Grouping

[garfield 23]

always cleaned my barrel when switching to new pellets or when i buy a used rifle but only using cleaning pellets made of wadding and a drop of lube always helps and your rifling stays intact but clean and ready to lead in with the new pellet type

[Edgar 1]

Hi that's more than good enough for hunting, well done, but you aren't getting the best accuracy from your rifle until you have shot 25-30 pellets of the same make through it in a row. This is because the barrel needs to "condition" to that pellet type. Don't ask me what this means, can't remember where I read it but in my experience it pays to shoot 5 or 6 five shot groups and look at the last one to see how the pellet performs in your rifle.

[jasper65 6]

Makes alot of sense to bed a gun in to different pellets. the other thing that confuses me slightly when I look at the .177 pellets is some are 4.52, some are 4.53 and so on? Back in the good old days everything said 4.5 on the tin and we all shot Eley Wasps

 

Jasp

[Edgar 1]

Makes alot of sense to bed a gun in to different pellets. the other thing that confuses me slightly when I look at the .177 pellets is some are 4.52, some are 4.53 and so on? Back in the good old days everything said 4.5 on the tin and we all shot Eley Wasps

 

Jasp

 

I know what you mean, I usually just buy the ones that say .22 on and find out what works best. Have never tried the Air Arms pellets that can be bought in 5.51 and 5.52, I think it's just so you have to buy both tins to find out which work best.

[garfield 23]

you will probably find that 4.52 fits your barrel better but I've always been a big fan of bisley magnums in .177