.177 pellet recommendations

[gingernut]

Or pop down to B & Q and get yourself a paving slab to shoot into.
No bouncers and a pile of pellets at the base.

[earthman]

I were thinking that it would be easier for a point to start deforming on impact rather than the wider,flatter profile of a wadcutter???

I've heard conflicting views about using paving slabs/brick walls as back stops, some say don't.

[blooregard]

If the point of the pellets were hollow then they will deform more easily, however I beleive that the majority of pointed pellets have a solid front.

The wadcutter should hit almost flat and better impart its energy into whatever it hits, its also a shorter and lighter pellet thats more suited to a C02 pistol. The front of the wadcutter is closer to the hollow skirt so again, more energy and less rigidity in the pellet.

It's worth a try though, but I would stick with a light wadcutter type pellet in the Beretta.

[earthman]

Thanks, I assumed that the pointy ones were hollow???

[blooregard]

I'm not 100% sure dude, but if you compare an RWS Super Point with an RWS Hobby, the super points are 1.2 grains heavier so theres extra lead somewhere.