where to get pellets

[rbuck351]

Got a new to me Benjamin Discovery 22cal PCP and am having a lot of fun with it. I have about a dozen different types of pellets that I have checked for accuracy and the one that works best so far is the Benjamin domed but all I have of those is what's left of 100 from a sample pack. I have some others that work fairly well and there are others I would like to try but I can't find any pellets of any kind online. Does anyone know anywhere pellets are available?

[Norcal707]

Daisy is having a Memorial Day Sale. Their .22 Hollowpoints shoot very accurately in my Xisico Sentry .22 PCP Rifle and are soft lead that expands well on pests.

https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=187468.0

[Norcal707]

Also check with Jeff @ Trenier Outdoors - https://www.trenieroutdoors.com/ammo/

[rbuck351]

Thanks for the links. I just ordered some of the Daisy pellets to see how well they shoot.

[NyFirefighter357]

I ordered my last batch from https://www.pyramydair.com/ammo

They have lots of resources as well https://www.pyramydair.com/airgun-resources/

[chutesnreloads]

Daisy pellets will shoot dirty. Pellets are cheap. Get you some quality ones.
https://www.pyramydair.com/

[rbuck351]

I have RWS Super H, Hobby and Meisterkulgen, Crossman HP, Piranha and destroyer, Gamo hunter, and Benjamin dome, super point,pointed expanding, destroyer and HP. Out of the pellets I do have the Benjamin dome work the best followed closely by all of the RWS the Crossman HP and the Benjamin HP.

Pyramydair doesn't seem to have anything in stock for 22 cal domed in the 14gr area.

[NSB]

If you really want to know which pellets shoot the best in your gun, order a pellet sample pack from this place. http://www.straightshooters.com/straight-shooters-full-pellet-sampler-.22.html
You get 25pcs of twenty-five of the best pellets to be had. You can try groups of each a couple of times and see which ones shoot the best. It will save you time and money in the long run and you can order the brand and weight of the ones your gun shoots the best.

[chutesnreloads]

Unless you're expecting to shoot long distances for a pellet, don't discount using the wadcutter style pellet

[35isit]

Try Airguns of Arizona.

[Ural Driver]

I bought a Hatsan springer and have had good luck using the Ruger Superpoint .22 caliber 17gr. pellets. Walmart has them in stock regularly and (for now) they perform well enough for me. Might give some of the others a try when the "silliness" ceases and supplies get caught up. But until then I will use whatever I can find. No fancy cloverleaf shooting for me, all I need is minute of squirrel head accuracy. :popcorn:

[rbuck351]

The RWS Meisterkuglen is a wad cutter as well as the Hobby pellets and both perform well at 20yds but start spreading at about 30yds. My best group at 50yds has been with the Benjamin domed at .400. All of the domed seem to hold groups better at long range but the wadcutters shoot a little better at close range. None of the pointy ones shoot well at any distance. HPs are generally just under the domed.
I will probably get the sampler when it gets back in stock. I would like to try some other pellets but most everyone is out of stock on almost everything.

[chutesnreloads]

That's what I discovered also with the wadcutters. 30 yards and under the wadcutters perform quite well and are very reliable taking out squirrels. My backyard is small enough 30 yards is the longest shot I can take so the RWS Meisterklugen is what I use by preference. They
just give me the best groups. If you can find them there is one hollowpoint I would suggest. The crow-magnum. These have a BC near as high
or better than many domed pellets. These give me my 2nd best groups or best at longer distances. Unfortunately my rifle apparently doesn't
launch them fast enough to get any expansion in a squirrel unless I hit solid bone but they all deform then. Maybe your PCP will.
At double the price I would only use them if I were making regular long shots

[rbuck351]

I have 13 acres with no close neighbors so I never know what range I'm going to be shooting. I have decided to get the best shooting domed I can find and deal with a bit less accuracy at close range for a little better at distance. I found some Crossman domed and have three tins coming. Their HPs work pretty good so I'm hoping the domes will shoot a bit better,

[MarkW]

The local walmart has them on the shelves here.

[rbuck351]

My Walmart (65 miles one way) has no pellets of any kind and no ammo of any kind. I also tried online Walmart and they have nothing. I have enough on the way, if they shoot decent, to keep me shooting until they get back on the shelf here.

[Norcal707]

About the same in my local WM here in the Northern PRK. Haven't seen any .22 pellets for many months and only occasionally see .177 pellets.

