Ultrastu Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Has anyone tried these new pellets yet ? Ive ordered a tin in 4.51 mm. And im hoping they will go well through my bsas especially the fac . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 No but, off on a slight tangent - just got my Original 35 back from a service and trying to find a pellet it likes - wasn't getting too good results (initially) with my favourite AA field so tried some H&N Barracuda Match and was amazed to see a drop of 4+ inches over 25 yards compared to AA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 they look a lot like bisley magnums, probably be great in your fac but I would have thought they were heavy for sub 12 in .177? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted December 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Nah 9.5 grns is fine for a sub 12 pcp . And almost ideal for fac .177 in my opinion.. the stated bc is a bit lower than i would have hoped /expected 0.018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 I thought I'd seen 10.5 grains? Must have imagined it 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 they should make little sample tins that way you can find which pellet suits you best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 47 minutes ago, kenholland said: they should make little sample tins that way you can find which pellet suits you best. They do fella you can buy 50 @ a time I'll find a link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 http://www.pelletperfect.co.uk/ as the address says pellet perfect, there probably are others about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaman Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 Cant see them being any better than JSB heavies 10.3gr and these have a better BC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted December 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 It depends .Some of my bsas (like many others ) dont shoot jsbs very well and prefer a barracuda pellet. This is a lighter barracuda so should work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 So i watched a vid today and these were tested for accuracy and down range energy retention .out of a hw . The accuracy was superb and the bc averaged out at 0.027 .which is very high for a .177 pellet especially a 9.5 grn one . In a pcp , Exacts are usually around 0.021 .heavies 0.026 .barracuda 10.5 - 0.024 .so these could be better than all the above in all ways . Hope so . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernel gadaffi Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Going back to the early 80's, I was using the .177 silhouettes in my HW80 to great effect, I'm sure they were pushing towards 11 grains and the .22 were in the region of 21 grains, but, I stand to be corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 I got a tin (200) of these to try in my Webley FX2000. 21.2g in .22 The gun loves them. I like a heavy pellet for rats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy1950 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) On 19/12/2018 at 00:47, kernel gadaffi said: Going back to the early 80's, I was using the .177 silhouettes in my HW80 to great effect, I'm sure they were pushing towards 11 grains and the .22 were in the region of 21 grains, but, I stand to be corrected. I still have a couple of tins of these Silhouettes. They were the best hunting pellet I ever used. Regularly taking head shot bunnies at 40 yds with my 12 ft/lb HW77K until some ******* stole it, along with another 9 tuned air guns in a targeted burglary. I keep them in case I revisit another HW77K and tune it up again. Maybe 2019 will be the year? I have been using the Barracuda hunter extreme (18.52 grains) in my HW99S in .22 and they are giving shot on shot at 27 yds (12 ft/lb rifle tuned by me) and I know Oldman has used them this afternoon in his Air arms 410 FAC taking feral pigeons out to 60 yds with no problems at all. Fine pellets. Edited December 20, 2018 by Flyboy1950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted December 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 I use .177 hunter extreems in a couple of my bsa s and they are excellent for accuracy and kills on head shots rabbits rats , squirrel .etc . Picked up my tin of fts .today .hoping for some testing over xmas . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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