Pellet selection for testing - best ones to have "in stock"?

[mrgeoff]

Went to find out what the best pellet was in my Webley Tracker yesterday. I had the following .22 pellets to try at 25 meters.

Superdomes
Falcons
JSB Exacts
Webley Venom

Out of the 4, 3 grouped about 40mm, the superdomes were 10mm max, maybe less.
So that rifle is sorted, Superdomes for the Tracker.

Question is, what quality pellets do people consider the minimum to have for testing on various rifles? Would like to think 5 to 6 maximum in each cal would be all thats needed?

So in 22 how about

Superdomes
Falcons
JSB exacts
H+N FTT
?

177

Falcons
JSB Exacts
AA Fields
H+N FTT
RWS Superfield or superdome?


PS, im not really interested in trying cheap end pellets that could be inconsistent even if they worked once in one rifle, would like to add to my stock of quality pellets.


Thanks!

[SuffolkRifle]

Looking at your lists, I'd suggest possibly Crosman Boxed (but then, I've over 30 different in each .22 & .177) don't forget to try the different 'headsize', I've guns that spit 5.51 & 5.50 all over the place, but are very tight groups with 5.52 (same for their .177 'cousins')

[Rapidnick]

Geoff I'd add accupells to your list. I've found them the best in quite a number of 22 legal limit rifles I've owned and/or shot.

[Jesim1]

Geoff I'd add accupells to your list.

Also AA diabolo field and some of the light ones like JSB RS/AA Express.

With all that has been mentioned I use them all - like yourself, the cheap ones tend to be just that, I've never found a descent one.

James

[Geezer]

Don't use them much myself, but JSB, AA and Falcon Accuracy Plus must be on the list.

For older British .22"s, Defiant Vintage. And Milbro TR. Apparently, Superpoints can do surprisingly well in them, but I have not tried them in about 25 years.

For anything: Superfields, Superdomes, Hobbies. R10s and Gecos in .177".

Bisley Mags for pneumatics/CO2.

Boxed Premiers also feature in my stash, particularly useful in .20" (Diana 45, Sheridan C9, Crosman SSP250).

These days, for my plinkers, I start with Hobbys and Superfields. If either groups well (they usually do), I stop there, because I am too busy/lazy to chase fractionally smaller groups.

Obviously, if I was back into longer-range pest control or serious competition, I'd do things differently.

[KeithS]

I've found accupells to be poor in every rifle I've had,
JSB's have to be the first pellet to try easily available, top quality and cheap if buying 10 or more.