What I found is a bit of a bummer. The neck between the head and skirt is too shallow for the O-ring to keep the pellet from sliding back and forth. Bench rest shooting where the gun is level seems to work OK or even pointing upwards. Shooting at a target lower than yourself will actually let the pellet move forward enough to jam up and rip the polymer tip clean off when you try to cycle in the next round. Lame.
What gun are you using? I've read a lot of threads in which Hatsan shooters report that very long pellets don't fit well in Hatsan magazines.
Quote from: blackdiesel on August 09, 2014, 03:34:07 PMWhat gun are you using? I've read a lot of threads in which Hatsan shooters report that very long pellets don't fit well in Hatsan magazines. If your post was directed at me? Please note, I mentioned you simply remove the red tip. At least you don't waste an expensive tin of pellets. Be Well,Gator,Good to know they will fit my Galation, (: ◆) }
I am currently shooting the newish .22 QE. I really liked the polymags in my break barrel since they shot well and took down nutria with ease.
I have been shooting the predator polymags for a while now and absolutely love them for taking out Nutria. I was previously using a break barrel and had no issues. Now the issue is when I load my rotary mag they tend to move around and jam up when I point the weapon towards the ground. Any reason I couldn't trim up the poly tip just a smidgen to keep them from jammin my jive?[/quote ]I have had success making a couple of shot trays for myself and a couple of members here on GTA. They have all been made for .25 caliber pellets, but have made it possible to load Polymags as well as other pellets that are too long to work with the stock magazine. I did try to make one for another member in .22 caliber by simply copying all the dimensions of the tray I've made in .25 caliber but boring the pellet hole to .22, the feedback I got was that there were other issues including the tray being too wide for the breech slot. I've drawn up a picture to show the dimensions I need, I'd love to give it another shot at making a .22 cal. tray. If interested shoot me a pm with dimensions or any questions regarding the drawing, my skills in that department are limited. Also photo of .25 tray that works fine.Another dimension I would need that's not on the picture is the distance from bottom of breech slot UP to centerline of bolt.
It's beyond me why Hatsan doesn't sell shot trays of their own or at least let the owner know in the manuals that pellets over a certain length will not work in the magazine.
Thanks for that link, never in a million years would I have thought of that clothes pin tray. I'll have to try those hunter extreme pellets.