After getting a lot of advice from the gang at the Straight Shooters Forum, I decided to run through my collection of pellets to see which ones my R7 truly enjoys. I think the results show that any “getaway tree rats” are my fault, not the fault of the R7. It seems that my little Beeman shoots pretty much everything well.
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Beeman R7 in action … |
There were a couple of exceptions. The Gamo Match pellets, Beeman Silver Bear, and Beeman H&N Match pellets all contained at least one flier.
Some grouped better than others, but the Crosman Premier Light pellets were easily the best, followed by Gamo Hunter and Beeman Laser-Sport pellets.
Hands down, Beeman Crow-Magnum pellets were the worst of the bunch.
- Row 1: Gamo Match, Gamo Magnum, Gamo Master Point, Gamo Hunter
- Row 2: Beeman Silver Sting, Beeman Laser-Sport, Beeman Silver Bear, Beeman H&N Match
- Row 3: Beeman Silver Ace, Beeman Trophy Lightweight Round Nose
- Row 4: Beeman Crow-Magnum, Crosman Premier Light, Beeman Ram Jet, Beeman Kodiak Match
I shot groups of 10 pellets from a rested, windowsill position, at about 17 yards, in slightly windy conditions, with gusts of 5-10 mph.
For more detailed pictures, see R7 Pellets (large picture), Crosman Premier Lights, and Gamo Hunter.
All in all, a fun shoot, interesting test, and one great airgun!
Good work….be aware that sometimes a single flier can be a fluke, don’t dismiss a pellet too soon based on just that…come back to it and try it again later….TV
I agree about the fliers, I just thought it was interesting, and worth mentioning, that only a few of the pellets were fliers.
I am very happy with my groups. The the only thing I could do better to bring them in more is to put the R7 on a bench with some sand bags.
I think this is why the squirrels have not been around the last couple of days.