PELLET TEST: Best 10 Pellets .177

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[@johnbiswanger4292]

Its been 8 years, time for an update with the new pellets out there. Thanks

[@TheGaginator]

Awesome video!!! Thank you. Just ordered some diabolo exact pellets to try

[@Shootallday-j1d]

This would have to be the most honest and accurate demo I have ever seen, this aussie loves your videos... keep up the good work mate.

[@lovetheoutdoors9485]

Great video and always a pleasure to watch all your videos. Happy new years everyone

[@tyequadrozzi2940]

This is the best test video ever seen. So consistent and not just accuracy testing or expansion, you have a chronagraph too. Well done lad/bloke or whatever yall britsh ppl say

[@xcalibre222]

Love the tests. Priceless info. Great rifle too. Thanks

[@heathhalfhill6867]

Hard to believe 7 years ago you did this. You haven’t gotten any prettier.😂👍 Good job though and very happy to say you have gotten much much better at it. Still funny as hell and your enthusiasm hasn’t diminished at all. Hope you can keep this up for another 7+ years. Take care and stay safe in these crazy times. Thank you for all you do for.

[@bmwnasher]

Thanks for showing this very informative video, it was most enjoyable to watch.

[@OffGridMadMan]

Great test as usual and some really good pellets in there. Has helped a lot, great work mate.

[@airgunnutts6191]

Thanks for the pellet comparison, very helpful.

[@gatalien]

I like the way he explain every step of what he's doing

[@timw546]

Thanks, keep up the great work. Love your reviews. they're great with a touch of reality and sometimes fun as turnbuster. lol.

[@grandtrunk49]

Good test to get exposure to different pellets. I have found however, some of the tested pellets do not necessarily perform well in other airguns than the one you used. In fact, some quite to the contrary. One needs to perform a similar test realtime with different pellets for each rifle to determine the preferred pellet. Thanks for your test. . . .very informative.

[@SynteconlineAuSupplements]

Love it! Very durable and well made

[@Digitdood2]

Very informative and entertaining to watch, appreciate videos like this on YT

[@zmccllc2096]

Brilliant tests. Thank you for taking the time.

[@lucas1975]

Can I ask you which is the best .177 lead free pellet for accuracy and penetration? (For hunting maybe)

[@ianpearce78]

Great video mate.

[@jx592]

i bought Daisy precision max 350 ct. "slug" for about a dollar a piece, 2 slugs. when i got my Red Ryder yesterday, fired almost all the ammo not one jam, or misfire, broke in the lever nicely, holds a nice shot grouping, perfect pellet plink 👌

[@bronzehunter]

very good and accurate review i use some of the pellets you have shown in both of my Air arms s410 one is .177 and .22 the .177 loves the accupells and the .22 favours the Rws super fields. Thanks again.

[@AlexCastignani]

thanks man... very helpful!!!

[@timothydysinger2455]

i enjoyed very much, your commentary was excellent and the information was great. i got a better idea what pellets i need to look at. I currently prefer rws but now I want to try the webley, jsb, and falcon pellets as well. Thanks

[@thesuccessfulbarber]

Damn. Very good test!

[@JJ-sr5rc]

"Cow" at 1:22 made me laugh

[@miller000killer]

each gun suits different pellets as most know but its still good to watch if you love air rifle shooting

[@itstheRW]

Very well done, Mooo...

[@gabbsabout]

Great vidio as always Giles. I would be grateful if you could say what the external laser pointer make & model is. Been trying to find it on the web but no luck

[@Madison11990]

what kind of laser bore sight are you using? I've never seen a magnetic one like that, only seen the ones that slide down the barrel slightly.

[@benrietveld1945]

What kind of pellets you put in the walther cp99 beccause my pistol Let puff the pellets and then it dont trouw out thè pellets

[@JETJOOBOY]

Happy Anniversary Airgun Widow Lady!

[@Monkeydad1969]

What barrel laser sighting device did you use?

[@bruvinci1]

Can someone tell me where may I purchase a magnetic laser barrel pointer like that one? Thank You

[@jaywhitney789]

Hi a quick question I use JSB exact .177 4.51 I am thinking about changing to 4.53 can you please advise me

[@darran77]

Well done Giles and crew , your results show that not only is the S400 MPR FT a great gun (i have an S400 carbine myself) but it is not pellet fussy to a great extent . I have experimented with different pellets myself to find the best for my own guns and suprise supriseapart from the daystate li's i have matching results . The one pellet i have found to be good in my case is the H&N Barracuda power .177 , this in the S400 and S410 TDR have proved to be accurate and hard hitting . daz

[@jahmel9780]

I want something for long range target shooting which caliber would be best?

