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    Glad I over stocked many years ago. My favorite ratting pellet
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    Glad I've still got a few tins as that's all I use in my Crosman 600, not that I use it much nowadays.

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    I have resorted to H&N Excite Plinking, slightly heavier at 12.81gr, but they cycle well in my Crosman 600.
    Too many guns, or not enough time?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Modski66 View Post
    I have resorted to H&N Excite Plinking, slightly heavier at 12.81gr, but they cycle well in my Crosman 600.
    I've tried the Excite Hammer in one or two of mine. Budget pricing with good performance.

    I also use the Crosman wadcutters in my 2240s, which I also bought cheaply from our sponsor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyL View Post
    I've tried the Excite Hammer in one or two of mine. Budget pricing with good performance.

    I also use the Crosman wadcutters in my 2240s, which I also bought cheaply from our sponsor.
    Have to agree with Tone regarding the Hammers but I've never found a single rifle or pistol that like Crosman pellets.
    Far too many rifles to list now, all mainly British but the odd pesky foreigner has snuck in

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    I found the .177 excite hammer were really nice to (10m air pistol practice). Haven't tried the .22.

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    This is going to sound a bit weird, but I really enjoy opening a tin of RWS Hobby's, there's something about the ribs, the rebate in the tail, the angle around the head, the overall sharpness of the manufacture, that really sums up what a pellet should look like.

    I guess it must be rooted in my first experiences of shooting air rifles, a target shooting club in a church hall in Dartford.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Black Beard View Post
    I found the .177 excite hammer were really nice to (10m air pistol practice). Haven't tried the .22.
    Good to know re the .177s. I've only tried them in .22 to date.
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    Quote Originally Posted by look no hands View Post
    Have to agree with Tone regarding the Hammers but I've never found a single rifle or pistol that like Crosman pellets.
    The Crosman wadcutters do seem to go okay in the 2240.

    A good few years ago, Joffy gave me some boxed 7.9 Premiers. None of his guns liked them. I tried them in my 95. Awesome. Better than Superdome, JSB Exact and AADF in this rifle. Very, very tight, consistent groupings. But then the FTT were better still.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Troubledshooter View Post
    Glad I've still got a few tins as that's all I use in my Crosman 600, not that I use it much nowadays.
    Funny you should say that as I bought a tin some years to use in that same pistol, still not used it !
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    I hope the availability issues are just a short term thing and resolved soon. I'm a fan of the Hobby. Many of my rifles and pistols love them. As said earlier, great for ratting.
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    Another suggestion, Bisley practice, available at Uttings. Regards Max
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    Quote Originally Posted by maximus View Post
    Another suggestion, Bisley practice, available at Uttings. Regards Max
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