Platinum Pellets

[Oldcountryboy]

Those things shoot with amazing speed. The pellet rifle I bought came with a small tube of PBA ammo. I thought they looked cheap and probably wouldn't be very penetrating if I hit a squirrel with one. So I just kind of throwed them to the side. Started shooting lead pellets.

Well a couple of days ago I decided to try one on a tin can to see what it would do. To my amazement my new pellet rifle sounded like a .22 caliber rifle. The pellet made a nice clean hole right straight through the can. Then I got to shooting around at longer distances and am just amazed at the speed and report the pellet rifle gives.

I went squirrel hunting yesterday just so I could kill a squirrel to see what kind of damage a pba pellet would do. Unfortunetely, it's been so windy around here thier ain't nothing moving around. Torrential rains this morning so I haven't gone out yet today and tried.

The downside to using PBA ammo: $COST$

$10 - $12 for a tube of 100.

[EDDIE BUCK]

I tried them in my rifle, but they were all over the paper.I shoot those hollow point lead pellets I think by Crosman.They are pretty consistent hitting the same spot.

[Bearfootfarm]

I'd be surprised if you get good penetration with them on animals
Tin cans are easy to punch through

The sound is a "sonic boom"
Here's a good site with lots of pellet info:
Choosing the Right Pellet for your air rifle or pellet pistol - Umarex USA - UmarexUSA.com