Hw99S .22 Pellet Testing

[jonnie bravo 572]

Ey up folks sorry if this is a bit boring but hopefully it might help a few folk, we all get told about finding the right pellet for the gun but thought it might be refreshing to see some actual testing.

 

The results speak for themselves I think

 

Cheers

 

P.s. Sorry about the windage

[Rez 4,957]

Ya see that's a bit mad that. When I had toms imp, trophies were mint. So we're fields really... Suppose it just shows how literally each barrel of the same model likes a different form.

[Fieldsporthunter 1,864]

Use to have a hw99s when I was a kid, could hit a drawing pin 9/10 at 35yrds with RwS superdomes.

Use to use drawing pins and blank piece of a4 for target practice.

[jonnie bravo 572]

Tell me about it. You can imagine my frustration after going from a tin of FTT's to a tin of exacts wondering if there was something inherently wrong with the gun- until the LRG and FAP group.

 

The weird bit is, the exacts made the gun 'feel' horrible. Like, more recoil and even a bit of twang.

 

This is a standard 99 so I can only assume that the longer barrel has it's part to play in the pellet preference.

[Underdog 2,337]

Thanks for sharing.

 

I polish barrel crowns as a routine now!

[jonnie bravo 572]

Thanks for sharing.

 

I polish barrel crowns as a routine now!

If you don't mind me asking U how do you go about doing that?

[Underdog 2,337]

I just wrap a bullet in some 1000 wet&dry and rotate back and forth and walk around the gun at the same time.

Sounds daft but it keeps everything even.

No need press on or use a drill, your only after micro burr's.

[jonnie bravo 572]

Cheers U I'll give that a go

[villaman 9,979]

JSB Express are very good in most HW guns too .

I have never found a gun which likes H&N ftt . When i got the IMP Tony wall sent down a tin of H&N which he said that is the prefered pellet .But found them not to be that good or the IMP was s**t , so tried FAP , JSB Express and superdomes and all three came in far better than H&N crap

Out of the three the Express are great

[charlie caller 3,654]

The last .22 I tuned grouped superbly with Crosman accupel ft but was crap with ftt.

[si brown 8,486]

The last .22 I tuned grouped superbly with Crosman accupel ft but was crap with ftt.

I went into the shop last week to get a tin of fft for the hw110 and the lad gave me a tin of

Accupell ft, there the washed n lubed ones with Napier oil!

Same pellet same factory just cleaned up... The lad in the shops spot on, he's always at the range testing things!

[jonnie bravo 572]

The accupel ft's were running at 10.9ft/lbs, whereas the ftt's were about 10.3ft/lbs, might be worth checking the power if you use them

[paulk73 151]

Superdomes was my preference in my 99s. Followed by superhollow point for rats or squirrels out to 30 yards before they opened up. Really was a fantastic little springer. Under rated in my opinion.

[lordnelson 8]

My HW99 .22 inprefers Bisley superfields

[Rez 4,957]

H&N are the standard in my rapid and 97.

 

When I had that imp, it's liked fields and H&N grouped like a ducks arse with either.