[MUSTANG]

I ordered a couple of tins (500 count) .177 pellets on Amazon back in October 2020. They arrived in the mail last week. Guess a lot of people stuck in the Cities/Suburbs were shooting pellet rifles in the garage.

[rbuck351]

It seems anything related to shooting is difficult to find. murdocs in Kalispell had some rifle and pistol ammo in stock Tue but nothing I needed.

[smithnframe]

At a pawn shop in Yoakum, TX!

[clodhopper]

Murdoch's at Four Corners, (near bozeman) had some .17, 22, and red fire pellets today.

[Greg S]

What NSB said. Good folks to deal with.

[mister gizmo]

Don't overlook Killough Shooting Sports in Winters TX . Good pricing and choices in .22lr and .177 projectiles.

[Alferd Packer]

I have 13 acres with no close neighbors so I never know what range I'm going to be shooting. I have decided to get the best shooting domed I can find and deal with a bit less accuracy at close range for a little better at distance. I found some Crossman domed and have three tins coming. Their HPs work pretty good so I'm hoping the domes will shoot a bit better,

I bought .22 cal pellet moulds from NOE.
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Easier to find soft lead than pellets.
Cast your own pellets if you are a caster.

[Alferd Packer]

I have 13 acres with no close neighbors so I never know what range I'm going to be shooting. I have decided to get the best shooting domed I can find and deal with a bit less accuracy at close range for a little better at distance. I found some Crossman domed and have three tins coming. Their HPs work pretty good so I'm hoping the domes will shoot a bit better,

I bought .22 cal pellet moulds from NOE.
L
Easier to find soft lead than pellets.
Cast your own pellets if you are a caster.
My posting was for rbuck31
about his difficulty finding pellets.

[rbuck351]

I have been considering a mold from NOE for pellets but I'm concerned that it might not shoot well in my gun. I have now found several different brands and types of pellets but I never know for sure what will shoot well until I try them. I would hate to try several different molds to find one that works for me. I have several NOE molds and am very happy with them but pellet guns seem to be a lot more picky than firearms.
I bought ten 500 rd tins of Daisy 22 cal pellets that are working good enough for now. Sooner or later I will find some benjamin domed but until then I'm good.

[Norcal707]

I have been considering a mold from NOE for pellets but I'm concerned that it might not shoot well in my gun. I have now found several different brands and types of pellets but I never know for sure what will shoot well until I try them. I would hate to try several different molds to find one that works for me. I have several NOE molds and am very happy with them but pellet guns seem to be a lot more picky than firearms.
I bought ten 500 rd tins of Daisy 22 cal pellets that are working good enough for now. Sooner or later I will find some Benjamin domed but until then I'm good.

The Daisy 15.27gr Hollowpoints shoot pretty darn accurately out of my Xisico Sentry 705-9K .22 PCP. They're made out of fairly soft lead and the massive HP cavity really puts the smack-down on ground squirrels and other pests. Have taken the dirt devils out to 70 yards with them.

https://www.daisy.com/product/daisy-22-caliber-precisionmax-hollow-point-pellets-500-count/

[stubshaft]

I would order a pellet sampler from Straightshooters.com. This allows you to decide which one your gun likes the best and then stock up on them.

[rbuck351]

Yep, that's the Daisy pellet I got and it does shoot well. Hope the availability of pellets (at a decent price) gets better before I run out of the Daisy. When I have to pay $20 plus shipping for 500 pellets, it becomes cheaper for me to use the 22lr that I am well stocked on at that price or less. The only real advantage of the pellet rifle is that it is very quiet with the suppressor.

I did find 1 tin of Crossman hp at Walmart for $6.50 a few days ago. Most of the pellets I have tried don't shoot as well and are 2 to 3 times that price.

[LenH]

I have been getting pellets from Pyramid Air, load 4 cans and pay for 3. I usually get a dozen or more at a time.

[HollowPoint]

I bought .22 cal pellet moulds from NOE.
L
Easier to find soft lead than pellets.
Cast your own pellets if you are a caster.
My posting was for rbuck31
about his difficulty finding pellets.

A few weeks back I 3D printed my own .22 caliber pellet mold using the 13.4 grain Crossman Premier pellets as my model. It worked. I can now cast my own pellets if circumstances call for it. Fortunately I still have a crap-load of pellets from the last time I bought pellets at my local Walmart store.

Got plenty of lead on hand too.

