crosman pellet types because that is the most easy to find pellets in Canada without going to a specialty store. It is really not about brand though but pellet points: wadcutter (flat), pointed, Destroyer EX (hybrid of wad/point), and hollow point.

You can comment on prefered cal. for small game, different brands, etc in the comment section but please answer the poll on which point type you most use for hunting small game with airguns where legal.
 
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Your poll doesn't include domed pellets, such as the Crosman Premier, which is probably a far better hunting pellet than any of those listed in your poll.

I have been hunting and pesting with airguns for decades, and my go-to pellets, regardless of caliber (.177, .20. .22, or .25) have always been the domed pellet preferred by the particular gun I was using. My own experiences with many of the "gimmick" pellets is that you can pay a lot more for a pellet that is no more effective than the simple dome. A dead squirrel or rat is no more dead if killed by a premium priced gimmick pellet, than an economical dome pellet.

The type of hunting can also be a determining factor in pellet choice. For small game at distances out to 40 or 50 yards, the wad cutter is a poor choice, as it tends to lose stability beyond about 25 to 30 yards, making accurate shot placement "iffy". Some hollow points behave similarly. Now, if you are ratting in close quarters in a barn or similar building, the wad cutters and hollow points are ideal, as they will deliver the best "smackdown" at the short ranges involved.

Pointed pellets generally don't perform well in many guns - they are often not as accurate at range as the domes, nor do they impart any greater terminal energy.
 
Sorry about that, I have not seen Crosman dome pellets at Walmart or Canadian Tire but i'll check again. From the CM website it looks like the dome is the same shape as the hollow points, is it the hole that throws it off? I would think that what works in a powder burner would not always translate well into a slower airgun IE. hollow points.

We can not hunt with airguns in NS but I am looking to stock up on "hunting" pellets anyway so I started this poll before I bought too many. I threw wadcutters into the poll but thought it might only be a short range head shot kind of pellet, more push than puncture.
 
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We hunted hares and grouse for 45+ years with pellet guns... and came to the conclusion that the Crosman Premier (used to be sold in a 625 pack in a plain brown cardboard box) were the BEST combination of accuracy and penetration along with frontal profile... we have shot a couple thousand grouse with them. For the record we have tested dozens of pellets from most manufacturers... since they are not in your poll, I will refrain from voting.
 
I also use domed pellets for hunting, mainly Beeman Kodiak 21g and JSB jumbo monster 24.5g these are in .22 caliber.
I'm now just about to try a flathead with hollowpoint version of the jumbo monster called ultra shock heavy, I usually have too much penetration on small critters like gophers.

all those fancy point pellet are usually junk, and they will not be stable at high speed.... and by high speed I mean something close to the speed of sound ( +- 1100fps)
there is no gain to go past the SOS, all you get is terrible accuracy.
 
"Crosman Premier" is just a class of marketing now, what kind of point did you use?

I read a few articles today and they all classed pellets into short range or long range use; then they also classed low power and high power with some points working better in low power but being unstable in high power. In addition, heavier pellets were generally left to high power rifles and light pellets to low power rifles.
 
From my Diana and RWS springers, I like the Crosman Premier hollow point domed pellets. Heavy, and hit stuff with an audible WOP from the .177's. Grouse are usually slammed to the ground with full penetration and an exit if they are inside 50 yards.
 
Predator are probably one of the best hunting pellet if you shoot them under 800fps ( in .22 cal ), but there more expensive than .22lr

I wish they make em a little heavier !!

Seb
 
I used to swear by the Crosman .22 Wadcutter when they were still produced (.177 is still out there, just not the .22), they are designed to cut a nice round hole in paper and they did very well on the critters. Premiers just didn't anchor squirrels or starlings the way the wadcutter did.
 
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