I got a new .22 caliber pellet pistol/carbine last week. The short story is that over the past week I've tested 16 different types of pellets from 4 manufacturers. I was shooting off a solid rest, at a target 25 yards away.
Of that group of pellets, 12 shot so poorly that I would never dream of taking a 25 yard shot at a squirrel. Most of the groups were 3 to 5 inches. They shot so poorly that I was actually beginning to lose hope and the thought of returning the gun was beginning to creep into my head.
Of the remaining four pellets in the group: one shot OK…two shot pretty good…and one shot awesome.
So of the 16 types I shot, only one was good enough to use. Interestingly, the top 3 most accurate pellets through this gun were all from H&N. H&N also makes the pellet that's the most accurate in my .177 rifle as well.
My centerfire guns have are never like that. Anyone know why pellet guns get so picky about ammo?
Of that group of pellets, 12 shot so poorly that I would never dream of taking a 25 yard shot at a squirrel. Most of the groups were 3 to 5 inches. They shot so poorly that I was actually beginning to lose hope and the thought of returning the gun was beginning to creep into my head.
Of the remaining four pellets in the group: one shot OK…two shot pretty good…and one shot awesome.
So of the 16 types I shot, only one was good enough to use. Interestingly, the top 3 most accurate pellets through this gun were all from H&N. H&N also makes the pellet that's the most accurate in my .177 rifle as well.
My centerfire guns have are never like that. Anyone know why pellet guns get so picky about ammo?