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Hi guys, am after a bit of knowedge as i am new to shooting, what do i need to consider when looking to purchase pellets? I have seen loads of different numbers but all i know is my rifle is a .22.

I will be focusing on wabbits mainly.

Any help would be great

Rik

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Hi guys, am after a bit of knowedge as i am new to shooting, what do i need to consider when looking to purchase pellets? I have seen loads of different numbers but all i know is my rifle is a .22.

I will be focusing on wabbits mainly.

Any help would be great

Rik

 

 

 

 

Hi Rik.

 

Welcome to THL :thumbs:

 

What Rifle are you shooting mate, you have said its .22 is it a springer or PCP.

Most of us use a domed head pellet for hunting bunnies.

Barrels can be fussy beggers as far as pellets go, if it is a new rifle you have, be sure to pull through the barrel and clean it before anything else really mate.

 

Once the guys know what rifle you have, they can suggest a few pellets to you from past or existing knowledge and trials.

 

 

ATB.

 

 

 

Bill.

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Ok kool thats a start, i will post a pic of it as it was my fathers rifle and hasnt been fired for many years, its definatly a break barrel spring single shot rifle. That much i do know haha.

Im sure there is someone here who has seen one like it before so maybe in with some luck.

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Hi Rik mate, welcome to the forum,

 

Just to extend onto what Sweeney has said; for a basic Break Barrel springer for rabbits your best bet is probably a general domed pellet.

 

'Superdomes' are very popular as they hit quite hard and as a rule are very accurate. Personally I use Air Arms Diablo fields which are a bit of an all rounder/hybrid pellet and RWS Superdomes.

 

The Air Arms are very accurate and fit the barrel really well, they come in both 5.51mm & 5.52mm, the RWS Superdomes are also nice and accurate and pack enough punch to kill most small quarry in one hit.

 

Hope this helps

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Yeah a good service is on the cards, thats my first plan to make sure it is all up to scratch as i dont want to mame my quarry as thats not very ethical, good pointers with the pellets i will most probably start with them and do some targets before I charge into the furry friends lol.

 

I am also planning on Restoring the stock with a few ideas i saw on another post so watch this space.

Thanks for all your help, i am sure i will get to show off my kills at some point :-)

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