Best pellet for use

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   So it turns out i have 4 pellets that shoot well out of hw97.
H&n field target
Exact 16gain
Aa deablo field
Jbs jumbo heavy.
All four are suitable for hunting. I can zero on one and then use dial to to zero the other pellets.
So essentially i can run a pull though through fire half a dozen shots before hunting and be zeroed for that pellet.
Yet common air gun lore is stick to one pellet when you find the most accurate.
I've found this absolutely wrong and see it as a target shooting practice that has broached over into general air gun law.
 You can cast more than one vote but have to do it one at a time

Edited by kruzaroad - 3 hours 26 minutes ago at 9:34am

Poll Question: Do you really need to stick to one pellet/slug
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes once you have found the best pellet/slug stickto it	2	[25.00%]
For target shooting one is best practice	2	[25.00%]
For hunting one is best practice	0	[0.00%]
Use the best for the situation as dictated by e environment	1	[12.50%]
Have a few brands that shoot well but of differnt weight	1	[12.50%]
Just shoot what ever, its your shooting not the pellet/slug	0	[0.00%]
Doesn't matter as long as accurate	2	[25.00%]
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kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 03 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 2548	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Best pellet for use Posted: 3 hours 36 minutes ago at 9:24am
	So it turns out i have 4 pellets that shoot well out of hw97. H&n field target Exact 16gain Aa deablo field Jbs jumbo heavy. All four are suitable for hunting. I can zero on one and then use dial to to zero the other pellets. So essentially i can run a pull though through fire half a dozen shots before hunting and be zeroed for that pellet. Yet common air gun lore is stick to one pellet when you find the most accurate. I've found this absolutely wrong and see it as a target shooting practice that has broached over into general air gun law. You can cast more than one vote but have to do it one at a time Edited by kruzaroad - 3 hours 26 minutes ago at 9:34am

J-S Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 20 Oct 2014 Location: Auckland Status: Offline Posts: 481	Post Options Post Reply Quote J-S Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 1 hour 22 minutes ago at 11:38am
	generally id say test as many as you can in each gun and find the one that shoots the smallest groups. Stick to that one unless you come across a pellet that you haven't tried that shoots better groups... then stick to that one.. I shoot targets, so smallest group is the highest score. I dont want variances or to dial between different pellets - only dialing is a good group shot when i get a new tin / batch to check zero is still the same If i was a hunter, id still want the same, but tested at varying ranges to find the one that's the most consistent at all ranges...
	J S Airguns Air Arms TX200('s) Theoben Sirocco HW77 FWB 300s Webley Patriot One or two others... Current projects: Too many..

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 03 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 2548	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 58 minutes ago at 11:54am
	Fair enough too. The accuracy of target shooting it makes sense. For accuracy in hunting it sounds sensible, something I've always done. But as sit here in the wind a 18gr is going to do better than 14.66gr apparently for drift. If an 18gr is comparable to the 14gr for accuracy, wouldn't the 18gr then be a more accurate choice for wind bucking. If that is the case why wouldn't you change for target shooting depending on conditions. Mind you i guess there are pellet and weight restrictions on target shooting? Thanks for replying to survey appreciated 👍

Myson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 Mar 2016 Location: Feilding Status: Offline Posts: 221	Post Options Post Reply Quote Myson Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 minutes ago at 12:23pm
	I'd say: Keep it simple ! Once you've found the projectile that consistently gives you the tightest groups (and therefore best accuracy) in your particular barrel over all distances, use it! Again and again and again...... for targets, hunting, everything.... If you find another type that improves your best groups, then change and use that one, again and again and again... Ad Infinitum... "Accuracy" is the key factor for airgunning! For hunting. For targets. Etc... If you have more than one type of projectile that are equally accurate in your barrel (quite rare), then choose the one that best suits your favourite style of shooting - eg: hunting or targeting or plinking, etc..... and use that again and again and again....
	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq7jVyBfFqE Air Arms S510 US .22 Air Arms S410 .22 Weihrauch HW97KT .177 Weihrauch HW95 .177