Different Types of Pellets Give Different Shots

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Different Types of Pellets Give Different Shots

Post by sanjip » Wed May 30, 2018 9:56 am

Through my .22 Precihole's Scorpius, I shot 5 pointed pellets and 5 wadcutter pellets from a distance of 15 meters. Shots were fired in this order: First a pointed, second a wadcutter, third a pointed, fourth a wadcutter and so on. 5 pointed pellets hit the bull's eye but out of 5 wadcutters only 4 hit the paper and 1 flew off without even touching the paper.

I am attaching a pix of the target paper.
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Confused I seek comments from experienced shooters why this happened.
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Re: Different Types of Pellets Give Different Shots

Post by Mack The Knife » Wed May 30, 2018 2:08 pm

With airguns, you have to match the pellet to the airgun.

Similar airguns with consecutive serial numbers may not shoot similarly with the same pellet from a particular tin.

Also, once you have found your preferred pellet, buy as many as pellets possible from the same batch because different batches may exhibit slight variances. This is usually due to minor changes in the lead antimony composition from batch to batch. Does not always happen but it does sometimes.

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Re: Different Types of Pellets Give Different Shots

Post by Sombit » Mon Jun 18, 2018 7:59 am

What pellets are these?

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Re: Different Types of Pellets Give Different Shots

Post by Basu » Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:49 am

Simple....the pellet that suits the ballel , will give tighter group.

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Re: Different Types of Pellets Give Different Shots

Post by vast » Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:16 pm

Use Jsb pellets or RWS super field, my scorpius and two of my friends scorpius like these pellets very much
If u want to use cheaper indian made pellets use marvellous diana shot,( only flat head) and gsmith high impact

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Re: Different Types of Pellets Give Different Shots

Post by Komy cat » Mon Mar 02, 2020 12:19 pm

@sanjip sir
What have you done with your 0.22 airrifle as of now? I also have one that i bought in 2015, just few days back found out it needs licence..I am very much tensed..Government playing with us..
Please guide @sanjip sir, what have u done with yours? I saw u have asked the police regarding the matter. Have you obtained any licence? If so what is the procedure. I am also a resident of kolkata. Please help sir, I am very much puzzled and tensed

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