Evening, I’m after a cheap pellet for target shooting in the garden at 20 yards. I’m using a BSA Supersport in .177. I’ve got 5 tins of air arms Diablo fields but can’t justify using nearly £17 a tin pellets to punch paper at short distance with a budget springer. Has anyone tried h&n hammer, econs etc?? If anyone can recommend a decent pellet for the job at around £8 per tin it’d be appreciated. Thanks
RWS Hobby good quality fast pellet for short range £7.99 per tin if you buy 20 tins. Cuts a nice round hole.
My .22 one is happy on Superfields, cant comment on price point as I was given them, heard good things about H&N Econs but not got to tryng them yet as still got a pile to get through in both .22 and .177.
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I'm using Superfields in my springers and they do very well 5.51 in the .22's and 4.52 in the .177, they are a nice clean pellet and I have yet to find a damaged one
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H&N Excite Plinking Pellets £3.59 for 250.
For .177 Econ II Excite quite good to 20m as low as about £3.40 a tin for 500, same as normal , the ,more you buy the cheaper they let you have them at most places , pretty consistant performance for a cheap plinking pellet , look round a few of the retailers and see which offer the best deal at the time , don't expect bench rest accuracy at 25m , but if your barrel doesn't like them nothing gained
For a cheap plinking pellet at 20 yards i use the two below from JSR.
for a flat head / match pellet,
H&N Excite Econ Hobby II Pellets [.177][4.50mm][7.4gr][500] £3.69 per tin
for a domed head pellet,
500 Gamo (BSA) Pro Hunter .177 DOMED PELLETS £3.79 per tin
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Look in the sales section. I've seen quite a few folk selling unwanted tins for a good price.
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These JSBs are a reasonable paper punching pellet if you are indeed punching to make scoring easier.
https://nmproducts.ltd.uk/.177-calib...ins-tin-of-500
Otherwise a bit cheaper are the Bisley Practice, we sell them at our club as a low cost alternative and people are shooting 10m comps with them.
https://www.uttings.co.uk/p103510-bi...-500-bipr177p/
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I have also always found the RWS Hobby, in either .177 or .22, excellent.
The H&N Excite Hammer in .22 seems a good performer in a good few of my rifles, even well beyond the range mentioned. I haven't tried the .177 personally, but have heard similarly satisfying reports about them from users. Certainly worth a go, but always keep in mind the old caveat about barrel to pellet compatibility.
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I’ve tried some RWS Geco which are averaging 830 FPS and are very accurate at 15-20 yards, at less than £9 a ton when you order a few I can’t complain.
Bisley practice are a good shout also, they average 761 FPS and are also plenty accurate at 15-20 yards.
I’m somewhat torn between the two as the Geco’s are wonderfully quick but at 7gr I wonder if long term use of them would wear the spring out prematurely?