Pellet Sizing

[jimmytwobikes]

Good Morning folks, i am in need of a bit of help, I have an .22 air rifle that i believe is over choked. when i fire a 5.53mm pellet there is considerable damage to the head and skirt which i believe detrimentally affects accuracy. I have tried 5.51 pellets and they are more accurate and with less damage to the pellet. You can see where i am going with this. I cannot seem to find any pellets that are less than 5.50 in the uk. I have seen them advertised in american sites even down to 5.48. Is anyone aware of where I might get pellets less than 5.50mm?

[HW777]

Good Morning folks, i am in need of a bit of help, I have an .22 air rifle that i believe is over choked. when i fire a 5.53 pellet there is considerable damage to the head and skirt which i believe detrimentally affects accuracy. I have tried 5.51 pellets and they are more accurate and with less damage to the pellet. You can see where i am going with this. I cannot seem to find any pellets that are less than 5.50 in the uk. I have seen them advertised in american sites even down to 5.48. Is anyone aware of where I might get pellets less that 5.50?

I can't say for the rest of the range but I bought some Crossman .22 pointed pellets from J S Ramsbottom recently at what I thought was a good price £7.39 for 500

They are undersized pellets which I'm having to size up the skirts to fit my barrel, they could be worth a go in your barrel.

[jimmytwobikes]

Cheers for that, do you know the size of the pellet in mm?

[HW777]

Cheers for that, do you know the size of the pellet in mm?

Checking the rifling marks when shot from a .22 Hw77 they were barely visible, although once sized up they were more prominent.

Are you really expecting me to get the micrometer out and measure them

[jimmytwobikes]

No, course not, sometimes on the bottom of the tin they give the exact size in mm.

[HW777]

No, course not, sometimes on the bottom of the tin they give the exact size in mm.

A tactful reply The tin just says 5.5mm but they are a tad smaller than that and would suit a tight choke.