Pellet comparison - A short review.

[snyper]

I have finally been able to get my hands on those local pellets that our more experienced AG shooters are using.

Quick Silver and Super Zero from Hystan cottage products. I have read about these from other forums that they perform exceptionally in competitions so after being able to purchase a box of each. Tried it on my good old Valiente AG. Also used a chrono so I will know the FPS. I would have wanted to weigh the pellets just to make a definitive test. But I guess this will do for now.

Conditions are: 10M distance, AG on gun rest, Chrono setup to read velocity for every shot, Target paper setup so groupings can be observed.

Objective: To be able to make a comparison on different pellet brand and the resulting groupings when used on my rifle.

Pellets used: Quick Silver and Super Zero (Hystan); Silver Streak-Long (Ramsel) and Hammer Head

Here are the pics:

Shooting setup with AG on gun rest and chrono setup.


Groupings of Hammer Head shot at 10M, FPS listed on the target paper. I have noticed that when shooting higher FPS (about 710 and up) groupings are inconsistent, but if it below 710FPS ( ideally 700FPS below) tight groupings are achieved.



Groupings of Silver Streak shot at 10M, FPS listedon the target paper. These pellets are heavy therefore a lower FPS reading and good groups.


Groupings of Quick Silver shot at 10M, FPS listed on the target paper. First two shot are like "cold bore shots" after that consistency is achieved in FPS and groupings.


Groupings of Super Zero shot at 10M, FPS listed on the target paper. Think Super zeroes have just enough weight for the AG I am using considering it gave the best grouping for my AG.

I can conclude that for my AG the best chioce is definitely is Super Zero. I will try to do the testing with longer distance.

[batmon]

d kaya dpende sa AG bro i've noticed valiente lang ginamit mo i have similar grouping results using hammerhead on my armscor?

[snyper]

It will always be dependent on the pairing of the AG and the pellet. In the above tests the pellet that produced the best groupings is the Super Zero.

One of the reasons, I wanted to try out the Hystan pellets was its reviews from other AG shooters. and to add to that here is a 7-shot group I tried after doing the test above this time offhand style, open sights.



That is why we need to do a bit of experimentation to find out which pellet works best for our AG.

[batmon]

try ko rin once i got hold of the pellets naa pa kay dale ghurot nya stock sa js 9boxes hehehe

[batmon]

pellet comparison (051308) eaglehead,silver streak,quick silver,super zero.
25 meters benchrest
armscor 640fps

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eagle head @25mts

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silver streak @25mts

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quick silver @25mts

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super zero @25mts

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super zero @25mts

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super zero @12mts

[circuitcruixer]

Would agree with the super zero results, these are indeed well made pellets. For its price, unbeatable na ito. Konti lang ang badly molded and the pellet to pellet variations in a box is minimal. Too bad though it is so hard to come by. If I get a hold of a store that has stock of these I will buy one time 5000 rounds.

[batmon]

hehehe mag iwan ka naman para sa iba bossing.d2 scarse din ang stock ng super zero kaya pag avail by ream kami kung mag purchase.

[batmon]

bench rest 30mts 5 shots group

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top left daisy wad cutter
top right crosman wad cutter
center crosman pointed
bottom left quick silver (sorted)
bottom right super zero (sorted)

imported pellets maluwag ang pellet head sa barrel ko could be the reason why mababa ang poi.
maganda ang new batch ng quick silver ngayon pareha na ng weight sa super zero medyo makapal na rin ang skirts unlike before.
pakyawin ko cguro stock ni joel ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[snyper]

Nice groups bro, and yes I agree the new batches we bought are much better, will try to shoot it once my AG mods is done.