20cal Pellet availability

[bimbo]

A few months back i acquired a Marksman 72 air gun (made by Weihrauch) in 20cal. It came with 4 half full tins of various beeman pellets and initial testing sees it shooting reasonably well but it looks like none of these are readily available and I am on the hunt for pellets that are currently available in Oz.
Plan is just for hunting Indian mynahs and rabbits, as well as the usual plinking.

Any pellet suggestions?

Cheers
James

[Seddo]

Not a lot of options that I have seen before. Klaus lists 3 different styles but I cant comment as I've never owned a 20cal air rifle. I use H&N 177 pellets in my air pistol and have used the 22cal ones in an air rifle and both shot well.

https://www.acme-firearms.com/haendler- ... r-pellets/

[daisy]

I've mostly used JSBs but H&N and others make good pellets. Airguns can be the most picky bastards on what they like. Never had anything to do with over 22s.

[fenring]

I've got a Sheridan and stocked up on a heap from Lewis.

Mostly Beeman Kodiaks but also a few assorted others like the H+N Sheridan slug (straight walled) and the JSB Exact.

They're all good quality so it comes down to what suits the gun.

If I was a betting man I'd bet the FTT or Exact will give about the best results.

http://potfire.com.au/ammunition/jsb-ai ... t-.20.html

I have heard from those who know that .20 HW barrels can be a tad oversized.

[Ned Kelly]

G'day All,
what sort of max hunting range to you get with the .20cal and are they effective on rabbits, mynas etc?
Many thanks.
Geoff

[fenring]

Really, it's no different to a .177 or .22 and shot placement is everything.

Any supposed benefit it offers is splitting hairs IMO.

The difficulty in getting ammo (most gun shops won't stock it) is a major bugbear compared to .177 and .22 IMO.

The only reason I have one is because I always wanted a Sheridan.

[dashooter]

Air gun slugs Australia have 3 types in stock.


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[fenring]

Those three are all excellent .20 pellets.