HollowPoint

[georgerkahn]

I have been considering a mold from NOE for pellets but I'm concerned that it might not shoot well in my gun. I have now found several different brands and types of pellets but I never know for sure what will shoot well until I try them. I would hate to try several different molds to find one that works for me. I have several NOE molds and am very happy with them but pellet guns seem to be a lot more picky than firearms.
I bought ten 500 rd tins of Daisy 22 cal pellets that are working good enough for now. Sooner or later I will find some benjamin domed but until then I'm good.

rbuck351 -- I had a similar thought (buy mould and cast my own pellets), and a friend lent me his mould to try. I melted plain-Jane fish sinkers as my alloy. A lot of work, trouble, et cetera -- for me to make about 100 usable (.22) pellets. Sad -- for me -- they didn't shoot worth a durn (sic). The realization then hit me that, to my eyes, it appears that all the pellets I have been buying and shooting are swaged -- not cast! Then, I also looked at my cheque-book, to "do the math" and -- to my calculations -- the fairly expensive H&N pellets I bought -- including shipping and tax -- had come at $0.036 each! That's like about twenty-seven shots for a dollar! Premium Air Arms pellets equate to $0.046 each -- ~22 shots for a dollar!
I returned the mould; happy I didn't buy one; and -- to my way of thinking, to purchase pre-made swaged pellets which function well.... I've never since have given casting pellets a thought.
"My way of lookin' at it!"
geo

[sparky45]

I agree with George, to a point. When the SHTF the price of EVERYTHING will escalate and the supply chain will be broken for quite a time. My thought is to purchase a mold that will cast slugs of the proper dimension as to be usable and accurate in my gun(s). Of course that is for my 22 cal and up.

[dverna]

rbuck351 -- I had a similar thought (buy mould and cast my own pellets), and a friend lent me his mould to try. I melted plain-Jane fish sinkers as my alloy. A lot of work, trouble, et cetera -- for me to make about 100 usable (.22) pellets. Sad -- for me -- they didn't shoot worth a durn (sic). The realization then hit me that, to my eyes, it appears that all the pellets I have been buying and shooting are swaged -- not cast! Then, I also looked at my cheque-book, to "do the math" and -- to my calculations -- the fairly expensive H&N pellets I bought -- including shipping and tax -- had come at $0.036 each! That's like about twenty-seven shots for a dollar! Premium Air Arms pellets equate to $0.046 each -- ~22 shots for a dollar!
I returned the mould; happy I didn't buy one; and -- to my way of thinking, to purchase pre-made swaged pellets which function well.... I've never since have given casting pellets a thought.
"My way of lookin' at it!"
geo

I started a thread yesterday on casting .22 pellets to get some information. Like you, I looked at the cost of buying and wondered if it is worth it.

In my Daystate, Crosman pellets that cost $24/1000 consistently shoot sub 1" groups at 50 yards. The most accurate pellets (to date) have been Air Arms 16.0 gr that cost $36/1000 and shoot into .7". Pyramyd Air is running a promotion until the end of the year (Promo code PELLET15) that offers a 15% discount on orders above $100. I will likely purchase a bunch.

I have tested a lot of "good" quality pellets that do not shoot well in my rifles. That is my concern with buying a mold. I may get a perfect mold and make perfect pellets and still not match the accuracy of even the Crosman pellet!! It is not just the money wasted on the mold but the time to cast/inspect the darn things.

I have looked at swaging pellets. Corbin offers a Pro Swage Kit for $516 for air gun pellets, but I have no information on how it works and the accuracy of the pellets it produces. I assume it will run on my Rock Chucker. More investigating to do before I pull that trigger and I would want to test pellets from someone who uses it. At $24/1000, I can buy over 25k Crosman pellets for the cost of the kit and lead, and not have to cast. Does not look worth doing...but I am lazy.

[georgerkahn]

I started a thread yesterday on casting .22 pellets to get some information. Like you, I looked at the cost of buying and wondered if it is worth it.

In my Daystate, Crosman pellets that cost $24/1000 consistently shoot sub 1" groups at 50 yards. The most accurate pellets (to date) have been Air Arms 16.0 gr that cost $36/1000 and shoot into .7". Pyramyd Air is running a promotion until the end of the year (Promo code PELLET15) that offers a 15% discount on orders above $100. I will likely purchase a bunch.

I have tested a lot of "good" quality pellets that do not shoot well in my rifles. That is my concern with buying a mold. I may get a perfect mold and make perfect pellets and still not match the accuracy of even the Crosman pellet!! It is not just the money wasted on the mold but the time to cast/inspect the darn things.