[@gengiz]

I love airguns moooo, i learnt alot from your video mooooo thanks...mooooo

[@lee2cool]

Where can you purchase an external laser barrel pointer like the one you use in this test? Cant seem to find them anywhere.

[@hellowaldoo]

What lead free pellet do you recommend? I have little kids and once dropped a pellet in the house evidently and my son chewed on it. That gave us a scare and we got rid of all lead pellets. Thanks in acdvance

[@lamenamethefirst]

Is the Gamo G-Hammer a good pellet in .177? 15 grains for .177 seems quite heavy and appealing for someone with a powerful enough air rifle.

[@dardobartoli]

Great video, thanks for taking the time out from Modern Family to do this. Hope Mitchell doesn't mind :-). Joking aside, it really is a great video and real scientific approach

[@Hiccup77]

I use JSB exacts and found them to be the best for me, but very interesting to see the other pells, i saw some pretty big fliers, any particular reason for them??

[@huyked]

Thank you for such an amazing test! Just so you know, the line-up picture of the 10 pellets on the yellow-green background (on your website) is mislabeled, as H&N Field Target Trophy is listed twice (the last 2 pellets at the end; I believe the last one should be the FT/non-Trophy). & the pic with the pellet canister and target paper results, the FTT is also used twice [& so small]. Could you explain what ""drop to first pellet" means? Also, can you provide larger images of the target results?

[@ethanevans8869]

What would be the best pellit for a bsa lightning se

[@Jack-to7pu]

I'm enjoyed to watch 😊 nice one

[@wobblyrod779]

An excellent video / test It may be an oldie (comparatively speaking) but it's still very relevant to todays shooting showing how important a good pellet choice is for a particular gun. My Rapid loves H&N FTT but my HW100 is far better with JSB.

[@Scbela1]

The guy made a big mistake by taking the laser pointer onto the end of the tube. The perpendicularity of the flat end is not exact enough to do this, because even 0,01 mm failure can cause like 20 cm off the target. Hey, you should have just made a shot to find the right place for the target.

[@stevensmith3069]

Great vid good information I would of done 4 five shot groups with each brand just to give barrel to get use to each change but excellent vid mate air arms or jsb exact look to be best suited to the rifle

[@russellturnbull5384]

Great video!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@serpentjazeen6667]

From America here just getting into PCP... You seem like a very neat guy haha and those cows... Pretty they are.. Wonderful video well done my friend and enjoy your rifle... I'd love to go out to the Fields with you and shoot some toys

[@tonyblack3401]

Loving the cow.

[@fishermanofthesouth4112]

Does anyone know an accurate pellet for a Benjamin trail NP .177. With the pellets I’m shooting I get maybe a 4 or 5 inch group at 20 yards which is awful my air soft VSR10 can shoot a better group. I just don’t want to buy 5 or 6 tins of pellets to shoot and only use a couple.

[@jeffinman2146]

Gosh......He is a great proper Host!!

[@florincochintu8691]

My hw98 just love RWS SUPERDOME and JSB

[@everythingknife8763]

My first video of yours and I hit the subscribe button 57 seconds into it. Very funny!

[@seekeroftruth06]

would doing same test in .22 make any difference ?

[@ratdog3055]

Experimenting with different pellets is can be fun and frustrating! Sometimes you can find some off the wall pellets that work remarkably well (those you buy up and hoard) and others that don't even make a good paperweight. Before I buy a rifle or pistol, I read the reviews and see what pellets the tester used. Then I either use that pellet or an equivalent to kind of develop a baseline, then start playing with light and heavier pellets. For what its worth, the one pellet that works well both in my rifles and pistols in 177 is the predator polymags or Gamo's plastic tipped pellet.

[@danieldesimonedanny1827]

I'm using H & N slug pellets in 22 30 grain down to 20 grain out of a Hatsun Torpedo 150 under lever gas piston air rifle and its amazing. Right there with CCI quiet .22 LR except less drop at 75 yards. And right now much cheaper than .22LR.

[@wrightwells]

The website now just links back to the channel, it the data anywhere else?

[@thealmosthdchannel]

What is the name of your laser barrel pointer please? And if you could,could you recommend a laser barel pointer? Thanks.

