Precihole's new custom pellets - a test report

[bennedose]

Here is a first review of Precihole's new custom 0.22 pellets made for Precihole rifles

I first need to thank Brihaji for taking the trouble to have these pellets sent to me. The package was like his posts. Comprehensive with attention to detail, packed with care so that they would not get damaged and distorted.

APPEARANCE:
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Dull gray as would be expected with a high proportion of lead. No scoring/marks or bleimishes of any sort. Among Indian pellets, only GSmith pellets are comparable in this regard

CALIBER:
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The Vernier shows a diameter of 5.75 mm. This is remarkably constant from pellet to pellet. Compared to this, GSmith round head pellets gave me a caliber measurement of 5.6 mm. This difference has an important effect on loading each pellet. On my Orion, Gsmith pellets are a slightly loose fit. Precihole's custom pellets are a palpably closer fit. They slot in snugly with a gentle push rather than the way GSmith pellets "fall in". GSmith pellets are already a bit tight on my IHP 35 so Precihole's pellets are slightly more tigh on the IHP 35.Clearly Precihole has custome built these pellets for their air rifles. I did not bother trying it on my SDB which admits GSmith pellets only by distorting them.

WEIGHT:
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Each pellet is exactly 1 gram (15.43 grain). This compares with 1.1 grams (16.97) of Gsmith round head (high impact). For the velocity Nazis this is an important difference.

ACCURACY:
A couple of weeks ago I had posted results of accuracy tests of 5 types of pellets on four diffeerent rifles. I used the same method. Bench rest. Target at 10 meters. But I tested the pellets only on the Orion and IHP 35.

The results with the Orion is in the image below - which speaks for itself. These are actually the best grouping I got compared to all 5 other brands of pellet and 4 makes of rifle

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In my test I enclosed every 5 shot group in a rectangle drawn around the 5 holes and measured the area of the rectangle. The previous best "record" score was my IHP 35 using GSmith pellets. Precihole's pellets from the Orion betterd that score with a 5 shot grouping in a 2.5 x 2 cm area. I am afraid my own ability to shoot does not get better than that even with a bench rest.

Briha had been generous in sending me several dozen pellets so I had a few left over to try accuracy at longer ranges. I got first shot hits using the Orion with Precihole pellets on tin cans at ranges of 16 meters and 25 meters in the standing artillery position. I did not bother checking velocity, but the snug fit and lighter weight seems to be sqeezing out a higher velocity (and therefore a flatter trajectory). I did not adjust the open sight for longer range shooting. Howevere the tighter fit on the IHP 35 seems to have some effect on the velocity.

I am more pleased than I expected to be with the results, particularly because there seems to be at least one air rifle manufacturer in India who really cares about shooters and is not trying to palm off the trash that one often ends up buying in India. If these pellets come on to the market, I will use only these pellets with my Orion. Precihole seem to have done a great job here.

[brihacharan]

Precihole's new custom pellets - a test report by bennedose » Fri Nov 08, 2013 9:24 am

Here is a first review of Precihole's new custom 0.22 pellets made for Precihole rifles.

I first need to thank Brihaji for taking the trouble to have these pellets sent to me. The package was like his posts. Comprehensive with attention to detail, packed with care so that they would not get damaged and distorted.

Hi Bennedose,
> Excellent test report on Precihole 22cal RH Pellets.
> I must say that there is an element of "Surgical Precision" in the way you have analysed & tested them
> My own tests were very similar as I tested them in my Samurai 3G (IHP35 Super Tuned) & Orion and later in my Turboshot.
> As you have observed:
1. The wt. is consistent (Speaks of high quality)
2. Shape & configuration (Aesthetic & functional)
3. Fitment (Perfect in Orion & Snug in Samurai 3G) - A requirement for optimum propulsion when shot.
4. Accurate (Absolute need)
> It's worth concluding that these pellets conform to international quality.
> Agree with you that this pellet could be the regular / standard ammo for all quality built ARs
> Thanks once again for your dedicated efforts in this regard.
> Happy Shooting...
PS: Must chase Precihole to launch these pellets asap in the market
Briha

[surajshuresh]

Hello nice review what kind of pellets are those brand???

[brihacharan]

Hello nice review what kind of pellets are those brand???

> Custom made for Precihole - Brand name yet to decided
Briha

[supershaji]

the Precihole team seems to bent on revolutionising the industry's standards in our country.

hats off to their passion driven take on business, and kudos to the drivers behind it

[surajshuresh]

Hello Mr Brihachran are you making the pellets... How did you make it and are selling it...

[brihacharan]

the Precihole team seems to bent on revolutionizing the industry's standards in our country.

hats off to their passion driven take on business, and kudos to the drivers behind it

Suraj wrote:
Hello Mr Brihachran are you making the pellets... How did you make it and are selling it...

> Yes! These guys are very dedicated & passionate in whatever they do
> They are qualified engineers & award winning shooters
> Oh no! I am not making those pellets - The engineering drawing of the pellet is given to a professional pellet manufacturer & every step of manufacture is supervised & quality controlled!
> Hopefully the pellets will be available with dealers soon.
Briha

[TC]

Greap post Bennedose.... thanks

Brihaji not even god knows what we would have done without you Thank you for being such a great enthusiast and support





TC

[surajshuresh]

well thats nice i had plans of manufacturing pellets of high quality and tolerance looks like there is some seriously competition these pellets look really good like the jsb exact diabolo these better the ones in the current market... But i have some more tricks up my sleeve in design, materials, manufacturing process and QC. Hopefully all go through within the next year or so still in the planning stage...

[bennedose]

well thats nice i had plans of manufacturing pellets of high quality and tolerance looks like there is some seriously competition these pellets look really good like the jsb exact diabolo these better the ones in the current market... But i have some more tricks up my sleeve in design, materials, manufacturing process and QC. Hopefully all go through within the next year or so still in the planning stage...

Great to hear that! Wish you all the best and identifying myself as an assured customer should you pull it off.

[surajshuresh]

Thank you Bennedose will keep you guys updated as i got 2 other projects also on the pipeline a few fixed bladed made of elmax steel and a walther ppk on TR hope all my projects go according to plan. As for the pellets i will be focusing on only 2 designs each .177 and .22 with two different weights...

[snIPer]

Finish looks good,. nice report buddy.
/S

[Basu]

Hi benne,
Nice test report......
Is the thickness of the skirt less than MSRH ?

Basu

[bennedose]

Basu - I presume you mean Mastershot Round head. The old "plain" MSRH have been unavailable in Bangalore (at least to me) for a while. I have the "Export quality" MSRH though and will compare and let you know on this thread.

[bennedose]

Is the thickness of the skirt less than MSRH ?

Basu

Yes. See image. MSRH is on the right.

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