weighing and washing pellets ..

[KeithS]

I'm always looking at getting the very best
from my shooting as everyone else does,
so have been looking at weighing, cleaning and lubing pellets
is it really worth the effort ???

[Phil Russell]

Some people say yes, others say no. Certainly sorting out bad ones can help. I have tried sorting into weight bands and also washing / lubing pellets. For my standard of shooting I found it made no difference and I had better things to do with my time. But if you are truly aiming for the highest standard then I can see that it could have a slight effect in addition to the psychological effect of knowing that you have done all you can to guarantee your own performance.
Try it and see.
Cheers, Phil

[rabbitwrecker]

is it really worth the effort ???

No - though by all means give it a try, but I'll bet you a beer that they won't shoot any straighter, (certainly true - I'll make that two beers - if you're using good quality pellets in the first place)...

[GrahamHenderson]

Weighing and inspecting `may` help your groups get tighter at 50 - 60 yards

cleaning? not worth the time and effort,
whats to clean off?...
...JDB Exact are spotless out of the tin!!

[Patrick 2]

NO,you need to get out more!seriously though I personally don't see the need.I always check a pellet before using it just to make sure it's not damaged/misshaped or got any lead fragments stuck to it and I get one hole or cloverleaf groups from my Scorpians at 25yds

[NigelG]

If you take about a hundred at a time, put them them into a sealable container with warm soapy water and give them a swirl around, then rinse, you'll be amazed at how much crud is in the bottom.

Used to do this to my pellets when I had FAC air, then dry them with a hairdryer, in a metal sieve, inspect, chuck any with damaged rims. Put lubricant into a plastic bag, add pellets and swirl around to coat them.

Made one hell of a difference to the group size and no flyers, but it is time consuming and I didn't weigh them

[angrybear]

If you take about a hundred at a time, put them them into a sealable container with warm soapy water and give them a swirl around, then rinse, you'll be amazed at how much crud is in the bottom.

Used to do this to my pellets when I had FAC air, then dry them with a hairdryer, in a metal sieve, inspect, chuck any with damaged rims. Put lubricant into a plastic bag, add pellets and swirl around to coat them.

Made one hell of a difference to the group size and no flyers, but it is time consuming and I didn't weigh them

^^This^^

When you open a new tin, tip the pellets in to the old tin & check the now empty new tin for swarf & crud, if it's dirty then it's worth doing the above,
if it's not dirty no need to wash them but I think a few drops of lube keeps the bore clean.

[Marc.RG1]

Yeah some do some dont..

I washed and weighed and lubed pellets once, lol and it was the once only..
life is just too short for that i think, and if you have a good rifle and use good pellets you should have no need i feel..
ATB, Marc..

[max headroom]

as NigelG. wash mine in washing up liquid. wash the tin swirl em round in a mix of turtlewax. 5 parts water to 1 of wax. i leave them to dry on kitchen towel.
better than those bought lubed pellets.

[shauny]

ive washed pellets before,and the washed ones were far more erratic than un washed ones over
the chronograph.

[TonyL]

Some people say yes, others say no. Certainly sorting out bad ones can help. I have tried sorting into weight bands and also washing / lubing pellets. For my standard of shooting I found it made no difference and I had better things to do with my time. But if you are truly aiming for the highest standard then I can see that it could have a slight effect in addition to the psychological effect of knowing that you have done all you can to guarantee your own performance.
Try it and see.
Cheers, Phil

Agree.

[Rickenbacker]

Agree.

Me too... nowadays I have a look at the pellet before loading (if I remember), and maybe give the head a quick polish on my sleeve if it's a really important shot

I was always told: If you're going to lube, then be prepared for a regime of barrel cleaning.