stutieb Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 Afternoon all fancied a change and got the .22 goldstar serviced (old one not pcp) The guy said ditch the wasps I was using and use these air arms .great but they fall out the mag .what would people recommend that's 5.6 mm nowadays that's bit more modern (hopefully better) then the eleys? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 There really arent a lot of options about . You could try rws superdomes (good pellet ) and they tend to just fit inside the old bsa 5.6mm barrels There used to be a pellet called the vintage (5.6mm ) made by pax but they went out of business a few years ago . Designed for the larger bore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 hour ago, stutieb said: Afternoon all fancied a change and got the .22 goldstar serviced (old one not pcp) The guy said ditch the wasps I was using and use these air arms .great but they fall out the mag .what would people recommend that's 5.6 mm nowadays that's bit more modern (hopefully better) then the eleys? Thanks in advance Did you run out of wasps ? Or were they just not performing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutieb Posted December 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 Was just told they were sh,te .I havent had any issues as such with them not like the air arms I was using before in my tx .dont mind sticking with them tbh just wondered what if anything is better out there .cheers . 1 hour ago, Ultrastu said: There really arent a lot of options about . You could try rws superdomes (good pellet ) and they tend to just fit inside the old bsa 5.6mm barrels There used to be a pellet called the vintage (5.6mm ) made by pax but they went out of business a few years ago . Designed for the larger bore Cheers will look at the Superdomes and see if I can get hold of these .cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 hello, if you get on well with the wasps, stick with them and tell the guy to buzz off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 The new wasps are meant to be pants, I've got a few tins of what I think are older ones, I'll have a look later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 H&N Field target trophy work well in my old falcon, think the might be 5.53 mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutieb Posted December 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 Thank you guys .some times you just need to hear from others what you may know .I'll see if I can dig a few more tins of wasps out . Thanks lads Will try definitely. My tx loves them compared to the aa field 2 minutes ago, bluesj said: H&N Field target trophy work well in my old falcon, think the might be 5.53 mm Thank you I'll look out for em my tx loves them compared to the aa field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) I used to have a Goldstar I fully tuned in the early 90's. Was a fantastic gun. I did use Wasps and mosquito pellets, try accupels as a mate had a old BSA given and it liked them, your barrel might too. Just looked online and marksmen do a 5.6mm pellet. Edited December 12, 2019 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 I sm using H&N Sniper lights in mine, flat shooting and readily expandable skirt works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 Not a goldstar but the superstar, old accupels worked great. The new wasps ive found to be seriously bad, even the gunsmith warned me away from them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 You may find if you take some of the aa fields. Hold the pellet head and rub (circular motion ) the skirt on the inside of the tin lid .pushing downwards .you can flair the skirt outward a touch .this should make them wider and hold in the mag a bit better .they may also shoot better being a better fit in the bore . Ps i do this with any undersized bismag pellets . It helps with the accuracy loads . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 And if anyone finds any old accupels then I want them please, my rapid loves them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 (edited) I use a dome head to push the skirts out, or to reshape them. Good top on the lid rubbing stu 👍 I have some as diablo fields from 2009 and some from 2010 they are much softer than the newer ones. Very easy to bend the skirts when picking them out of the tin. Edited December 13, 2019 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 1 hour ago, figgy said: I use a dome head to push the skirts out, or to reshape them. Good top on the lid rubbing stu 👍 I have some as diablo fields from 2009 and some from 2010 they are much softer than the newer ones. Very easy to bend the skirts when picking them out of the tin. Making something the shape of your probe to reshape or spread the pellet skirt would be simple enough, think I'll have a look at that next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 19 hours ago, Mice! said: And if anyone finds any old accupels then I want them please, my rapid loves them. Me and my mate brought 20 tins from the shooting show @£5 a tin just because the tin was damaged, nothing wrong with the pellets it's just that they could not sell them in the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 10 minutes ago, B725 said: Me and my mate brought 20 tins from the shooting show @£5 a tin just because the tin was damaged, nothing wrong with the pellets it's just that they could not sell them in the shop. Fancy selling me a couple of tins 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 I have just had a look and I have 5 tins out of my 10 left but I will let you have 1 tin. They suit my Logun and I cannot buy them anywhere near me anymore. If I go to the shooting show in February and he's still selling them I would be happy to buy some for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 Just now, B725 said: I have just had a look and I have 5 tins out of my 10 left but I will let you have 1 tin. They suit my Logun and I cannot buy them anywhere near me anymore. If I go to the shooting show in February and he's still selling them I would be happy to buy some for you. Very generous I'll PM you 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 (edited) Forgot to say they are. 22. 5.5 Edited December 13, 2019 by B725 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, B725 said: Forgot to say they are. 22. 5.5 Ha ha, glad you didn't say .177 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 On 12/12/2019 at 19:38, strimmer_13 said: Not a goldstar but the superstar, old accupels worked great. The new wasps ive found to be seriously bad, even the gunsmith warned me away from them The seriously bad wasps are accurate in my hw99, it likes them better than jsb express. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 On 13/12/2019 at 20:46, Mice! said: Ha ha, glad you didn't say .177 I ain't forgot just not had time, sometime this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 3 hours ago, B725 said: I ain't forgot just not had time, sometime this week. Ha ha, like I said no rush at all. Had a plink today, bought some old AADF 5.51 and some H&N extremes. Tge AA loaded ok unlike the H&N, didn't load smooth so didn't shoot nice. Then did a couple of mags of accupells, she does like them. Only 20 mtrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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