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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => Air Gun Gate => Topic started by: desertplinker on November 26, 2018, 03:54:18 PM

Title: should have done my homework..........
Post by: desertplinker on November 26, 2018, 03:54:18 PM
sitting around snow outside can't shoot. Too much time searching airgun stuff and hey.... a new pellet to try. Webley Accupells FT. if they say FT must be accurate. order two very expensive tins from jolly old England just to find out they are Crosman Premiers. Don't have them yet, who knows!?!?!?!
Title: Re: should have done my homework..........
Post by: nced on November 26, 2018, 05:52:41 PM
Quote from: desertplinker on November 26, 2018, 03:54:18 PM
sitting around snow outside can't shoot. Too much time searching airgun stuff and hey.... a new pellet to try. Webley Accupells FT. if they say FT must be accurate. order two very expensive tins from jolly old England just to find out they are Crosman Premiers. Don't have them yet, who knows!?!?!?!

If they weigh 8.64 grains like it's marked on the label they aren't Crosman premiers. Most likely they are rebadged H&N FTTs but I'm only guessing.........
https://www.hn-sport.de/en/air-gun-hunting-target-shooting/field-target-trophy-177 (https://www.hn-sport.de/en/air-gun-hunting-target-shooting/field-target-trophy-177)
Title: Re: should have done my homework..........
Post by: nervoustrigger on November 26, 2018, 06:40:16 PM
Agreed, both the weight and the shape match H&N Field Target Trophy.
 
Granted, they may have their own dies so I wouldn’t be surprised if you compared them to a tin of FTTs (of same 4.52mm head diameter) and found a difference in how they group.  However the same is true of 2 “identical” tins of FTT made a few months apart.
 
Webley claims one specific distinction of applying Napier’s Pellet Lube but my guess is there’s about a 50/50 chance your barrel will prefer one over the other.  Oh, and if you were to buy another tin of each 6 months from now, they have an equal probability of swapping places.
 
It’s pretty much the same thing between JSB and Air Arms, and between H&N Baracuda and Beeman Kodiaks.
Title: Re: should have done my homework..........
Post by: RedFeather on November 26, 2018, 06:43:45 PM
I like were it says "probably the world's most accurate airgun ammo". Kind of leaves the backdoor open. 😁
Title: Re: should have done my homework..........
Post by: jentry on November 26, 2018, 11:38:04 PM
Quote from: RedFeather on November 26, 2018, 06:43:45 PM
I like were it says "probably the world's most accurate airgun ammo". Kind of leaves the backdoor open. 😁

That's funny! I appreciate their humor and honesty.
Title: Re: should have done my homework..........
Post by: desertplinker on November 27, 2018, 04:16:45 PM
sounds like there might be hope then.