Popular Indian 0.22 pellets - size and weight review

[jatindra Singh Deo]

I have been waiting for those precihole pellets for ages now ! I asked joybiswas twice in 4 months but he is blissfully unaware of any such plans by precihole and suggested they might just be planning to outsource the same .I found only the gsmith highimpact round head to be somewhat accurate in my Orion for longer ranges but quite surprisingly aimco round head are good on Orion for about 20 mts .

Just got a NX100 .22 for a family member from joy biswas but was taken aback that most pellets worked well in it .The GS smith high impact round head gave a hole in hole accuracy !! Surprisingly even the mastershot export round head performed way better than on Orion .The aimco round head were poor performers on the NX100.

Neverthless I feel the breach of NX 100 is receiving the pellets better or I might just have stumbled upon a extremely good good barrrel ,not for a moment suggesting that other pieces are bad but one that is extremely accurate .

Thanks to JoyBiswas !!

[brihacharan]

I have been waiting for those precihole pellets for ages now ! I asked joybiswas twice in 4 months but he is blissfully unaware of any such plans by precihole!

Hi jatindra,
> Precihole pellets Round Heads (15gr) are available now....
> I managed to pick 3 tins last week in Mumbai... Excellent fit in breech & performance too!
> Maybe Joy is yet to get his supply....
Briha

[bennedose]

Hi jatindra,
> Precihole pellets Round Heads (15gr) are available now....
> I managed to pick 3 tins last week in Mumbai... Excellent fit in breech & performance too!
> Maybe Joy is yet to get his supply....
Briha

That is good news - but Kovi shop in Bangalore seem unaware of them. About the other shops in Bangalore, the less said the better. most stock lumps of lead that are labelled "pellets"

[bennedose]

OK folks I have completed a long term plan I had - that is classifying all the pellet brands I have used with a photo, length caliber and weight so that anyone who has an unidentified pellet should be able to compare with an image and get an accurate weight ate identify the pellet. I have done about 15 brands so far. I still have one unidentified brand at home and will add to the list as I see new brands. Will post one by one in this thread in due course.

[bennedose]

Mastershot Wadcutter
Length 6.7 mm
Calibre 5.4 mm
Weight 1.12 grams (17.3 grain)

[bennedose]

Mastershot Export Quality
Length 7 mm
Calibre 5.5 mm
Weight 0.94 grams (14.5 grain)

[bennedose]

Mastershot Pointed
Length 7.45 mm
Calibre 5.45 mm
Weight 0.84 grams (13 grain)

[bennedose]

Mastershot Triple head
Length 11 mm
Calibre 5.55 mm
Weight 1.26 grams (19.4 grain)

[bennedose]

Mastershot Hunt
Length 8.5 mm
Calibre 5.55 mm
Weight 1.14 grams (17.6 grain)

[bennedose]

Gsmith High Impact
Length 7.5 mm
Calibre 5.65mm
Weight 1.1 grams (17 grain)

[bennedose]

Gsmith High Speed
Length 8.5 mm
Calibre 5.65mm
Weight 1.2 grams (18.5 grain)

[bennedose]

Gsmith High Force
Length 6.6 mm
Calibre 5.6mm
Weight 1.04 grams (16 grain)

[bennedose]

GSmith Steel Head
Length 8.3mm
Calibre 5.6mm
Weight 1.14 grams (17.6 grain)

[bennedose]

Gsmith High Split
Length 7.3 mm
Calibre 5.65mm
Weight 1.1 grams (17 grain)

[bennedose]

Diana shot Round Head
Length 6.4 mm
Calibre 5.55mm
Weight 0.76 grams (11.7 grain)