I have looked at swaging pellets. Corbin offers a Pro Swage Kit for $516 for air gun pellets, but I have no information on how it works and the accuracy of the pellets it produces. I assume it will run on my Rock Chucker. More investigating to do before I pull that trigger and I would want to test pellets from someone who uses it. At $24/1000, I can buy over 25k Crosman pellets for the cost of the kit and lead, and not have to cast. Does not look worth doing...but I am lazy.

dverna --Interestingly, two things ;): First, at $24/1000 that divvies down to less than two and one-half cents per shot -- 41 shots per dollar. I reckon that's probably what it runs me for the electricity to run my pot, a couple of fans, hot-plate mould warmer -- not to mention the lighting and the electric heater I often need...
Secondly -- it is incredible for me to learn you, too, have best results from Accurate Arms 16 grain pellets! In both my "top shelf" (for my budget) air rifles -- an Accurate Arms S510 Regulated and a Benjamin SAM Marauder -- both in .22 -- THESE are THE BEST! i use them both for hunting and target!
Hey -- I reckon I save more than enough casting for .30-30 Remington, .38/40, .38-55, .45/70, and a slew of other, the way I look at it, I can buy pellets and still be "miles ahead".
You brought up another good point -- while my cast pellets looks pleased my eye -- perhaps they simply were not a good match for my rifles -- I only tried them in a bolt-action Marauder? (I was concerned re leading, perhaps, and/or other problems)
And, thanks for the Pyramid discount info. I'll keep my eyes open for some JSB's I've been looking at which are out of stock, but due near month's end -- and may just order $100 worth.
geo

[dverna]

Geo,

I think JSB produces Air Arms pellets on molds designed and owned by Air Arms. FWIW, the JSB Exact Jumbo 15.89 gr pellets are a close second to the Air Arms 16.0 gr. in my Daystate Huntsman. If I had more of the JSB's I would send you some to try but I have less than 25 left out of the tin I bought to do my pellet trials.

Those JSB's were more accurate out of the DAR by .1" at 50 yards than the AA's. I think they should be a good one to try in your guns if your barrels like the AA's. One advantage of the JSB's is that my LGS has them.

Good luck and post your results. BTW, hope the semi-auto Marauder works out for you. It sounds like a fun gun.

[chutesnreloads]

Like the others I've considered and decided against casting or swaging my own, What I am looking at is
getting a sizing kit from NOE and see if pellets that don't shoot well will be better if sized correctly.

[rbuck351]

I might try round balls but $500+ for swaging or $125 for a mold that makes pellets that may or may not work is not in my plans. I found 5000 Daisy 22cal peiiets at about $16 per thousand that work fairly well and I have another 5 or 6 thousand Crosman and Gamo that work well enough.
Right now I'm working on building my new 40x60 shop and won't have time to shoot much for a while anyway.

[GhostHawk]

Walmart has Crossman Premier HollowPoints in .22 14.3 gr at 6.24 per 500.

I just ordered another 5k.

[dverna]

Walmart has Crossman Premier HollowPoints in .22 14.3 gr at 6.24 per 500.

I just ordered another 5k.

Wow....I tried to order last night and it showed not available at my store. I need to figure out how to order on line and not from my local store. I will take 20 tins at that price!!!

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Walmart has Crossman Premier HollowPoints in .22 14.3 gr at 6.24 per 500.

I just ordered another 5k.


Wow....I tried to order last night and it showed not available at my store. I need to figure out how to order on line and not from my local store. I will take 20 tins at that price!!!

so the walmart website says pickup in store only. reg price is 11.99 but marked down to 6.24
there are 4 walmarts within 35 miles of me. while the website doesn't say quantity on hand, if you start putting them in your cart, it'll "max-out" at one less than the quantity in that store. Two of the stores had none in stock, the other two did. So, 8am, I head out to these stores.

I just got back from going to both locations...picked up 9K of the 22 ...plus some .177 tins as well, the tag said, $7.44 for the .177 (and that's what I paid, but after I get home, I see the website says $5.44 ??? I guess I should have bought them online :(

[GhostHawk]

Best of all, they showed up this afternoon. Had to of been delivered from one of the local stores.

I have no clue how to get them to look at a different store.

[brassrat]

Cabelas had around 30 different types of pellets today and a few at great prices

[brassrat]

well 20 anyways