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Milbro Rhinos: heads up, .25 owners!
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January 30, 2012, 03:55:35 PM »
I have learned the hard way that there are actually two different versions and sizes of this pellet.
Read carefully if you have been considering these for your .25!
Milbro Rhinos are an economical .25 pellet. They are sold in the USA by Airguns of Arizona,, and were recommended for break-in purposes on my new Cometa as mentioned in the Spanish gate.
They currently stock the 19 grain Rhino.
These fit very poorly (completely loose) in my new Cometa Fenix 400, and I believe they will also be too loose in other modern .25 caliber rifles, with potentially serious consequences for your seal.
According to the Milbro UK site (
http://www.milbro.co.uk/pellets
) there are Traditional Rhinos, and "White Rhinos". AoA did not have the White Rhinos.
According to the description for White Rhinos on the Milbro site: "This new Rhino has be redesigned to suit the new generation of .25 barrels. It’s 1 grain heavier than Traditional Rhino. Very accurate."
The British forums indicate that the "Traditional" Rhino was for older BSA barrels that were undersized. In any case, they are completely loose in the barrel, and likely to cause piston slam and terrible accuracy. I can attest to that... they also fall out of the breech when cocking, causing one to shear the skirt on closing:
They seat very deeply, but not firmly, in the breech.
I don't really fault AoA but I do hope they update their information, and eventually their inventory. They indicated on the phone that they worked well in some Weihrauch guns. Ok, but I won't be shooting any more out of anything I own, and they'll be put aside for good unless someone can use them. (If you happen to have an older BSA in .25 cal, let me know.)
Personally, I am not going to make a federal case out of an $8 tin of pellets, as it would cost more to return than they're worth. Just a head's up for anyone considering them.
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