An alternative heavy pellet would be the Eun Jin pellet that weighs 28 grains. But I think even that is too heavy for the power of a Talon SS unless you use the optional 24-inch barrel. Then the rifle will get the heavy pellet up to speed for best accuracy.

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How to lubricate air rifle pellets

Some brands of pellets will let you choose what size of skirt the pellets have. This will be displayed as 0.01 differences in the calibre, for example .177 pellets will be marked as 4.51, 4.52, 4.53, etc. The idea behind this is the wider the skirt, the better the seal behind the pellet. This provides a greater pressure behind the pellet forcing it out at greater speed and therefore improving accuracy. It's important to know that due to state and local laws, there are certain restrictions for various products. The sizer will also correct triangular or out of round pellets to quite a good degree, and will also show up any pellets that are over or undersized from the tin. This will be obvious when you push the pellet to the stop. The loose ones will fall in, and the tight ones will need more of a push.

The device is designed to give an equivalent impact force to an airgun pellet hitting the paddle of a target at 5.5 ft/lbs energy (7 Joules). To mimic the effect of a target being shot at with a WFTF legal air rifle at 55 yards.” There are also larger calibres available, such as .25 and .303, but in my opinion these are only really worth bothering with if you’re shooting an FAC rifle that is over 12ft/lbs, as the extra mass of the pellet requires more force to push it. These larger pellets are designed for hunting at long ranges and can provide devastating power at the 20-30ft/b range. The taper ensures that the front to rear ratio is always the same. This will keep the front smaller than the rear, for optimum power and accuracy. Do not push the pellet into the bore of the Sizer too hard as you may deform it, but with practice you will get to know how much pressure the pellets requireto get the maximum from them.Some shooters are running Predators through a sizing die to reduce their outside diameter by one-thousandth of an inch. This makes them easier to load. Keep in mind that sizing much more than one-thousandth can also render them inaccurate. I only have this secondhand and have never tried it myself. But it does make sense. If it works, this is a legitimate use of a pellet sizer. These pellets are not going to be that suitable for pest control or anything at long range but for the money I think they make a welcome addition to anyone’s arsenal and save you wasting you more expensive pellets when zeroing up. Other flatheads to consider : RWS Hobby, H&N Finale Match Light , RWS R10 Match Recommended: Crosman Piranha So the next I decided to use the 4.53 pellet sizer and was pleasantly surprised. The 4.53 sized group was considerably better than the 4.54 unsized group All target airguns and most high-quality adult airguns have choked muzzles that squeeze the pellet by one-half of a thousandth of an inch at the muzzle. That automatically sizes all the pellets and negates any other sizing efforts. New version: Similar for Steyr but longer, with three air stripper plates as well. ComBrella can’t be connected to this model.

The shape of the pellet is almost as important as the size, and there are lots of different styles of pellet available that all perform vary different roles. Choosing the correct style of pellet can effect drastically improve the effectiveness of your shooting. Flathead or Wadcutter A varied selection of pellets, in different sizesThe star shape also reduces turbulence around the nose of the pellet for better accuracy. These pellets are never going to be match target winners but when it comes to pest controlling these pellets are absolutely devastating at close to medium range, even at 12ft/lbs. Other hollow points to consider : H&N Barracuda Hunter , Bisley Pest Control The majority of my pellets were in the 4.54 head size with 4.53 and 4.55 being on the outer fringes for a .01 mm plus or minus for the 400 count tin which I thought was pretty tight tolerence. If required you can adjust the secondary adjusters that are either side of the main adjuster. These two screws have a much shorter travel but if you do adjust them make sure they are level, then use a small drop of paint on the thead and body so that the setting does not alter.

From my experience shooting air rifles there area few kinds of pellet that stand above the rest in terms of performance, power and quality of manufacture. Bear in mind that pellets will behave differently in different rifles, even those of the same brand and model. So this is just a guide to what works well in my experience, and for the people I have shot alongside. Recommended: Air Arms Field MK4 – Further improvements to resolve all issues of the original design. Re-designed internal parts, spring tension can be fine-tuned with a hex key, free travel length of the probe doubled. We have a team of expert technicians and a complete repair shop that are able to service a large variety of brands/models of airguns. The plastic/metal tipped pellets suffer from similar problems to the pointed, in that any slight variation to the way the tip is seated can drastically effect accuracy. For this reason I would personally avoid them for anything other than close range dispatching. Hollow points are more useful for pest control, but you will still find the accuracy dropping off after around 25 metres in most guns. This is simply due to the fact that the shape of the hollowpoint affects the way the air flows around the pellet. The ‘Skirt’ My sizers have a stainless steel ejector plate as well as the screws that are either side of the main adjuter. There is also an option of have a 4mm Stainless Steel Ejector plate under the options tab.

Viper High Quality Pellet Sizer .177 calibre 4.53 Made and Designed in the UK

The two main sizes of pellet are .177 (4.5mm) or .22 (5.5mm). The legal limit in the UK for power on air guns is 12ft/lbs for rifles and 6ft/lbs for pistols, and due to the way the law works smaller pellets have to fly faster to meet this limit. This means that .177 pellets achieve much higher velocities than .22 pellets and as such provide flatter trajectories for increased accuracy. Pellets in the .22 calibre fly with more of a looped trajectory, and so they may require slight elevation adjustments, especially at range. Pellet sizing was hot in the 1970s, when pellets weren’t as uniform as they are today. I own a sizer and I’ve used it to compare the accuracy of sized pellets against unsized pellets from the same tin. I have never seen a difference in accuracy, but I have heard of one reason for sizing that might make sense for some shooters. I’ll get to it at the end of this post. Because these pellets are some of the most popular designs available, there loads of different pellets to choose from by many different brands such as Air Arms, JSB and ProShot. Pointed However, the benefit of the .22 pellet is its greater mass. This transfers more energy into the target, essentially increasing the force that the target is hit by. This is important for pest control as it ensures clean one hit kills, as opposed to .177 pellets that can pass straight through the animal due to their smaller size and faster speed.