Daz Harrison Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 which pellets have you found to work well with 40ftp i was thinking of Rabbit Magnum 2 (24.7 grains) anyone know how accurate they are ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) people tend to go with the heavier pellet just because its FAC,, jsb exacts 15.89gr are superb in fac rifles and also give a very flat trajectory, used them in a huntsman 30ftlb with devastating results, to be honest how long is a piece of string what might work in one might not in another but the JSB,s really are superb , if you don't like the sound of the 15.89gr then give the jsb jumbo,s 18.13gr a try, used them in a fac ranger and all I can say is everything they hit did not move afterwards, very accurate pellet with a bit more weight, what rifle is it by the way Edited February 24, 2015 by evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Harrison Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 people tend to go with the heavier pellet just because its FAC,, jsb exacts 15.89gr are superb in fac rifles and also give a very flat trajectory, used them in a huntsman 30ftlb with devastating results, to be honest how long is a piece of string what might work in one might not in another but the JSB,s really are superb , if you don't like the sound of the 15.89gr then give the jsb jumbo,s 18.13gr a try, used them in a fac ranger and all I can say is everything they hit did not move afterwards, very accurate pellet with a bit more weight, what rifle is it by the way very true, i waqs told that 40ftp will put the skirt of the pellet out of shape, will try a few diffrent pellets and see how they group cheers Daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlyn Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I've tried bismags, aa fields, and h&n baracuda extreem, and at 50 yards 2.5/2.5/1.5" groups respectively. Think ill be trying some other brands. Thought the huntsman at 40lb should shoot a hell of a lot better than that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyshooter Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I use bis mags in my fac airranger at 37fpe very accurate in my gun and hard hitting. atb brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 As said above, try 16grn & 18grn JSB/AA. If you want heavies go H&N Barracuda which are Bisley Magnums but they are sorted by head size! ATB Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 As said above, try 16grn & 18grn JSB/AA. If you want heavies go H&N Barracuda which are Bisley Magnums but they are sorted by head size! ATB Matt have to say Matt, I,ve been very impressed with the barracuda match in the airwolf and the wolverine b,, they grouped very well indeed and even in the wind out performed every other pellet,only problem using them in the wolf was the power dropped slightly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I've tried bismags, aa fields, and h&n baracuda extreem, and at 50 yards 2.5/2.5/1.5" groups respectively. Think ill be trying some other brands. Thought the huntsman at 40lb should shoot a hell of a lot better than that! its a renowned FACT that the Huntsman performs at its best running at 30ftlb,,might be worth considering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 As said above, try 16grn & 18grn JSB/AA. If you want heavies go H&N Barracuda which are Bisley Magnums but they are sorted by head size! ATB Matt I use Bisley mags in mine...36ftlbs. Being an MCT, I can switch the power to 27ft/lbs. I've tried JSB Heavy5.52 and AA field plus heavy 5.52. Neither will group well with mine at 36ftlbs. so I stick with the Bis Mags that are very good. On the lower power setting, the JSB's just didn't group well, the AA's were a huge amount better. . Matt, Can you expand on the Barracudas? I have several tins of the Bisley Magnums. All have a sticker on the back say Barracuda. Interestingly, of the tins of Bis Mags, one is a screw tin. It says made in Germany for bisley. They weigh 20.5 grains on average. The other tin is a push together. It says on the front, made in Germany for John Rothery. These weigh 21.4 on average, and are much more consistent in weight. They are also seem to be a lot more accurate in my Airwolf than the ones made for Bisley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I don't have anything as high as 40ft lb and apparently things can change a bit when you get over 30ft lb. Mine works a treat running at around 26ft lb with AA Field and Bisley Magnum. As is so often the case, I guess you need to try a few to get the best combination for your requirements! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drut Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 The only pellets I found accurate at 40lb were DaeSung(now unavailable AFAIK,Bisley Mags or Barracuda Match which seemed more accurate than the Bis Mags.As has been mentioned,pellet choice at 30ft/lb is much greater and I found JSB's at 30 as effective as Barracudas at 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiebald Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 If it was mine in turn power down and try biz mags and air arms field + Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonk Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I've had good results with Bisley Magnums and even better with Bisley Pest Control through my R10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrier Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 JSB Match Diabolo Exact Jumbo Heavy .22 Cal 18.13 Grains Domed are most accurate in my lonestar at 30 ftpound and in the Career 707 at medium power they flying out at 1000fps and also 1" groupings at 75 meter. Top pellet imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycho Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) I have a air wolf mvt fully adjustable you are reading to much into foot lbs what you need to look at is fps feet per second and keep the pellet below the speed of sound. as pellets become unstable near the speed of sound which is 1125 fps by using a air arms 16 grain pellet at 920 fps it equates roughly to 30 foot pounds a 21 grain bismag at 920 roughly equates to 40 foot pounds each have the same trajectory as each other both in pellet drop and distance by using the 16 grain pellet at 40 foot pound you are putting the pellet far to near the speed of sound and therefore making it unstable and losing accuracy at 40foot pound you have to use the heavier pellet....I personally prefers the 30 lb using the are arms as it does not waste as much air trajectory is the same and there is not much difrance in the hitting power I switch to magnums and up the power if there is alot of wind as the heavier pellet does not deviate as much Edited March 3, 2015 by psycho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 also give a very flat trajectory, Sorry but a pellet doesn't give a flat trajectory. Gravity acts on each pellet in the same way. If you want it to shoot flatter, you fire it at a faster speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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