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Best pellets for Pigeons/magpies????????

Postby thatguy » Wed Jun 18, 2014 3:08 pm

Hi guys, I'm just wondering what kind of pellets are best for hunting, the round head ones, the flat ones or the pointy ones.
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Re: Best pellets for Pigeons/magpies????????

Postby Buffy Vampire Slayer » Wed Jun 18, 2014 3:43 pm

thatguy wrote:Hi guys, I'm just wondering what kind of pellets are best for hunting, the round head ones, the flat ones or the pointy ones.
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i only use domed or flat,the pointy ones in my experience are generally $hite :thup:
at 30ish ft/lbs ME the flat ones are devastating on rats,bisley pest control :thup: :grin:
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Re: Best pellets for Pigeons/magpies????????

Postby 247sniper » Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:18 pm

The one that's the most accurate in your gun. It's a simple as that, nothing will beat a precise shot in the right place. :grin:
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Re: Best pellets for Pigeons/magpies????????

Postby Les1066 » Thu Jun 19, 2014 6:34 am

Dome heads for general pest work. Wadcutters work well up to around 15 yards, but then the accuracy can become unpredictable. Pointed pellets can go straight through without imparting their energy into the target, so I would save them for killing tin cans. :)
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Re: Best pellets for Pigeons/magpies????????

Postby Viperteks » Thu Jun 19, 2014 4:28 pm

247sniper wrote:The one that's the most accurate in your gun. It's a simple as that, nothing will beat a precise shot in the right place. :grin:


^^^^^This

2 Magpies and a rabbit in 15 minutes with my 32 year old FWB Sport and Daystate FT's roundheads, ths afternoon! :thup: :grin:

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Re: Best pellets for Pigeons/magpies????????

Postby Bullet Bill » Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:57 pm

do they still make hollow point pellets or did they get banned? im just getting back into the scene after many years away
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Re: Best pellets for Pigeons/magpies????????

Postby hungryrob » Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:53 pm

Bullet Bill wrote:do they still make hollow point pellets or did they get banned? im just getting back into the scene after many years away


You still get them but they're generally a waste of time.. As long as you have an accurate setup, pellet type is unimportant..
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Re: Best pellets for Pigeons/magpies????????

Postby Buffy Vampire Slayer » Tue Jul 01, 2014 5:53 am

Bullet Bill wrote:do they still make hollow point pellets or did they get banned? im just getting back into the scene after many years away

bisley pest control are a wadcuter type pellet that also has a hollow point cavity.
i find them devastating on rats and feral pigeons especially at FAC power levels :thup:
the best domed type I've found are JSB exacts and air arms field 8-)
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Re: Best pellets for Pigeons/magpies????????

Postby 247sniper » Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:27 am

hungryrob wrote:
Bullet Bill wrote:do they still make hollow point pellets or did they get banned? im just getting back into the scene after many years away


You still get them but they're generally a waste of time.. As long as you have an accurate setup, pellet type is unimportant..



Exactly, it's pellet placement that matters :thup:
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Re: Best pellets for Pigeons/magpies????????

Postby Sidebyside » Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:56 am

Buffy Vampire Slayer wrote: air arms field 8-)



Leadpig recommended these , I have used them ever since . :thup:
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Re: Best pellets for Pigeons/magpies????????

Postby Deallad » Fri Jul 04, 2014 5:39 am

JSB Air arms field never seem to fail, regardless of what gun I put them through

Stay away from the Bisley they are way too heavy until you get to about 20ft lb

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Re: Best pellets for Pigeons/magpies????????

Postby Buffy Vampire Slayer » Fri Jul 04, 2014 5:51 am

Deallad wrote:JSB Air arms field never seem to fail, regardless of what gun I put them through

Stay away from the Bisley they are way too heavy until you get to about 20ft lb

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no they are not :!:
bisley make more than one pellet,the "magnums" @ 21 grns are the heaviest of the 10 types they make,with only 3 of the 10 types being over 16 grns in .22 flavour.
"pest control" are 18 grns ;) and are ideal even in a 12 ft/lb gun for close work.
for the longer stuff (above 20 yds) I wouldn`t go above 16 grns,which incidently I prefer (for rabbits etc) even above 30 ft/lbs :thup:
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Re: Best pellets for Pigeons/magpies????????

Postby leadpig » Fri Jul 04, 2014 8:25 am

Buffy Vampire Slayer wrote:
Deallad wrote:JSB Air arms field never seem to fail, regardless of what gun I put them through

Stay away from the Bisley they are way too heavy until you get to about 20ft lb

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no they are not :!:
bisley make more than one pellet,the "magnums" @ 21 grns are the heaviest of the 10 types they make,with only 3 of the 10 types being over 16 grns in .22 flavour.
"pest control" are 18 grns ;) and are ideal even in a 12 ft/lb gun for close work.
for the longer stuff (above 20 yds) I wouldn`t go above 16 grns,which incidently I prefer (for rabbits etc) even above 30 ft/lbs :thup:

yup a lot of the 22 hw100's actually prefer bisley, i used to use bis mags in a old hw80k for pigeons ect the results were impressive :thup:
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Re: Best pellets for Pigeons/magpies????????

Postby Deallad » Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:03 am

H & N also make a good pellet, my local RFD informed that he sells lots of them as does RWS.

Some shops sell selection packs 20 or 30 of each, I think Ronnie Sunshines does so you can order on line. The beauty of this is you don't have tins of pellets you wont use.

Remember- the heavier the pellet the loopier the trajectory will become, more so in 22 so range estimation will become more critical.

Use what gives you the most accurate group for reliable results

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