pellets and accuracy, does it matter?

[gamo2hammerli]

If you don't test to see which pellet shoot the best with which airgun....you would never know what went wrong with that bad shooting session....bad pellets, bad day, bad airgun?

[nced]

If you don't test to see which pellet shoot the best with which airgun....you would never know what went wrong with that bad shooting session....bad pellets, bad day, bad airgun?

Funny thing is that I've had poor accuracy due to "equipment issues", but somehow the scope/gun/pellet fixed itself simply by setting the gun aside for a couple days. LOL.....I simply KNOW that the problems were "equipment related" because my accuracy problems CAN'T be shooter related! 

For example, I shot a few 5 shot groups a while back at distances from 10 yards to 50 yards while sitting on a bucket resting the gun on cross sticks. I even found that 5 "bad pellets" opened up the 40 yard group because the issue CAN'T be the shooter  ..........

[Pandur_HR]

Everyone has bad days. I'm just back from the range, shot 15-20 pellets and gave up. Not my day today. Clean the barrel, check bolts, and lubricate brake barrel mechanism instead.
Chrono rifle, and go back home.

[lizzie]

All most all of my shooting (including PBs) is done offhand with open sighted pistols at either 30 or 50 feet.  I'm oldish and shakey with bad eyes and I'm pretty pleased when I shoot a 2" group. 

If that's the case, then it probably doesn't really matter that much. It matters to me because I shoot starlings and sparrows at 25 yards, I need a gun and a pellet that will maximize my chances of good clean kill shots.

[Arch_E]

Thank you for these honest statements about having bad shooting days.  It helps newbies like me realize how normal we are.

Archie