[@todorkolev7565]

I think that thing is bullshit.

[@Trotliners1]

Great test, went to see it on the website. I couldnt read it though the text was way too small. Good video!

[@willzholme1315]

Where did you get the laser barrel pointer from ?????????

[@justadude3902]

Nice I'mma use this for the crossman 1337

[@michaelmcgilvray8730]

Grew up on a dairy farm, love cows mooing...👍💪

[@Dyaxmo]

I would be interested in if you could do a short video on what are, in your opinion the top 5 PCPs on the market today.

[@PG574]

man you rock! this was awesome ! funny and also dead accurate test! have to buy som eammo for my black bull now, this will help! how many m/s you got in that rifle? it looks awesome!

[@adamohlson5706]

where did you get that external barrel lazer pointer?!

[@MilitaryHistory2011]

I have to say I am a massive fan of the Bisley pellets they seem to be very affordable yet are reasonable quality and spot on accurate.

[@Steven-jn2cw]

I agree!

[@kendogm4026]

what magnicaton of scope are you using?

[@leftymadrid]

Very nice sir. Nice info here. Yes, I use Falcon' Accuracy Plus, and I use them in a Marauder!!! And my Falcon FN-19 loves JSB RS!!! You'd think they'd like the opposite one right? Well, in all the years of shooting airguns, these are THE most accurate, in these guns... Great Channel, great info!

[@FatalMisfit]

where did you get that external laser barrel pointer from?

[@Motomonkeyman]

Great review and I appreciate the time to put it together. How would you recommend finding the best pellet for a different air rifle? Is it just the relationship between the rifle and the pellet for accuracy, or is there an element of personal preference with 'Mmmmmmaaaarrrggghh!..........pellet weight or trajectory? I can ask at the local rifle shop, or watch youtubes, but I'd like to avoid just spending £100 on various pellets, though this may be the best route. cheers

[@ambitpeal]

Great video! I am also testing some pellets with my air rifle and i found that some kinds of pellets group differently at different speeds. I think it would be better if you try to shoot these pellets with different speed and tell what are the best speeds for them. Best regards from Bulgaria.

[@adam100a8]

what brand is that laser and how much did it cost?

[@seaflyfisher]

If you do update the video, film it in the same place and call it Best Pellets Heifer

[@S410craig]

What size pellets are the jsb exacts 4.51 or 4.52 ?

[@hugolaranjo1745]

fantastic video, thanks. I am from Portugal, in here we cant hunt or even use a airgun outdoor...but we can buy legaly all .177 and .22 guns with no power limits...I have a Gamo Shadow 1000 .177 with a gamo 4x32 scope and gamo high mounts. Last week I killed a big Rat in my garden...headshot at 10 yards...

[@dirtyarrie]

you need a Airforce Talon for an accurate pellet test mate! great vid, thanks for the hard work

[@Lyecdevf]

Well I have to give it to you that this was well done. Of course though every airgun shoots these pellets differently so they may work well in this airgun but they may not do so well in another.

[@ryanfpowell1]

are you going to do this for .22 (that would be very helpfull) ????

[@brocksmith797]

Hey AGS can you give me a long for that laser that goes on the front of the barrel

[@ranhat2]

Bravo and thank you. Interesting. And now I hope to see and digest a chart to put results in the mind. It is notable that several patterns were impressive one-hole. Perhaps some day you would compare various effects on simulated (and even real?) game of HP and other head designs. Also, .22, .25, and .177 comparisons would be interesting, but I wonder if the many hours needed would be worthwhile, as it seems that high-velocity HP .177s are more effective/destructive in good gels than the other calibers. And .177 seems adequate for almost anything if shot placement is very good. (Er, perhaps not on charging buffalo/bison.) Oh--what about decibels? Here, and surely many urban/semi-urban places that is very important. So far the Benjamin Marauder is best to my knowledge, but comparisons are aging and limited with new gear coming on scene.

[@JETJOOBOY]

I just went to order some Exact Diablo and it asked me if I wanted 4.51mm, 4.52mm or 4.53mm ... Now that is exact... Since buying my new rifle I noticed pellets are remarkably loose in the hole.. I have never preciously heard of such a thing, do you have any advide or videos on the topic of oversizing?

