.177 pellet recommendations

[earthman]

I'm wondering about pellets in general, what difference does the shape make, pointed, round,flat etc? Which type is the best to buy in general?

Can you get ones that are not made from lead??

[blooregard]

From your other post I see your shooting a Umarex 92F.

Stick with a light flat type pellet, I use Gecos in my CO2 Pellet shooters as they were nice and cheap and group well.

These make nice clear holes in paper. You can get pellets made from other metals but lead engages the rifling nicely and expands into it when fired. I have heard terrible problems with people getting copper pellets to group but have not tried them myself.

If your shooting BB guns then steel BBs generally work in all guns but lead balls vary in size and can deform in magazines.

[earthman]

From your other post I see your shooting a Umarex 92F.

Stick with a light flat type pellet, I use Gecos in my CO2 Pellet shooters as they were nice and cheap and group well.

These make nice clear holes in paper. You can get pellets made from other metals but lead engages the rifling nicely and expands into it when fired. I have heard terrible problems with people getting copper pellets to group but have not tried them myself.

If your shooting BB guns then steel BBs generally work in all guns but lead balls vary in size and can deform in magazines.

Thanks, so out of interest, what are the other shapes for and why couldn't I use them in the Beretta?

I understand what you mean about lead expanding, never thought of that, just thinking about the environment/safety issues around lead.

Where is the best/cheapest place to buy pellets from?

[blooregard]

Personally I don't think the other shaped pellets have any uses in pistols, domed pellets are fine but tend to tear the target slightly.

Pointed and Hollow points seem silly to me though I think domed pellets are best for hunting (with a rifle).

In your Beretta the wadcutters will tend to be shorter and less likely to protrude from the cylinder, therefore they are less likely to cause jams.

With regards to the environment, trapping your pellets will make it easier to collect and dispose of them.

[earthman]

In your Beretta the wadcutters will tend to be shorter and less likely to protrude from the cylinder

Yes, I noticed that, so would the extra space cater for the pointed type?

Would the pointed pellets be more likely to penetrate/stick in a back board etc rather than ricochet off??

[blooregard]

Not sure about that dude, I think the wadcutters will lose more energy when they hit the backboard so there should be less energy for the ricochet.

Angle your backboard so that pellets are deflected downwards and you solve a lot of ricochet problems.

[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.