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    Alternatives to RWS Hobby .22 cal.

    My fave plinking pellets have been reclassified "rocking horse shit".

    What, if any alternatives are available with parity in quality and weight?

    My EB22 just loves them.

    SMK Spitfires sound a tad dubious.

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    I've not been able to get any .22 Hobby either, and loathed to go cheaper, even though it is only for scaring tin cans in my .22 pistols

    I got some JSB flat head .22 but have yet to open and try them
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    Last I knew, nm products at Sheffield and Ron daley guns Barnsley had decent stock levels and do offer shipping.

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    Nm and Daley OOS.
    I've ordered some flatheads from JSR.
    The Mayor: Intent? How did you establish that?
    Harry Callahan: When a man is chasing a woman through an alley with a butcher’s knife and a hard-on, I figure he isn’t out collecting for the Red Cross.

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    RWS SHP's will probably work well
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    Quote Originally Posted by Inspector 71 View Post
    Nm and Daley OOS.
    I've ordered some flatheads from JSR.
    Christ, wonder what's going on there?

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    You talk about Hobby pellets one of my favourites but i miss the good old .22 Eley Wasps of years ago, a good all rounder, i wish these came back as well. I bought a tin of Eley wasps in .177 but they were nowhere like the traditional pellet more like HN pellets, shame.

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    I've just bought the Norma s match in .177 and .22 to try as couldn't get hobbys

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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 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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    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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