Pellet Choices
I have a .22 caliber Talon SS and have read with interest the various discussions suggesting a trial of several different pellets before deciding on what is truly the “best pellet” for your particular air rifle. I suppose “best pellet” may be defined variously, but for me this would be “most accurate”. All of my shooting is in the backyard so the distances aren’t more than about 50 yards. Most of them are under 25 yds. There are more pellets available in .22 caliber than I can reasonable try. I wonder if I might get some recommendations from you guys about which pellets to try. Thank you for your thoughts on this.
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I’ve had really good luck with the JSB 18.13’s. Very accurate out to 40 yards with a 12″ barrel. Be sure to clean and lube the pellets that also helps with accuracy.
JSB 15.9 works best for me
Awny
H&N Spitzkugel & H&N silverpoint are all I use in my .25
Tried quite a few, mostly H&N and JSB. Talon 22 likes H&N 21.14/5.52 head diameter. Tried 5.50, .51 and .53, while the .51 works okay, the 5.52 works very well. I understand that the JSB is a 5.52 diameter head as well, so maybe there’s something to the head diameter. Same holds true of my buddies guns, H&N 21.14/5.52, although one buddy has an AA that is not pellet sensitive and will eat anything well.
I am partial to JSB they shoot very consistent in all my AG’s.
Webley Hurricane .177
Crosman 2260
Crosman Mark II
Cricket .22 STD
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My TSS likes the Crosman Domed Hollow Points from WalMart. I am always amazed how well the 12″ barrel shoots.
Good Luck!
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JSB worked best on mine (15.9). I have not tried H&N or beeman though.
Awny
H&N barracudas/Beeman Kodiaks are wonderfully accurate from my 18″ bbl Talondor…JSB’s next…then Crosman 14.3 gr premier HP’s
Thanks for the suggestions. I’ll definitely give those a try. Looking forward to get some shooting in this weekend!
For .22 caliber, I would try JSB’s, Crosman Premier hollow points and H&N Baracuda’s. They all seem to fly nice in my .22 cal guns
Welcome to the forum!
Wildfire
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I have a Talon SS .22 with the 12 ” barrell and shoot mostly in my backyard out to generally 40 yards and less . My rifle has the standard Spin-Loc
tank which fills to 3000 psi , basic Talon except I have Tony’s 9 ” ldc which really makes my shooting dirt quiet . I have shot 6 different size pellets
and the two that seem to do the best for me are the H&N Sport Crow Magnum 18.21 gr. and the EUN JIN 28.5 gr. I also keep my power wheel set
at # 10 level and get so many shots per fill that I don’t even count them . I hope my imput helps you out .
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