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Whats the best hunting pellet for a .177 cal?

5K views 24 replies 12 participants last post by  Jacob Smalley 
#1 ·
need answers A$AP
 
#9 ·
Cheers bloke, just went and looked them up.

Wow, priced accordingly is right.

I think I'll stick to paying $4 for a tin of 500 Gamo Match. I only ever really hit cans and paper with my springer. (Webley Patriot + nitro piston)

If I want something dead, I'll use something that is garunteed to do the job everytime, and do it from 400m away :)
 
#19 ·
there are that many brands out there the best option is to get pellet packs they give you a few pellets of some diferent brands and the one that seems most consistent in the gun is the one for you my air arms s310 loves bisley magnums my bros falcon fn19 doesn't neather does my bsa r10 you just have to try a few out ebay do pellet packs :thumbsup:
 
#20 ·
Ditto on the Beemans. The H&N match wad cutters at closer ranges Hit with and an audible whop, instant kill. Longer rangers I used the Beeman Siker Arrows, a pointed pellet. Tended to go through game at close range but deadly at 30-50 yards in my old Webley Vulcan.
 
#21 ·
The heavier the pellet and the more controlled the expansion the better and I like pure lead. I have a couple of tins of the old Benjamin pellet that I **** for hunting. I only shoot a 22 pellet rifle anymore hunting, but I still have a couple of 177 rifles yet. (English and German)
 
#24 ·
Forgot to mention using Beeman Extra Heavy Kodiaks for any gun sold that advertises speeds over about 1100 FPS. Shooting supersonic with a pellet is widely known to cause the pellet to tumble as it rapidly slows back to subsonic. The holy grail of Pellets is just subsonic as far as how I tune mine.

OH and through non pcp guns its sometimes fun to put a wadcutter in backwards for shots out to 12 yds...devastating expansion for lower power guns or AG pistol hunting. Great for frogs and mice. You can sometimes hear a pop on impact. I wouldn't consider it with non lead pellets...or through a match grade (L/W) barrel like on top end guns

My 60 yd paper tests with solid lead pointed pellets has me believing they should be off the shelves. Polimer points like the Preditors seem much better but penetration has never seemed to a problem in .177/.22 so why bother when that money can buy a heavy pellet that will carry farther and still penetrate by force of weight.
 
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