WTF happened JSB ??
I´ve now read numerous posts about the current state of the JSB pellets in different Forums around the Globe and the consensus seems to be the same regardless the country : Newer batches of JSB suck! It seems to hold true regardless the caliber and i know that my 18gr Heavies were getting worse but i also thought the sub-par quality isn´t as much of a concern in bigger calibers. I was very wrong…
I opened two new tins of JSB King´s and two new tins of FX pellets,which are made by JSB but are a subject for an extra QC – exactly like AA & EdGun pellets are supposed to be. Those two tins of JSB´s included at least 30% of pellets with visible damage or deform on them. I didn´t even need to check them closely or anything to see deformed skirts etc. Not so with the FX pellets.
This made me want to check how much better/worse the FX pellets would perform right out of the box. I didn´t sort them or checked them BUT i did that with the JSB´s and removed those pellets that had damage on them that could easily be seen. I had to throw away at least 100 pellets from a 350 tin… Not good!
Well – i did some testing and the FX´s outshot the JSB every time. I tested them at 50m/55 yards in 10 shot groupings since that gives much better picture of the accuracy than 3-5 “lucky” shots. The difference was huge ! You can´t see it in these pics really due the awkward angle but those FX´s shot much smaller groups the smallest being 8mm C/C while the smallest JSB group was around 11.5mm C/C.
I didn´t have the best possible weather due the winds and a bit rain but this gives you a clear picture of what´s going on …
The groups on the left were those with JSB´s and those on your right were shot with FX´s. The last FX group got a flier that was caused due operator error and has nothing to do with the pellets. So does the middle one and if it wasn´t for that one damned shout out of that group it woulda,coulda,shoulda been the best 10 shot group i´ve ever shot with an air-rifle at 50 meters.
All the shooting was done using Bipods (GB Atlas clones,of course) and without a bag under a rear stock. Like said that´s where i keep my left forearm. I don´t like no bags there … 😆
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I stand corrected.
You are forgetting that model was a genetically modified clone.. This is not standard issue tackle.
Except for the model on Miss China. That one looked like it could fill the bore completely.
American Customs scientists examined them carefully before importing, and determined they contained dangerously high levels of lead.
H 😯 😯 t ????
“If you meet an asshole in the morning, you’ve met an asshole. If you meet assholes all day, you’re the asshole!”
anon
I beleive the Chinese ones are easy to spot though.. the come with smaller packages.. and they have a very small head size making them a very sloppy fit in the bore 😉
I heard JSB contracted it’s pellet production operation to China!
American Customs scientists examined them carefully before importing, and determined they contained dangerously high levels of lead.
H 😯 😯 t ????
“If you meet an asshole in the morning, you’ve met an asshole. If you meet assholes all day, you’re the asshole!”
anon
That´s wise! There´s only one minor thing : EdGun barrels are optimized for JSB 18.13gr. (.22 cal) from the get-go. My R3 refused to shoot anything else than JSB,AA,FX & EdGun pellets (all the same shit with different QC) really accurately. Tried many other brands to no avail.
I´ve also found that Benjamin .25 shoots very well with my Cricket. That coin has two sides though – Benjamins cost around 140 Skr (20$) for a tin of 200 ! 😮
I refuse to pay higher price for God damned AG pellets than i pay for really well shooting rimfire ammo (SK,Norma,Lapua). Luckily i got to know the FX ammo so after testing a couple of different tins i ordered 10 x 350 tins for a good price. Cost a bit more than JSB´s but those current JSB´s are barely good for fishing line sinker weight. Bad,bad,bad … As bad as the Bobcat is ugly. Almost.
thats a shame because I really relied on JSB for their quality…now i havent seen these issues yet…thats only because im still working on older tins.
Now based off the information ive read from hear and others….i wont try my luck on jsb’s till better comments arise…
i dont want to throw away 100 pellets for 250 good ones….thats throwing money away…so id rather just buy a better quality pellet and get my moneys worth.
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Just because you’re in a different thread, doesn’t mean I am not watching you NZ, picking on the china man again. lol.. I tried to google some NZ jokes but there are none. Just jokes about how NZ people try to be Australian. Don’t know what the beef there is however, I did find this funny video.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/new-zealand-girl-hurts-bum-in-electric-fence-challenge-gone-wrong/story-fnjwmwrh-1226757909103