ninja926 Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 i,ve just recently bought a bsa .177 lighting xl been putting threw the barrel rws holopoints but not getting very good groups one can be on targeet and one can be a inch to two inchs away dont no if i need to be using a bit heavy pellet mainly want it for rabbit and pidgeon etc when on chrono doing 11.4 pounds any help with this would be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrier Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Try Jsb heavy or H&N baracuda, very good domed hunting pellet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 The problem with this particular gun is it is notoriously difficult to shoot well. Its a very jumpy litle springer and needs the perfect hold to get the best out of it, the trick is consistant light hold without strangling it. Shoots better in .22 than .177 i believe for this very reason, we have a .22 one here and although i can squeeze some acceptable accuraccy out of it its far from easy and i have fully tuned it and reduced required spring pressure to get it to this point. Previously it was darn near impossible So in short your issues might not be as pellet related as you think. It dont hurt to try though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I always try a few different pellets, some can be fussy, but like the above post say she can be a bit jumpy so might not be the pellet. Not had a bsa for a while but when I did I seem to remember mine liking field target trophy, as I say it was a while ago but try as many as u can till u find the one it likes then buy loads if em if u can, same batch number if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spen25 Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 try e-bay for pellets they sell mixed packs of the top ten pellets as samples! around 20 of each pellet for around £8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 You need some help with the hold sire, try watching this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Hollow points will never give you the best accuracy (neither will pointed pellets), go for a mid-weight domed pellet instead. I would recommend AA field, JSB exact, Accupel and H&N as these will probably give you the best groupings. As for hold, yes that is the key but the best technique in the world won't give you good groupings if you're using the wrong pellets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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