[@sportsandautomotives4739]

Sir my .177 rifle is = 800fps so ( HN baracuda mach 10.65 grain VS HN hornet 10.03 grain) pallets (rabbit hunting ) which better please reply 🤔 ? =

[@posmatracanonimni_com]

Baracuda

[@theairsoftkid123]

i shoot rws co2 target pistol flat head pellets in my co2 177 blow back umarex desert eagle, some cheap 22 plelets in my plinking rifle and in my air arms s310 i shoot air arms match flat head target pellets. they all work a treat!

[@johnbragg127]

We need an update awesome vid still to this day

[@Tsukamaki]

Great test, saves me/us all the fuss. ;-) Cignas6, I know exactly what you say about Canadian tests as I'm about to take my PAL. Want the WEIHRAUCH 97 blackline and no way around all this paperwork and forms to obtain one.

[@dimasakbar7668]

This is one very good test method and video. Thank you very much!! Ps: lovely cows, and so sorry for your spouse tantrum :p

[@royalstorm1008]

were did you get that sight marker

[@MrMegapacman99]

I was wondering if i can import 10 tin of pellets form the uk to the rep of ireland.

[@darrell3391]

Want to know something incredulous, here in Canada that rifle would require the same license that a bolt action .308 or any center fire rifle, rimfire also. Any airgun firing a pellet at more than 500f/sec requires a PAL license, the same required to purchase ANY non restricted firearm.

[@zekethefishgeek8690]

That's your Good Old Government just keeping you safe from yourself up there in the cold Nort. Enjoy your, snow, snakehead fish, and your Asian arowana fish

[@eastboundanddown5872]

It's time that these left leaning dictator's were thrown out , Europe , USA and Canada are all turning into dictatorships where everything is illegal and highly taxed

[@dahrecki6252]

Super!

[@phuckgoogoo]

Wow. Everything thing in your test on total lockdown... EXCEPT FOR YOUR TARGET BLOWING ALL OVER THE DAMN PLACE!!

[@JETJOOBOY]

8GoatCat8 And the FLY! How could you not interupt the tezt to potshot the damn fly? Actually, that maybe why it took over a week to do the test..damn flies.

[@JohnCena-cn3qc]

8GoatCat8 jhh🍆🍤🐣

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[@Spaghettikid]

Hi, I would like to start shooting with air rifles, and am looking at getting my first rifle, are there any good rifles between £300-400 UK which are good for beginners. However I would like one which I can pump up like the one you used in this test, are there any simmilar to that but cheaper? Thanks in advanced, Chris =]

[@chopseee]

great vid very surprised with H+N field target which is the pellet of choice for my S410 and a clear winner when i did my tests followed closely behind with AA diabolo hmm time to re test i think

[@will-wv1jl]

ive used accupell, field target and the jsb exacts and the only ones that work consistently well with my s200 is the jsb but the other 2 have worked really well in a previous gun

[@ryanfpowell1]

ok thank you for your reply :)

[@stevebygrave831]

Hi my friend where did you get the magnetic barrel laser from please?😊👍

[@peterrmansii]

I like playing with airguns now.

[@jayd1212]

what kinds do you have? I have a Remington Vantage NP and i love it

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Must Try! The "JSB diabolo exact heavy .177, 10.34gr. pellet" may be, (or may not be), a bit heavy for a sub 12fpe gun, but with my cheap Benjamin Titan .177 break barrel, (16.5fpe), and the evolution of my shooting technique and barrel lock up, from a door jam, I just shot a 3 shot group of .600", (about the same size as that coin or a bit smaller), @ 75 yards. I am not sure I could do better with a .22lr rim-fire rifle. It leaves my gun at 850fps, where a 8.4gr. pellet leaves at 950fps, (about the same fpe), but it has to be a very tough pellet to beat for long range. And that makes it a very tough pellet to beat at short range too. IMO, you can't find the right pellet at a short 27 yards. I will probably be able to hit 1" to 1.5" groups with it @ 100 yards this summer, but I already found out 160 yards is really pushing it. My pellet search is over for the .177, and I may have just saved you some time and money if you try that pellet next. I like this guy. He has a good demeanor, a good "sense of life" IMO. And I like his vids and this testing facility. I just wish those fine blokes could have guns more powerful, and after I am shooting like I am at 75 yards with a cheap break barrel gun, (which tells me just about any gun could do that or better), I just don't see the sense of testing a rifle at a short 27 yards anymore. IMO, you can only find the best pellet, (and become a better shot), at 50 yards or further. Some of the pellets that did fine here, might not even make it to 75 yards on a 6" target. Merry Christmas everybody!

[@charliethc]

Pellet ranking is not available anymore on the website